Seed germination and seedling growth of two pseudobombax species (Malvaceae) with contrasting habitats from Brazilian cerrado

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1915-1925

  Mendes Rodrigues, Clesnan ^a   Oliveira, Paulo Eugênio ^a   Ranal, Marli Aparecida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Neotropical savannas; Plant growth; Pseudobombax longiflorum; Pseudobombax tomentosum; Seed germination measurements; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALVACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEEDLING;

BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; MALVACEAE; SEEDLING; SEEDS;

MALVACEAE; PSEUDOBOMBAX;

EID: 80053250349     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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