Longevity and germination ecology of seeds of endemic Cactaceae species from high-altitude sites in south-eastern Brazil

Seed Science Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-53

  Cheib, Ana Loureiro ^a   Garcia, Queila Souza ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthrocereus; campos rupestres; germination behaviour; light sensibility; persistent seed bank; threatened species

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE;

EID: 84856441596     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258511000298     Document Type: Article

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