Seed germination of Chresta sphaerocephala DC. and Lessingianthus bardanoides (Less.) H. Rob. (asteraceae) from Cerrado

This work aimed to study the effects of different temperature conditions on the germination of L. bardanoides and C. sphaerocephala seeds, compare the germination rates of these two species and estimate the occurrence of embryoless seeds. The results indicated that the best temperatures for the germination of L. bardanoides seeds were 20, 25 and 20-30ºC and for C. sphaerocephala, 20-35ºC and 40.32 µmol m-²s-¹ irradiance; L. bardanoides had a higher germination rate since the number of seeds with embryos higher compared with C. sphaerocephala.

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Main Authors: Cury,Graziela, Novembre,Ana Dionísia da Luz Coelho, Glória,Beatriz Appezzato da
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar 2010
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000600006
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Summary:This work aimed to study the effects of different temperature conditions on the germination of L. bardanoides and C. sphaerocephala seeds, compare the germination rates of these two species and estimate the occurrence of embryoless seeds. The results indicated that the best temperatures for the germination of L. bardanoides seeds were 20, 25 and 20-30ºC and for C. sphaerocephala, 20-35ºC and 40.32 µmol m-²s-¹ irradiance; L. bardanoides had a higher germination rate since the number of seeds with embryos higher compared with C. sphaerocephala.