Leaf gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and growth responses of Genipa americana seedlings to soil flooding

MS Mielke, AAF de Almeida, FP Gomes… - … and experimental botany, 2003 - Elsevier
Effects of soil flooding on photosynthesis and growth of Genipa americana L. seedlings, a
neotropical fruit-tree species used in gallery forest restoration programs, were studied under …

Local knowledge as a tool for prospecting wild food plants: experiences in northeastern Brazil

PM de Medeiros, GMC Dos Santos, DM Barbosa… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study aims to provide a simple framework to identify wild food plants with potential for
popularization based on local knowledge and perception. To this end, we also characterized …

Rubiaceae

N Smith - Amazon Fruits: An Ethnobotanical Journey, 2023 - Springer
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Salinity effects on seed germination of the common desert range grass, Panicum turgidum

A El-Keblawy - Seed Science and Technology, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
The response of final germination percentage and germination rate to salinity level and salt
type was investigated in Panicum turgidum, which is one of the most widespread, palatable …

Flood tolerance in two tree species that inhabit both the Amazonian floodplain and the dry Cerrado savanna of Brazil

HRA Pires, AC Franco, MTF Piedade, VV Scudeller… - AoB Plants, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Comparing plants of the same species thriving in flooded and non-flooded ecosystems
helps to clarify the interplay between natural selection, phenotypic plasticity and stress …

A quantitative systematic review on the scientific knowledge, uses and management of Genipa americana: a key tree crop for tropical agroecosystems

C Sousa-Santos, AF Cerqueira, ÂC Dalmolin… - Genetic Resources and …, 2024 - Springer
Anthropogenic impacts associated with high land use rates and ecosystem fragmentation
processes have negatively affected the biodiversity of tropical forests, as well as the …

Dormancy-Breaking and Germination Requirements for Seeds of Sorbus alnifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch (Rosaceae), a Mesic Forest Tree with High Ornamental …

Y Tang, K Zhang, Y Zhang, J Tao - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sorbus alnifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) K. Koch (Rosaceae) is an economically important tree in
the temperate forests of Eastern China. In recent decades, ever-increasing use and …

Seed Dispersal by Geochelone carbonaria and Geochelone denticulata in Northwestern Brazil1

JN Strong, JMV Fragoso - Biotropica, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The role of red‐footed tortoises (Geochelone carbonaria) and yellow‐footed tortoises (G.
denticulata) as seed dispersal agents was investigated in northwestern Brazil from 5 to 26 …

[PDF][PDF] Seed dormancy in trees of climax tropical vegetation types

CC Baskin, JM Baskin - Tropical Ecology, 2005 - Citeseer
This review includes data on classes of seed dormancy, or of nondormancy, for 2040
species of trees in climax tropical forests: evergreen, 1098; semievergreen, 515; deciduous …

Tetrazolium test to evaluate viability and vigour in Genipa americana seeds

PBS das Virgens, TA Conceição… - Seed Science and …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Evaluating the vigour and viability of seeds can help in the production of seed lots with
proven high physiological potential. In this regard, the tetrazolium (TZ) test is efficient, rapid …