Abstract Background and Aims Ethnobotanical studies in Mexico have documented that
Mesoamerican peoples practise systems of in situ management of wild and weedy …

Members of the cactus family are keystone species of arid and semiarid biomes in the
Americas, as they provide shelter and resources to support other members of ecosystems …

Although our biological knowledge regarding cactus species is thorough in many areas,
only in recent years have ecologists addressed their demographic behavior. Here we …

In this paper, we evaluated the effect of light and temperature and addition of gibberellic acid
(GA3) in the germination of seeds of Trichocereus terscheckii in order to provide information …

In the Chihuahuan Desert, there are many cacti species considered to be at risk due to
illegal extraction, land-use change and overgrazing. To reduce their illegal extraction, ex situ …

Responses of seed germination to temperature, water potential, time after harvest, and light
were investigated for Stenocereus queretaroensis, a columnar cactus native to west central …

Background: Cactaceae is the fifth taxonomic group with the highest proportion of
threatened species. One way to contribute to the preservation of this family is to understand …

Se evaluó el efecto de la adición de tres reguladores de crecimiento vegetal (RCV) sobre la
respuesta germinativa y crecimiento de plántulas en las especies Ferocactus histrix y F …

In the present study, we assessed the seed germination responses of Cereus jamacaru DC.
ssp. jamacaru (Cactaceae) to environmental factors. The seeds were collected from an area …

Onofri A, Gresta F & Tei F (2010). A new method for the analysis of germination and
emergence data of weed species. Weed Research50, 187–198. Summary Due to their …