Effects of light, temperature and mesocarp on seed germination of Euterpe edulis (Juçara-palm)

Authors

  • Francismar Francisco Alves Aguiar Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo
  • Shoey Kanashiro Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo
  • Patricia Giampaoli Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo
  • Valeria Aparecida Modolo Instituto Agronômico de Campinas
  • Janaína de Aguiar Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  • Armando Reis Tavares Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v33n4a2017-36736

Keywords:

Heart-of-palm, Forest Seeds, Atlantic Forest, Arecaceae

Abstract

The study exposed in this paper aimed at evaluating the influence of light, temperature and presence or absence of mesocarp in seeds on the germination of Euterpe edulis Mart. (juçara-palm). The germination of seeds with and without mesocarp was assessed in the presence of light (12 h photoperiod) or in the darkness, and at temperatures of 25, 28 or 30C. A complete randomized 2x2x3 (mesocarp presence, light conditions and temperatures) factorial design was used. The seed germinability and the Germination Speed Index (GSI) were evaluated. Seeds of E. edulis were indifferent either to the presence of light or to temperatures of 25, 28 and 30C. The germinability of the seeds with mesocarp was lower (6 to 10%) than those without mesocarp (47 to 75%).

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Published

2017-07-25

How to Cite

AGUIAR, F.F.A., KANASHIRO, S., GIAMPAOLI, P., MODOLO, V.A., AGUIAR, J. de and TAVARES, A.R., 2017. Effects of light, temperature and mesocarp on seed germination of Euterpe edulis (Juçara-palm) . Bioscience Journal [online], vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 881–885. [Accessed26 July 2024]. DOI 10.14393/BJ-v33n4a2017-36736. Available from: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/36736.

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Agricultural Sciences