The influence of light and temperature on germination behaviour and the longevity of seeds
were evaluated in four taxa of the genus Arthrocereus (Cactaceae). Germination …

Cactaceae is considered the fifth most endangered taxonomic group. In light of this, the aim
of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of different low‐temperature storage techniques in …

Environmental factors are used by plants as spatio‐temporal indicators of favorable
conditions for seed germination. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the effect …

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of light and temperature on
germination of Cereus pernambucensis seeds, a species of columnar cactus native to Brazil …

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 …

Miconia chartacea is a widely distributed tree in Brazil, occurring at altitudes ranging from
300 m to 1900 m in the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes. In this work we …

We evaluated the effect of temperature regimes (six constant and four alternating
temperatures), light qualities (five red: far red ratios) and water potentials (ΨW; seven NaCl …

Cereus hildmannianus K. Schum is a columnar cactus native to South and Southeast Brazil.
The cultivation of this species seems justifiable for several reasons: its fruits are spineless …

Germination studies were conducted on six Sonoran Desert species from the genera
Ferocactus, Pachycereus and Stenocereus, with the objective of optimising laboratory …

In this study, we made monthly assessments of the reproductive phenology of ten cacti
species that are widely distributed in the Brazilian Chaco over a 2-year period. We tested …