Psychotria hoffmansegiana (Willd ex Roem. & Schult.) Mull. Arg. and Palicourea marcagravii st. Hil. (Rubiaceae): potential for forming soil seed banks in a brazilian Cerrado

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Cg. Araújo¹  Vjm. Cardoso¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de BotânicaRio Claro SP ,Brazil

关键词: Psychotria hoffmansegiana;    Palicourea marcagravii;    soil seed bank;    Cerrado;    burial;    Psychotria hoffmansegiana;    Palicourea marcagravii;    banco de sementes;    Cerrado;    enterramento;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842007000300006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The germinability of artificially buried Psychotria hoffmansegiana and Palicourea marcagravii seeds in Cerrado soil was tested, with the aim of evaluating whether dispersed seeds may be able to form a soil seed bank. The assays were carried out at a Cerrado Reserve in São Paulo State, Brazil. Seed samples were placed in nylon bags and buried at two different depths and in two different sites. Samples were periodically exhumed and germination tests were performed with both exhumed and dry stored seeds. In general, soil storage favoured seed survival and germination when compared to dry stored seeds. The seed germination was little affected by soil depth and by burial environment. Seeds of both species remained viable for at least 13 months, considering the time lapse between the collection and the end of the germination tests. It was suggested that both species can potentially form a persistent soil seed bank in Cerrado.

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