germination responses of three congeneric cactus species (neobuxbaumia) with differing degrees of rarity

Seed germination patterns may have a direct impact on the level of rarity of a species. We analysed the germination behaviour of three cactus species differing in their degree of rarity: Neobuxbaumia macrocephala, N. tetetzo, and N. mezcalaensis. Germination treatments included different temperature...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ramirez-Padilla, CA, Valverde, MT
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/1495
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11154/1495
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ecology
Environmental Sciences
ecophisiology
germination
seed ecology
arid environments
early establishment
plant conservation
rarity
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Sumario:Seed germination patterns may have a direct impact on the level of rarity of a species. We analysed the germination behaviour of three cactus species differing in their degree of rarity: Neobuxbaumia macrocephala, N. tetetzo, and N. mezcalaensis. Germination treatments included different temperatures, immersion in HCl, darkness, and different water potentials. The rarest species, N. macrocephala, showed the lowest germinability compared to the other two species