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      Seed germination of Brazilian Aldama species (Asteraceae) Translated title: Germinação de sementes de espécies brasileiras de Aldama (Asteraceae)

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          Brazilian samples from the Aldama genus (Asteraceae) could not propagate vegetatively despite their thickened underground system; thus, this study on sexual propagation is critical given the lack of data on reproductive strategies for such species. The aim for this research was to assess the optimal temperature for Aldama arenaria, A. filifolia, A. linearifolia, A. robustaand A. trichophylla seed germination. Seed germination was evaluated at the constant temperatures 20, 25 and 30 °C and the alternating temperatures 15-35, 20-30 and 20-35 °C with an 8-h daily photoperiod, using fluorescent-lamp. The ungerminated seeds were evaluated for embryo viability. The A. filifolia seed health was also evaluated. The optimal temperatures for germination are 20 and 25 °C for Aldama arenaria, A. filifolia, A. robusta and A. trichophylla seeds and 20 °C for A. linearifoliaseeds. The alternating temperature 15-35 °C is not recommended for germinating seeds from these species. The six fungi taxa studied herein did not affect A. filifolia seed germination.

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          Amostras de espécies brasileiras do gênero Aldama(Asteraceae) não têm capacidade de se propagar vegetativamente, apesar do seu sistema subterrâneo espessado; assim, esse estudo da propagação sexuada é importante, devido à falta de informações sobre as estratégias de reprodução dessas espécies. O objetivo da pesquisa foi determinar a faixa ideal de temperatura para a germinação das sementes de Aldama arenaria, A. filifolia, A. linearifolia, Aldama robusta e A. trichophylla. A germinação das sementes foi avaliada em temperaturas constantes de 20, 25 e 30 °C e alternadas de 15-35, 20-30 e 20-35 °C sob fotoperíodo diário de 8 h, sob lâmpada fluorescente. As sementes não germinadas foram avaliadas quanto à viabilidade do embrião. A sanidade das sementes de A. filifoliatambém foi avaliada. As temperaturas ideais para a germinação das sementes de Aldama arenaria, A. filifolia, A. robustae A. trichophylla são 20 e 25 ºC e, para as de A. linearifoliaé 20 °C. A temperatura alternada de 15-35 °C não é recomendada para a germinação das sementes dessas espécies. Os seis táxons de fungos que foram determinados não influenciam na germinação das sementes de A. filifolia.

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              Germination of seeds from herbaceous plants artificially stored in cerrado soil

              The germination of three cerrado herbaceous species: Bidens gardneri, Vernonia herbacea (Asteraceae) and Psychotria barbiflora (Rubiaceae) was studied using seeds stored in cerrado soil and in refrigerator at 4°C. The field experiment was carried out at a preserved area of cerrado, the Reserva Biológica e Estação Experimental de Mogi-Guaçu, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The soil was collected in the same cerrado where the experiment was carried out. The achenes of Bidens gardneri are light sensitive, but this sensitivity disappeared when the achenes were stored in soil. With 3 months storage in cerrado soil no differences in germination in light or darkness were detected. The number of intact achenes retrieved from storage in soil decreased with increasing time of storage. A large number of seeds had already germinated during the 3 months storage in soil. The longevity of seeds of this species stored for nearly 10 years at 4°C was checked: the achenes were viable for a long period of time but less than 10 years. Intact achenes of Vernonia herbacea could be retrieved from the soil only with 1 month storage. Germination was always very low and only 15% of the achenes possessed embryos. The number of intact seeds of Psychotria barbiflora decreased the longer the period of storage in soil. Germination of seeds stored at 4°C or in the soil was always very low. From the germination studies of stored seeds in cerrado it can be concluded that Vernonia herbacea does not form a seed bank and Bidens gardneri and Psychotria barbiflora may form a temporary seed bank in cerrado.
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                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Journal
                jss
                Journal of Seed Science
                J. Seed Sci.
                ABRATES - Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (Londrina )
                2317-1545
                September 2015
                : 37
                : 3
                : 185-191
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
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                S2317-15372015000300185
                10.1590/2317-1545v37n3146138
                fc2228eb-fbdd-4805-8685-d94c7ea1405a

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                PLANT SCIENCES

                Plant science & Botany
                Compositae,sexual propagation,Viguiera,cerrado,propagação sexuada
                Plant science & Botany
                Compositae, sexual propagation, Viguiera, cerrado, propagação sexuada

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