Abstract

MAGNITSKIY, Stanislav  and  PLAZA, Guido. Physiology of recalcitrant seeds of tropical trees. Agron. colomb. [online]. 2007, vol.25, n.1, pp.96-103. ISSN 0120-9965.

Recalcitrant seeds are characterized by low desiccation tolerance and rapid reduction in viability after shedding. This implicates a serious limitation for storage of recalcitrant seeds of tropical forest species and propagation of tropical trees. The present review summarizes current theoretical and practical data in physiology of desiccation tolerance, viability, and storage of recalcitrant seeds of tropical forest.

Keywords : seed storage; seed viability; dehydration of seeds.

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