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Weed control, large seeds and deep roots: Drivers of success in direct seeding for savanna restoration
(2020-07-01)
Aim: We aimed to evaluate the performance of native tree species in the restoration of savanna vegetation by direct seeding, to assess whether weed control and intercropping with native grasses can contribute to the success ...
A plurality of causal mechanisms explains the persistence or transience of soil seed banks
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2010-02)
Annual forbs form short-term persistent soil seed banks whereas perennial grasses form mostly transient ones in the central Monte desert. A conceptual framework predicts that annual forb seeds will have primary dormancy, ...
Qualidade sanitária de sementes de brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandú e xaraés colhidas em diferentes estados do Brasil
(2017-11-01)
The incidence of fungi in seeds depends on the sanitary and climatic conditions in which the seeds were produced. So, the objective of this study was to identify the fungi present in commercial lots of Brachiaria brizantha ...
Effects of processing phases on the quality of massai grass seeds1
(2018-04-01)
Massai grass is an important tropical forage grass. The harvested seeds upon being received by the company, are found to be contaminated with impurities which are removable by processing machines. This procedure is necessary ...
Envelope method for the germination test of Mombasa grass
(Univ Estadual Londrina, 2021-01-01)
The Rules for Seed Analysis reports the use of a paper envelope to allow use of the germination test with small seeds but does not provide any method or use recommendation. As Mombasa grass has high quality and commercial ...
The use of X-ray to evaluate Brachiaria brizantha seeds quality during seed processing
(2019-01-01)
The X-ray test permits the visualization of the internal structures of seeds in a non-destructive way making thus possible the diagnosis of causes of seed low germination and purity. The objective of this project was to ...
Factors Influencing Seed Germination In Cerrado Grasses
(Soc Botanica BrasilSão Paulo, 2016)
Alexander grass seed physiology and production: a step towards the conversion of a weed into a forage plant
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáPato BrancoBrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em AgronomiaUTFPR, 2017-04-25)
Alexander grass is a Brachiaria species with great potential to produce plentiful and high quality forage. It is broadly found in Southern Brazil, and taken most of the time as a weed given the habit to develop spontaneously ...
Period of time taken by Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Scheweick seed to complete germination
(2016-03-01)
The period of 21 days suggested by the Brazilian Rules for Seed Testing for the germination test of B. humidicola seeds seems too long for seed producing companies and laboratories since they depend on the results for ...