Mimetic seeds simulate the appearance of fleshy fruits and arilled seeds without producing nutritive tissues as a reward for seed dispersers. In this strategy of seed dispersal, seeds may remain attached to the mother plant ...

Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are secondary compounds found in seeds of many species of plants, possibly protecting them against pathogens and seed predators. QAs were isolated from Ormosia arborea seeds and bioassayed ...

Willow seeds are classified as orthodox, but they show some recalcitrant characteristics, as they lose viability in a few weeks at room temperature. The aim of this work was to improve the desiccation tolerance of willow ...

The seed nutritional status is of essential importance to seed storage capacity and vigor, especially for horticultural crops, such as the eggplant. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the macronutrient contents in eggplant ...

The seed nutritional status is of essential importance to seed storage capacity and vigor, especially for horticultural crops, such as the eggplant. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the macronutrient contents in eggplant ...

We evaluated seed removal and the rate of removed seeds (as a measure of dispersal) in two nearby tropical rain forest sites in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica that had been selectively logged buth that differ in their ...

Mammal species contribute in different ways to seed dispersal effectiveness, acting as endozoochorous dispersers, scatter-hoarders and seed predators. Seed removal by these functional mammal groups could be affected by ...

Seed priming is widely used in commercial seeds and its main function is to accelerate and synchronize seed germination. Undesirably, primed seeds show reduced longevity and treatments like heat shock have been shown to ...