Dormancy break in seeds of "quina" (Strychnos pseudoquina A. St.-Hil.) Superação da dormência de sementes de quina (Strychnos pseudoquina A. St.-Hil.)

• Main Authors: J.M. Vasconcelos (Author), M.A. Rodrigues (Author), S.C. Vasconcelos Filho (Author), J.F. Sales (Author), F.G. Silva (Author), J.G. Santana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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"Quina" (Strychnos pseudoquina A. St. Hil) is a medicinal plant species from the Brazilian Cerrado. As its seeds show dormancy, they were subjected to the treatments pre-cooling at 5ºC during 7 days, pre-heating at 40ºC during 7 days, pre-soaking in sulfuric acid PA during 5 and 15 min, pr...