Original Articles
Light
and ethephon overcoming seed dormancy in Melocactus zehntneri(Cactaceae)
Running head title: Overcoming dormancy of Melocactus
zehntneri seeds
Mariana Freitas Campos Magnani1,*, Jean Carlos
Cardoso2,*
1Biologist at Center of Agricultural Sciences of
Federal University of Sao Carlos (CCA/UFSCar), Rodovia Anhanguera, km
174, CP 153, CEP 1600-970, Araras, SP.
mmagnani@estudante.ufscar.br1
2Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Tissue Culture,
Dept of Biotechnology, Plant and Animal Production at CCA/UFSCar.
jeancardoso@ufscar.br2,
Tel (+55)1935432636
*corresponding authors
Short running title : Overcome dormancy in Melocactus
zehntneri
Key-words : cactus,
dormancy breaking, in vitro germination, wavelength, light
intensity, ethephon