Title of article :
BIOMETRY OF FRUITS AND SEEDS OF Hancornia speciosa Gomes (APOCYNACEAE) IN NATURAL POPULATIONS
Author/Authors :
lúcio, danielle de moraes midwestern state university - postgraduate program in forestry sciences, Paraná, BRAZIL , silva, richeliel albert rodrigues midwestern state university - postgraduate program in forestry sciences, Paraná, BRAZIL , chagas, kyvia pontes teixeira das federal university of rio grande do norte - postgraduate program in forestry sciences, Natal, BRAZIL , vieira, fábio de almeida federal university of rio grande do norte - postgraduate program in forestry sciences, Natal, BRAZIL
From page :
99
To page :
110
Abstract :
This study aimed verify the physical characteristics of the fruits and seeds of Hancornia speciosa in natural populations of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Brazil. The data were collected in two municipalities of the RN, Macaíba and Nísia Floresta. For the biometrics (n = 86 fruits and 381 seeds), fresh weight (g), length (mm) and diameter (mm) were evaluated for fruits and seeds, seed number, seed thickness (mm), yield of the pulp (%). The biometrics data were analyzed through descriptive statistics (position and dispersion measurements). Finally, the t test was applied in order to detect differences between the averages of the biometric variables of this study and of other natural populations described in the literature. The pulp contributes on average 93.56% of the total fresh fruit mass, demonstrating high yield in the studied populations. In the comparison between the populations, it was verified that the variations in the characteristics of the mangabeira fruits are probably influenced by environmental and genetic factors, which should also be correlated in future works.
Keywords :
Morphometry , Hancornia speciosa , conservation , Brazil
Journal title :
Agriculture and Forestry
Journal title :
Agriculture and Forestry
Record number :
2749215
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