Morpho-Anatomical and Physiological Responses Can Predict the Ideal Period for the Transplantation of Hydroponic Seedlings of Hymenaea courbaril, a Neotropical Fruit Tree
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Acquisition of the Seedlings and Cultivation Conditions
2.2. Morpho-Anatomical Evaluations
2.3. Physiological Evaluation
2.4. Growth
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Morpho-Anatomical Assessment
3.2. Physiological Assessment
3.3. Assessment of Growth and the Interactions among the Variables
4. Discussion
4.1. Morpho-Anatomical Patterns
4.2. Physiological Patterns
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sousa, D.d.C.V.d.; Bessa, L.A.; Silva, F.G.; Rosa, M.; Vasconcelos Filho, S.d.C.; Vitorino, L.C. Morpho-Anatomical and Physiological Responses Can Predict the Ideal Period for the Transplantation of Hydroponic Seedlings of Hymenaea courbaril, a Neotropical Fruit Tree. Plants 2020, 9, 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9060721
Sousa DdCVd, Bessa LA, Silva FG, Rosa M, Vasconcelos Filho SdC, Vitorino LC. Morpho-Anatomical and Physiological Responses Can Predict the Ideal Period for the Transplantation of Hydroponic Seedlings of Hymenaea courbaril, a Neotropical Fruit Tree. Plants. 2020; 9(6):721. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9060721
Chicago/Turabian StyleSousa, Daniele de Cássia Vieira de, Layara Alexandre Bessa, Fabiano Guimarães Silva, Márcio Rosa, Sebastião de Carvalho Vasconcelos Filho, and Luciana Cristina Vitorino. 2020. "Morpho-Anatomical and Physiological Responses Can Predict the Ideal Period for the Transplantation of Hydroponic Seedlings of Hymenaea courbaril, a Neotropical Fruit Tree" Plants 9, no. 6: 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9060721