Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds

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Autor(a) principal: Silva, Bianca Ferreira
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Azevedo, Igor Henrique Freitas, Mayhé-nunes, Antonio, Breier, Tiago, Freitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.015118
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/183831
Resumo: ABSTRACT Ants interact with seeds, and frequently remove their appendages. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of ants on the germination of Guarea guidonia (Meliaceae) seeds through removing the fleshy tissue of their integument (sarcotesta). The seeds were subjected to the following treatments: control (no sarcotesta removal), manual removal, and removal by ants. The results show that germination percentage and time varied among treatments, with removal by ants showing the highest percentage within the shortest possible time. The positive effect of sarcotesta removal by ants points to a possible action of anti-fungal substances. As germination is an essential step for recruitment, ant activity may be important to the regeneration of a deforested area. Further studies should consider germination experiments under natural conditions in order to increase the understanding on plant development.
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spelling Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seedsant-plant interactionrecruitmentseed germinationSolenopsisAtlantic ForestABSTRACT Ants interact with seeds, and frequently remove their appendages. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of ants on the germination of Guarea guidonia (Meliaceae) seeds through removing the fleshy tissue of their integument (sarcotesta). The seeds were subjected to the following treatments: control (no sarcotesta removal), manual removal, and removal by ants. The results show that germination percentage and time varied among treatments, with removal by ants showing the highest percentage within the shortest possible time. The positive effect of sarcotesta removal by ants points to a possible action of anti-fungal substances. As germination is an essential step for recruitment, ant activity may be important to the regeneration of a deforested area. Further studies should consider germination experiments under natural conditions in order to increase the understanding on plant development.Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de Ciências AmbientaisUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho Instituto de Biociências Departanento de BotânicaUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Biologia Departamento de Biologia AnimalUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de SilviculturaUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho Instituto de Biociências Departanento de BotânicaInstituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de Ciências AmbientaisUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Biologia Departamento de Biologia AnimalUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de SilviculturaSilva, Bianca FerreiraAzevedo, Igor Henrique FreitasMayhé-nunes, AntonioBreier, TiagoFreitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De2019-10-03T17:31:49Z2019-10-03T17:31:49Z2019info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article-application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.015118Floresta e Ambiente. Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, v. 26, n. 3, p. -, 2019.2179-8087http://hdl.handle.net/11449/18383110.1590/2179-8087.015118S2179-80872019000300125S2179-80872019000300125.pdfSciELOreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengFloresta e Ambienteinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-12-28T06:21:49Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/183831Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T21:32:55.976986Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
title Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
spellingShingle Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
Silva, Bianca Ferreira
ant-plant interaction
recruitment
seed germination
Solenopsis
Atlantic Forest
title_short Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
title_full Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
title_fullStr Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
title_full_unstemmed Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
title_sort Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
author Silva, Bianca Ferreira
author_facet Silva, Bianca Ferreira
Azevedo, Igor Henrique Freitas
Mayhé-nunes, Antonio
Breier, Tiago
Freitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De
author_role author
author2 Azevedo, Igor Henrique Freitas
Mayhé-nunes, Antonio
Breier, Tiago
Freitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de Ciências Ambientais
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Biologia Departamento de Biologia Animal
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de Silvicultura
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva, Bianca Ferreira
Azevedo, Igor Henrique Freitas
Mayhé-nunes, Antonio
Breier, Tiago
Freitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv ant-plant interaction
recruitment
seed germination
Solenopsis
Atlantic Forest
topic ant-plant interaction
recruitment
seed germination
Solenopsis
Atlantic Forest
description ABSTRACT Ants interact with seeds, and frequently remove their appendages. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of ants on the germination of Guarea guidonia (Meliaceae) seeds through removing the fleshy tissue of their integument (sarcotesta). The seeds were subjected to the following treatments: control (no sarcotesta removal), manual removal, and removal by ants. The results show that germination percentage and time varied among treatments, with removal by ants showing the highest percentage within the shortest possible time. The positive effect of sarcotesta removal by ants points to a possible action of anti-fungal substances. As germination is an essential step for recruitment, ant activity may be important to the regeneration of a deforested area. Further studies should consider germination experiments under natural conditions in order to increase the understanding on plant development.
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Floresta e Ambiente. Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, v. 26, n. 3, p. -, 2019.
2179-8087
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/183831
10.1590/2179-8087.015118
S2179-80872019000300125
S2179-80872019000300125.pdf
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.015118
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/183831
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