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; incerteza entre 1,62 e 3,5 bits e sincronia entre 0,04 e 0,381). Os altos valores de incerteza e os baixos valores de sincronia indicam que os processos de germinação e emergência de plântulas de L. molleoides são espalhados no tempo, o que permite caracterizá-los como portadores de dormência relativa, embora sua intensidade seja variável entre indivíduos de uma mesma população. Probabilidades baixas, porém, não nulas para germinar ou emergir, mesmo aos 150 e 60 dias após a semeadura, respectivamente, revelam a capacidade de sobrevivência temporal dos diásporos da espécie e reforçam a presença de dormência relativa. Palavras-chave: Anacardiaceae; análise de sobrevivência; aroeira-branca. ABSTRACTThe large diversity of Anacardiaceae diaspores morphology has a notable repercussion in the processes of germination and emergence besides generating a differentiated behavior among the species. In this family, there are some species that present physical dormancy, some others present mechanical dormancy, others present no dormancy at all and some of them have no information detailed in the available literature. Lithraea molleoides (Vell.) Eng. is one of the species which little is known regarding to dormancy. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the germination and the emergence processes of seedlings from diaspores of this species collected in Araguari river valley, in the state of Minas Gerais, as well as to quantify

One of the annual species of the genus Salicornia from the Mediterranean coast, Salicorniapatula presents a seed dimorphism. This morphological seed dimorphism is linked with a physiological 'dimorphism' with regard to some requirements for germination. Central seeds, in the inflorescence, are larger, are dispersed attached to the perianth, have no light requirement for germination and seem to have a low germination response to salinity. The lateral seeds, which are free from perianth envelopes, require light and cold pretreatment and seem to have a high sensitivity to salinity.Salicornia patula colonizes unstable transition zones between permanently flooded muds and perennial vegetation. These zones have a winter flooding period. The beginning of the flooding period and of the dry period may vary from year to year, depending on the erratic distribution of autumn and winter rains on the Mediterranean coast. So, in some years, a seedling population may be destroyed before reaching the stage of seed production. Seed dimorphism might cause germination to the more distributed in time, thus reducing the chances of extinction of a complete generation.In the present paper salinity and temperature response are described more precisely, are investigated, some aspects of the longevity of the two types of seed, and the adaptative significance of the corresponding dispersal and germination syndromes are discussed in more detail.

RESUMOO conhecimento da composição química da semente é de extrema importância para auxiliar o entendimento do comportamento durante a germinação, o armazenamento ou mesmo nos processos metabólicos envolvidos na degradação dessas reservas, que, em última instância, afetam o vigor das sementes. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar as alterações no conteúdo de carboidratos, lipídios e proteínas nos cotilédones e no eixo embrionário, durante a germinação de sementes de Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S. F. Blake. Para tanto, as sementes foram colocadas para germinar e retiradas amostras periodicamente para as análises. A porcentagem de germinação foi de 88%, iniciando-se no 9 o dia, e a velocidade de germinação foi de 7,7 sementes. ABSTRACTKnowledge of seed chemical composition is very important in order to understand behavior during germination, storage and metabolic processes involved during reserve degradation, the latter of which affects seed vigor. The objective of this study was to assess changes in carbohydrates, lipids and proteins in the embryonic axis and in cotyledons during germination of Schizolobium parahyba. Seeds were placed in Petri dishes to germinate and samples were removed periodically for analyses. Germination was 88%, starting on the ninth day, and the germination rate was 7.7 seeds.day -1 . Among fatty acids, oleic acids predominated in the embryonic axis and in cotyledons, with changes occurring during the observation period. The others fatty acids showed little change. The levels of starch and soluble carbohydrate behaved in a similar manner in both compartments with a decrease during the imbibition period. Protein levels in the embryonic axis decreased by the eight day, after increasing for two days. On the other hand, protein levels in cotyledons remained constant during the first two days, decreased on the six day and increased on the eight day.