African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of drying temperature on viability of macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata) zygotic embryos

Aurelio Rubio Neto*
  • Aurelio Rubio Neto*
  • Instituto Federal Goiano/Rede Arco Norte.
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Fabiano Guimaraes Silva
  • Fabiano Guimaraes Silva
  • Pro-reitor de Pesquisa e Pos-graduacao no Instituto Federal Goiano.
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Juliana de Fatima Sales
  • Juliana de Fatima Sales
  • Prf.Dr no Instituto Federal Goiano-Campus Rio Verde.
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Larissa Leandro Pires
  • Larissa Leandro Pires
  • Prf.Dr na Universidade Federal de Goias-Campus Samambaia.
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Bethania Silva Morais de Freitas
  • Bethania Silva Morais de Freitas
  • Mestranda em Botanica Aplicada na Universidade Federal de Lavras/UFLA.
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Apolyana Lorrayne Souza
  • Apolyana Lorrayne Souza
  • Doutoranda em Agronomia na Universidade Estadual Paulista ?Julio de Mesquita Filho?-Campus de Ilha Solteira-SP.
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  •  Received: 03 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 19 January 2015
  •  Published: 28 January 2015

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