Table 2. In vitro germination and growth of the M. sergipensis seedlings 90 days after planting in a greenhouse. Values in the same column followed by different letters (A or B) are significantly different (p <0.05) from each other according to Tukey’s post hoc test. TreatmentGerminatin rate (%)Index germination velocity (IGV)Survival (%)Stem length (cm)Stem Diameter (mm)Radicle Length (cm)Fresh weight (g)T086 A0.59 A100 A0.77 A5.10 A1.18 A0.12 BT182 A0.41 A100 A0.65 A5.0 A1.11 A0.11 BT292 A0.46 A100 A0.71 A5.0 A1.48 A0.16 A T0 = untreated seeds (control), T1 = seeds soaked in distilled water for 6 hours; T2 = seeds soaked in 2 mg L- 1 GA for 6 hours. 3

Published as part of Bravo Filho, Eronides Soares, Santana, Marlucia Cruz de, Santos, Paulo Augusto Almeida & Ribeiro, Adauto de Souza, 2019, Germination and acclimatization of Melocactus sergipensis Taylor & Meiado, pp. 4 in Iheringia, Série Botânica (e 2019009) 74 (4) on page 4, DOI: 10.21826/2446-82312019v74e2019009, http://zenodo.org/record/10950854