N.O. Mendes

Contemporary pollen and seed dispersal in natural populations of Bertholletia excelsa (Bonpl.)

• A.B. Baldoni
• L.H.O. Wadt
• T. Campos
• V.S. Silva
• V.C.R. Azevedo
• L.R. Mata
• A.A. Botin
• N.O. Mendes
• F.D. Tardin
• H. Tonini
• E.S.S. Hoogerheide
• A.M. Sebbenn

Due to the nutritional content and commercial value of its seeds, Bertholletia excelsa is one of the most important species exploited in the Amazon region. The species is hermaphroditic, insect pollinated, and its seeds are dispersed by barochory and animals. Because the fruit set is dependent on natural pollinator activity, gene flow plays a key role in fruit produ.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(3): gmr16039756

DOI: 10.4238/gmr16039756