In vitro seed germination
of Aechmea blanchetiana and A.
distichantha - Seeds from both species
were taken from ripe fruits; but while
for A. blanchetiana fruits were collected
at the farm Flor de Brotas, in the
city of Irará, state of Bahia, for A.
distichantha, they were collected in
the Pineapple Active Germplasm Bank
of Embrapa Cassava & Fruits.