Publications

2025

Gómez Barreiro, P., Hudson, A. R., Hay, F. R., & Adams, J. (2025). LiCl Calc: tools to use lithium chloride solutions to control relative humidity in seed experiments. Seed Science and Technology. Link App

Barreiro, P. G., Richard-Bollans, A., Mattana, E., Seal, C. E., Chapman, T., & Dayrell, R. (2025). Enhancing tree seed germination prediction with image-driven machine learning models. bioRxiv, 2025-01. Link

Visscher, A. M., Gómez Barreiro, P., Soto Gomez, M., Carta, A., Liu, U., Wu, Y., … & Pritchard, H. W. (2025). Global variation in seed covering structure hardness of woody species with orthodox seeds. Annals of Botany, mcaf027. Link

Gargiulo, R., Hoban, S., Visscher, A. M., Gómez Barreiro, P., Dayrell, R. L., Dhanjal‐Adams, K. L., … & Hardwick, K. A. (2025). The potential of seedbank digital information in plant conservation. Plants, People, Planet. Link

Negri, I. S., Gómez Barreiro, P., Cockel, C., & Chapman, T. (2025). Factors affecting the vegetative propagation of ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) from semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings. New Forests, 56(4), 42. Link

2024

Hanson, M. A., Barreiro, P. G., Crosetto, P., & Brockington, D. (2024). The strain on scientific publishing. Quantitative Science Studies, 1-21.Link Project Website Preprint

Chávez-Hernández, M. G., Gómez-Barreiro, P., White, J. D. M., & Way, M. (2024). Sonoran Desert ex situ conservation gap analysis: charting the path towards conservation. bioRxiv, 2024-11. Link

Castillo-Lorenzo, E., Breman, E., Gómez Barreiro, P., & Viruel, J. (2024). Current status of global conservation and characterisation of wild and cultivated Brassicaceae genetic resources. GigaScience, 13, giae050. Link

2023

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2022

Castillo-Lorenzo, E., Peguero, B., Jiménez, F., Encarnación, W., Gómez Barreiro, P., Clase, T., García, R., Ulian, T. (2022). Árboles autóctonos de la República dominicana: conservación de semillas y propagación para una reforestación sustentable. Link

Lamont, B., Gómez Barreiro, P., Newton, R. J. (2022). Seed-coat thickness explains contrasting germination responses to smoke and heat in Leucadendron. Seed Science Research. Link

Gómez Barreiro, P., Mattana, E., Coleshill, D., Castillo-Lorenzo, E., Sanogo, S., Wilkin, P., & Ulian, T. (2022). The role of fruit traits on the germination of Mesosphaerum suaveolens and Cantinoa americana (Lamiaceae), two pesticidal plant species. Scientia Horticulturae, 295, 110839. Link

2021

Visscher, A. M., Frances, A. L., Yeo, M., Yan, J., Colville, L., Gómez Barreiro, P., & Pritchard, H. W. (2021). Comparative analyses of extreme dry seed thermotolerance in five Cactaceae species. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 188, 104514. Link

Newton, R. J., Mackenzie, B. D., Lamont, B. B., Gómez Barreiro, P., Cowling, R. M., & He, T. (2021). Fire-mediated germination syndromes in Leucadendron (Proteaceae) and their functional correlates. Oecologia, 196(2), 589-604. Link

Mattana, E., Gómez Barreiro, P., Hani, N. Y., Abulaila, K., & Ulian, T. (2021). Physiological and environmental control of seed germination timing in Mediterranean mountain populations of Gundelia tournefortii. Plant Growth Regulation, 1-10. Link

2020

Mattana, E., Peguero, B., Di Sacco, A., Agramonte, W., Encarnación Castillo, W. R., Jiménez, F., … & Ulian, T. (2020). Assessing seed desiccation responses of native trees in the Caribbean. New Forests, 51(4), 705-721. Link

2019

Gómez Barreiro, P., Otieno, V., Mattana, E., Castillo-Lorenzo, E., Omondi, W., & Ulian, T. (2019). Interaction of functional and environmental traits on seed germination of the multipurpose tree Flacourtia indica. South African Journal of Botany, 125, 427-433. Link

Mattana, E., Gómez Barreiro, P., Lötter, M., Hankey, A. J., Froneman, W., Mamatsharaga, A., … & Ulian, T. (2019). Morphological and functional seed traits of the wild medicinal plant Dioscorea strydomiana, the most threatened yam in the world. Plant Biology, 21(3), 515-522. Link

Ulian, T., Flores, C., Lira, R., Mamatsharaga, A., Mogotsi, K. K., Muthoka, P., … & Mattana, E. (2019). Wild plants for a sustainable future. Kew Publishing. PDF, Hard copy

2018

Visscher, A. M., Yeo, M., Gómez Barreiro, P., Stuppy, W., Frances, A. L., Di Sacco, A., … & Pritchard, H. W. (2018). Dry heat exposure increases hydrogen peroxide levels and breaks physiological seed coat-imposed dormancy in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (Aizoaceae) seeds. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 155, 272-280. Link

Mattana, E., Sacande, M., Bradamante, G., Gómez Barreiro, P., Sanogo, S., & Ulian, T. (2018). Understanding biological and ecological factors affecting seed germination of the multipurpose tree Anogeissus leiocarpa. Plant Biology, 20(3), 602-609. Link

2017

Mattana, E., Sacande, M., Sanogo, K. A., Lira, R., Gómez Barreiro, P., Rogledi, M., & Ulian, T. (2017). Thermal requirements for seed germination of underutilized Lippia species. South African Journal of Botany, 109, 223-230. Link