Accepted Manuscript Title: Seed germination, salt stress tolerance and seedling growth of Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae), invasive species in the Mediterranean Basin Authors: Lina Podda, Andrea Santo, Carlo Leone, Olga Mayoral, Gianluigi Bacchetta PII: S0367-2530(17)33120-1 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.flora.2017.02.002 Reference: FLORA 51072 To appear in: Received date: 11-8-2016 Revised date: 31-1-2017 Accepted date: 2-2-2017 Please cite this article as: Podda, Lina, Santo, Andrea, Leone, Carlo, Mayoral, Olga, Bacchetta, Gianluigi, Seed germination, salt stress tolerance and seedling growth of Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae), invasive species in the Mediterranean Basin.Flora http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2017.02.002 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.