_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: bhdinapoli@gmail.com; Int. J. Plant Soil Sci., vol. 35, no. 23, pp. 1-12, 2023 International Journal of Plant & Soil Science Volume 35, Issue 23, Page 1-12, 2023; Article no.IJPSS.109872 ISSN: 2320-7035 Germination and Initial Growth Performance of Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) in Different Substrates Simone Pereira Teles a , Daniella Inácio Barros b , Helber Veras Nunes b , Liomar Borges de Oliveira a , Sergio José da Costa b , Ricardo Alencar Libório b , Vanessa Mendes Mattje b , Arthur Costa Sousa a , Jefferson Ribeiro dos Santos b , Geovana Rodrigues Barbosa b , Pillar Barros Veras a and Bruno Henrique di Napoli Nunes a* a Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), Gurupi, TO, Brazil. b Federal Institute of Tocantins (IFTO), Gurupi, TO, Brazil. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2023/v35i234209 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/109872 Received: 03/10/2023 Accepted: 07/12/2023 Published: 13/12/2023 ABSTRACT Seed germination is considered the crucial phase in the establishment and development of plants. Knowledge about the appropriate conditions for seed germination is of fundamental importance, mainly due to the influence and different responses that they can present depending on several Original Research Article