The search for tests that offer fast and reliable information on the physiological potential of seeds is of fundamental importance for quality control programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the potassium leaching test in identification of different vigor levels of popcorn seed lots. Five seed lots of the hybrids AP8203 and AP4512 were tested for moisture content, and physiological quality was evaluated by tests of germination, first count of germination, and seedling emergence in the field. These results were compared to variations in the potassium leaching test (temperatures of 25 °C and 30 °C, volumes of 50 mL and 75 mL of water, fifty and one hundred seeds, and periods of 0.5 h, 1 h, 1.5 h, 2 h, 2.5 h, 3 h, 4 h and 5 h). Results showed that the potassium leaching test is efficient in separating the popcorn seed lots regarding physiological potential, and the most adequate conditions for this test are the use of fifty seeds with 50 mL of water for two hours at 30 ºC.
The objective of this work was to investigate the efficiency of the accelerated aging and controlled deterioration tests in the evaluation of lentil seeds' vigor. Water content was determined and the physiological quality was evaluated using germination and vigor tests (first count, seedling emergence, indices of germination speed and emergence, accelerated aging test with traditional method and with NaCl saturated solution at 41ºC and 45ºC for 24, 48, 72 hours and controlled deterioration with 20% and 24% water content for 24, 48 and 72 hours at 45ºC) in seven lots of lentil seeds cv Silvina. The use of traditional accelerated aging test and the NaCl saturated solution method at 41ºC for 48 hours were efficient to classify lentil seeds' lots. The combination of 20% and 24% water for 48 hours exposure and of 20% water for 72 hours exposure were efficient to classify the lentil seed lots by the controlled deterioration test.
Promotores hormonais de crescimento de plantas (PHCP) têm sido utilizados na agricultura, especialmente cinetina (KIN, citocinina), ácido giberélico (GA3, giberelina), e ácido indolbutírico (IBA, auxina). O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar doses e métodos de aplicação de um produto contendo PHCP (0,09 g L-1 de KIN; 0,05 g L-1 de GA3; 0,05 g L-1 de IBA) e os seus efeitos no crescimento de plântulas de trigo. Dois experimentos independentes foram conduzidos em casa de vegetação. O primeiro foi desenvolvido em papel Germitest® e o segundo em solo. Em ambos os casos, foram utilizados delineamentos inteiramente casualizados. O primeiro ensaio, com 10 repetições, foi conduzido em arranjo fatorial 2 × 2 × 4, sendo dois genótipos de trigo, duas doses de PHCP aplicadas nas sementes, e quatro períodos de crescimento das plântulas, totalizando 160 unidades experimentais. O segundo ensaio continha quatro repetições, com tratamentos dispostos no arranjo fatorial 2 × 2 × 2, sendo dois genótipos de trigo, duas doses de PHCP aplicadas nas sementes, e duas doses de PHCP aplicadas nas folhas, totalizando 32 unidades experimentais. Foram avaliados os crescimentos radicular (número de raízes/plântula e comprimento total/plântula) e foliar (comprimento, largura e área). A aplicação do PHCP nas sementes atrasou o crescimento inicial das raízes e a expansão da área foliar. Porém, este efeito inibitório foi revertido com o avanço da idade das plântulas. A aplicação combinada de PHCP nas sementes e nas folhas ocasionou um efeito antagônico, com sistemática redução do crescimento de raízes das plântulas trigo.
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