The effects of the impermeable seed coat characteristic in soybeans (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) on the seed's sponse to field environment, artificial drying, and storage potential were evaluated. Comparisons were made be. tween seed of ‘Dare’ and those of an experimental hardseeded line, D67‐5677‐1 which is similar to Dare in growth type and maturity. Hardseededness was beneficial in maintaining the viability of seed remaining in the field for up to 9 weeks after seed moisture initially declined to 20%. Resistance to moisture reabsorption by seed on unharvested plants of the hardseeded line was clearly superior to that of Dare, indicating a possible solution to seed viability problems encountered in areas where mature seed are exposed to extended periods of warm, humid weather. Drying hand harvested seed had no effect on viability but increased the number of hard seed. Seed from the hardseeded line displayed a substantially greater storage potential than those of the normal, Dare.
-The effect of constant temperature on the germination rate and percentage of two cotton seed lots was determined using a thermogradient plate. A gradient of 10 ºC to 40 ºC was established across the plate so that temperatures changed 2 ºC for each 5 cm increment in length, resulting in sixteen different temperature treatments. The optimal temperature zone for germination was 28 ºC to 30 ºC. As temperature decreased from the optimal zone, the rate of germination also decreased but germination percentages during the 10-day period were significantly lower only below 20 ºC. As temperature increased above the optimal zone, the rate of germination decreased and the percentage of germination sharply decreased above 32 ºC -34 ºC. As expected, high quality cotton seed performed better than medium quality seed for a low temperature range (16 ºC to 22 ºC), but the most intriguing results were observed for the high temperatures range (36 ºC to38 ºC). The germination of medium quality cotton seed was consistently higher than for high quality seed, especially at 38 ºC after the second day of evaluation. This response has not been reported in the literature and further research is needed to better understand the germination physiology of cotton seed at high temperatures.Index terms: Gossypium hirsutum, thermogradient plate, temperature range.GERMINAÇÃO DA SEMENTE DE ALGODÃO EM RELAÇÃO À TEMPERATURA RESUMO -O efeito da temperatura constante na velocidade e na porcentagem de germinação de sementes de algodão oriundas de dois lotes foi determinada usando a mesa termogradiente. Um gradiente de 10 ºC a 40 ºC foi estabelecido ao longo da mesa de forma que a temperatura mudava em 2 ºC a cada 5 cm de incremento no comprimento entre elas, resultando em 16 tratamentos de temperaturas. A zona de temperaturas ótimas para a germinação foi determinada entre 28 ºC a 30 ºC. Com o decréscimo da temperatura abaixo da zona ótima a velocidade de germinação reduziu, mas a porcentagem obtida no período de 10 dias de avaliação foi significantemente reduzida apenas abaixo de 20 ºC. Com a temperatura aumentando acima da zona ótima a velocidade de germinação reduziu e a porcentagem foi drasticamente reduzida acima da faixa 32 ºC -34 ºC. Semente de algodão de alta qualidade tem desempenho fisiológico ótimo na faixa de baixa temperatura (16 ºC a 22 ºC) em relação as sementes de qualidade média como esperado, mas o resultado mais intrigante foi observado na faixa de alta temperatura (36 ºC a 38 ºC). As sementes classificadas como de qualidade média germinaram consistente em maior porcentagem do que as de alta qualidade, especialmente a 38 ºC após o segundo dia de avaliação. Resultados como este não têm sido reportados na literatura e futuras pesquisas devem ser realizadas para um entendimento melhor da fisiologia de germinação da semente de algodão em alta temperatura.Termos de indexação: Gossypium hirsutum, placa de termogradiente, faixa de temperatura.
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