ResumoO objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito alelopático do extrato aquoso de folhas frescas de girassol sobre a germinação das sementes e desenvolvimento inicial das plântulas das cultivares de soja (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) convencional (CD232), transgênica (CD213RR) e uma de suas invasoras, o picão preto (Bidens pilosa L.). Os experimentos foram realizados no Laboratório de Fisiologia Vegetal da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná no ano de 2007. As folhas de girassol colhidas na época da floração foram trituradas com o auxílio de um liquidificador na proporção de 200g/1L de água destilada resultando no extrato bruto (100%). A partir do extrato bruto foram feitas as diluições de 80%, 60%, 40% e 20%, sendo utilizado como testemunha apenas água destilada. Após análise estatística (Tukey 5% de probabilidade), pode-se verificar que o extrato aquoso das folhas de girassol influenciou as variáveis analisadas para a soja cultivares CD323 e CD213RR, principalmente nas concentrações de 60%, 80% e 100%. As sementes de picão preto tiveram a porcentagem de germinação totalmente inibida quando aplicado o extrato aquoso a 40%, indicando que a palhada de girassol poderia servir como um herbicida natural, porém estudos em condições de campo devem ser realizados para a comprovação deste efeito. Palavras-chave: Helianthus annus L, alelopatia, Glycine max (L.) Merrill, Bidens pilosa L. AbstractThe aim of this work was to evaluate the allelopathic effect of water extract from sunflower fresh leaves on the germination and initial development of conventional and transgenic soybean cultivars, and of the invasive hairy beggartick (Bidens pilosa L.). Experiments were carried out at Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, in 2007. Fresh leaves from sunflower were ground in a blender at the proportion 200g/1L distilled water, resulting in crude extract (100%), in which pH was measured. Dilutions of 80%, 60%, 40% and 20% were done from the crude extract, and only distilled water was used as control. Statistical analysis (Tukey 5% probability) indicated that only the highest extract concentrations (60%, 80% and 100%) influenced the analyzed parameters for conventional and transgenic soybean. Beggartick seeds, however, had germination percentage completely inhibited when 40% water extract was applied, which indicates that sunflower straw could be used as a natural herbicide. Nevertheless, field studies must be carried out to prove such effect.

ABSTRACT. The objective of this study was to compare tests used to identify vigor in soybean seeds and to establish a model that relates the seeds' vigor, as determined in the laboratory, with field emergence. Five soybean cultivars were evaluated based on their germination, sand emergence, immersion in sodium hypochlorite, accelerated aging, controlled deterioration, cold test, seedling growth, electrical conductivity, tetrazolium, emergence percentage, seedling length in the field and seedling dry weight. The experimental design was completely randomized and means were compared by the Tukey test at 5% probability. Assays for accelerated aging, controlled deterioration and tetrazolium showed the closest correlation to field emergence. The regression model included the sand emergence speed, germination speed index and index of sand emergence speed as the variables that best correlated with field emergence.Keywords: germination, seeds quality, regression model.Comparação de testes para análise de vigor em sementes de soja e sua relação com a emergência em campo RESUMO. O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar testes utilizados para indicar o vigor de sementes de soja, e estabelecer um modelo que relacione os testes de vigor propostos até o momento com a emergência das plântulas em campo. Foram utilizadas cinco cultivares de soja as quais foram submetidas aos seguintes testes de vigor: germinação, emergência em areia, hipoclorito de sódio, envelhecimento acelerado, deterioração controlada, teste de frio, crescimento de plântulas (comprimento da plântula e peso de matéria seca da plântula), condutividade elétrica, tetrazólio, porcentagem de emergência e comprimento das plântulas no campo e massa seca de plântula. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado com quatro repetições e as médias foram comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de probabilidade. Concluiu-se que os testes de envelhecimento acelerado, deterioração controlada e tetrazólio demonstraram mais eficiência quanto a distinguir a diferença de vigor entre as cultivares. O modelo de regressão contemplou a velocidade de emergência em areia, o índice de velocidade de germinação (IVG) e o índice de velocidade de emergência em areia, como as variáveis que melhor se relacionam com a emergência em campo.Palavras-chave: germinação, qualidade de sementes, modelo de regressão.

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-The mechanical harvesting causes injuries on seeds and may affect their quality. Different threshing mechanisms and their adjustments may also affect the intensity of impacts that machines cause on seeds. So, this study aimed at diagnosing and evaluating the effect of two combines: the first one with a threshing system of axial flow and the other one with a threshing system of tangential flow, under adjustments of concave opening (10 mm, 30 mm and 10 mm for a combine with axial flow and 3.0 mm, 15 mm and 3.0 mm for a combine with tangential flow) and three cylinder rotations on the quality of soybean seeds harvested at two moisture contents. Soybean seeds of cultivar 'ND 4910' were harvested at 16.6% moisture (mid-morning) and 13.7% moisture in the afternoon. The seeds quality was evaluated by germination tests, germination speed index (GSI), germination rate, moisture content, percentage of purity and vigor by tetrazolium test. Despite the combine, the results showed that the mechanical injury has most reduced seeds quality, at 16.6% moisture content, concave opening of 30 mm (axial) and 10 mm (tangential) and cylinder rotation of 1100 rpm (axial) and 1000 (tangential), both with the highest rotations used. The combine with tangential flow had the highest degree of seeds purity. When seeds moisture content at harvest was close to 13.7%, there was the highest seed injury, while, at 16.6%, there was the highest number of crushed soybeans, regardless the combine adjustment.