Exudate - phenolphthalein pH test for evaluation of validity in seeds of Libidibia ferrea

Autor: Lidiana Nayara Ralph, Jeandson Silva Viana, Priscila Cordeiro Souto, Júlio Cesar de Almeida Silva, Edilma Pereira Gonçalves, Débora Teresa da Rocha Gomes Ferreira
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Volume: 91, Issue: 4, Article number: e20180734, Published: 21 OCT 2019
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências v.91 n.4 2019
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 91, Iss 4 (2019)
Popis: Seed companies are looking for promising, quick and effective alternatives to determine the physiological quality of seeds. The objective of the current work was to study the efficiency of the exudate - phenolphthalein pH test to evaluate the seeds of two lots of Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L. P. Queiroz var. ferrea. The statistical design for the the exudate - phenolphthalein pH test was completely randomized with four replicates of 50 seeds in a factorial design (2 x 5), two seed lots and five soaking periods (30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 minutes), respectively, using two constant temperatures (25 and 30°C). The percentage of viability and germination of the seeds did not differ in the temperatures of 25 and 30°C and in the soaking periods by the exudate - phenolphthalein pH test. Thus, it is recommended that the test be conducted for at least 30 minutes in distilled and deionized water at the constant temperature of 25 or 30°C to evaluate the vigor of the Libidibia ferrea.
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