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Accelerated aging test in Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. seeds

Authors: Siqueira Walter, Letícia; Moreno Gabira, Mônica; Nogueira, Antonio Carlos;

Accelerated aging test in Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. seeds

Abstract

Objetivou-se verificar a influência do envelhecimento acelerado no vigor de sementes de Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poiret. Após avaliação da biometria das sementes, estas foram submetidas a tratamento para superação de dormência, que consistiu na aplicação de água a 100 ºC durante 4 minutos. O envelhecimento acelerado foi conduzido em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições de 50 sementes em cada tratamento. Os tratamentos aplicados foram de 40 ºC, 43 ºC e 46ºC em 24, 48, 72 e 96 horas de permanência na câmara de envelhecimento. O grau de umidade inicial (8,51 %) é característico de sementes ortodoxas, este valor aumentou conforme o tempo de permanência das sementes na câmara de envelhecimento. A porcentagem e o índice de velocidade de germinação apresentaram redução significativa nos tratamentos com maiores temperaturas e tempos, apesar de não haver aumento significativo do tempo médio de germinação. A frequência de germinação foi mais homogênea nos tratamentos em que as sementes foram submetidas a 40 ºC, a homogeneidade diminui com o aumento da temperatura e do tempo de permanência na câmara. Isto evidencia a redução do vigor das sementes de Mimosa tenuiflora, possivelmente devido a degradação das mesmas pelas altas temperaturas e incidência de fungos. Palavras-chave: Germinação, caatinga, Brasil, vigor, Mimosa tenuiflora.

This study aimed to verify the influence of accelerated aging test in the vigor of seeds of Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poiret. After the measurement of the biometric characteristics of seeds, the treatment to overcome dormancy was applied, which consisted in the use of water at 100ºC for 4 minutes. The accelerated aging test was conducted in a completely randomized design, with four replications of 50 seeds in each treatment. The seeds were artificially aged at 40, 43 and 46 ºC during 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours. The degree of humidity (8.51 %) is characteristic of orthodox seeds, this value increased as the time of permanence of the seeds in aging treatments. The germination percentage and the germination speed index showed significant reduction in seeds subjected to higher temperatures and times, although there is no significant increase in average time of germination. The frequency of germination was homogeneous in seeds that were subjected to 40 °C, the homogeneity decreases with increasing temperature and the period of artificial aging. The results suggest that Mimosa tenuiflora seed deterioration during accelerated ageing is closely related to a decrease in germination. Key words: Germination, caatinga, Brazil, vigor, Mimosa tenuiflora.

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