Methodological adjustments to the tetrazolium test in rice seeds

Reducing the execution time of the tetrazolium test is important because it is used for making decisions during the preharvest and this test takes approximately 24 h. Thus, the goal of this research was to study preconditioning and staining periods and concentration of tetrazolium salt, in order to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Seed Science 2017-03, Vol.39 (1), p.41-49
Hauptverfasser: Carvalho, Ireni Leitzke, Meneghello, Géri Eduardo, Tunes, Lilian Madruga de, Jácome, Caroline Costa, Soares, Vanessa Nogueira
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Zusammenfassung:Reducing the execution time of the tetrazolium test is important because it is used for making decisions during the preharvest and this test takes approximately 24 h. Thus, the goal of this research was to study preconditioning and staining periods and concentration of tetrazolium salt, in order to reduce the evaluation time of rice seed viability by tetrazolium test. Three independent experiments were conducted. In the first and second experiments, six rice seed lots from the BR Irga 424 cultivar were used. In the first experiment, different concentrations of tetrazolium salt (0.1, 0.25, 0.5 and 1 %) and staining times (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 h) were evaluated. In the second one, different hydration periods (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0 h) at two temperatures (35 and 40 °C) were tested. In the third one, eight seed lots from the same cultivar were used, and the effectiveness of the modified tetrazolium test in the evaluation of rice seed viability was assesed. It is possible to carried out the tetrazolium test on rice using the hydration of peeled seeds for 1 h at 40 °C and staining for 1 h with a 0.25% salt concentration. Resumo: A redução no tempo de execução do teste de tetrazólio é importante, pois esse teste muito utilizado para tomada de decisão em pré-colheita, consome aproximadamente 24 h. Dessa forma, objetivou-se nesta pesquisa estudar períodos de pré-condicionamento e de coloração e concentração do sal de tetrazólio visando reduzir o tempo de avaliação da viabilidade de sementes de arroz pelo teste de tetrazólio. Foram conduzidos três experimentos independentes, nos experimentos I e II foram utilizados seis lotes de sementes de arroz da cultivar BR Irga 424. No experimento I foram avaliadas diferentes concentrações do sal de tetrazólio (0,1; 0,25; 0,5 e 1%) e períodos de coloração (0,5; 1,0; e 2,0 h). No experimento II foram testados diferentes períodos de hidratação (0,5; 1,0; 2,0 e 4,0 h) em duas temperaturas (35 e 40 °C). No experimento III foram utilizados oito lotes de sementes da mesma cultivar e foi avaliada a eficiência do teste de tetrazólio modificado na avaliação da viabilidade de sementes de arroz. É possível realizar o teste de tetrazólio em arroz utilizando hidratação de sementes descascadas por 1 h a 40 °C e coloração por 1 h com concentração do sal a 0,25%.
ISSN:2317-1537
2317-1545
2317-1537
2317-1545
DOI:10.1590/2317-1545v39n1169643