Overcoming dormancy in seeds of Butia capitata/Superacao de dormencia em sementes de Butia capitata

Aiming to identify efficient conditions to break dormancy in Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. seeds sown in vitro and in an incubator tests were conducted with mechanical scarification in pre-sowing, by partial or total opening of the seed embryonic cavity, isolated of the endocarps. The embryonic cavit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ciência rural 2011-07, Vol.41 (7), p.1150
Hauptverfasser: Fior, Claudimar Sidnei, Rodrigues, Lia Rosane, Leonhardt, Cristina, Schwarz, Sergio Francisco
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Zusammenfassung:Aiming to identify efficient conditions to break dormancy in Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. seeds sown in vitro and in an incubator tests were conducted with mechanical scarification in pre-sowing, by partial or total opening of the seed embryonic cavity, isolated of the endocarps. The embryonic cavity opening accelerated germination significantly, especially when there was total removal of the seed cap, allowing germination on average 90% of embryos, regardless of the provenance of the accessions. The seed dormancy of B. capitata seems to be related to the mechanical barrier imposed by the seed tissues that hamper the embryo development, suggesting mechanical exogenous dormancy. Key words: germination, Arecaceae, embryonic cavity. Com o objetivo de identificar metodos eficientes para a superacao da dormencia de sementes de B. capitata (Mart.) Becc. semeadas in vitro e em germinador, foram conduzidos testes com escarificacao mecanica em presemeadura, atraves da abertura parcial ou total da cavidade embrionaria de sementes isoladas dos endocarpos. A abertura da cavidade embrionaria acelerou significativamente a germinacao, principalmente quando houve retirada total do operculo da semente, permitindo a germinacao de, em media, 90% dos embrioes, independentemente da procedencia dos acessos. A dormencia das sementes de B. capitata parece estar relacionada com a barreira mecanica imposta pelos tecidos da semente que dificultam o desenvolvimento do embriao, o que sugere dormencia exogena mecanica. Palavras-chave: germinacao, Arecaceae, cavidade embrionaria.
ISSN:0103-8478