Measurement of C[O.sub.2] an alternative method to differentiate vigor seed lots of watermelon/Medicao do C[O.sub.2] como metodo alternativo para a diferenciacao do vigor de lotes de sementes de melancia
Watermelon is a vegetable crop native of Africa, regarded as one of the most important produced and marketed in Brazil. The cultivation of most vegetables is usually performed intensively and should be established with the use of high quality seeds that germinate quickly and uniformly. Therefore, th...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ciência rural 2015-04, Vol.45 (4), p.606 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Watermelon is a vegetable crop native of Africa, regarded as one of the most important produced and marketed in Brazil. The cultivation of most vegetables is usually performed intensively and should be established with the use of high quality seeds that germinate quickly and uniformly. Therefore, the aim of this research was to evaluate the respiratory activity and correlate it with other traditional tests of strength, in order to verify if the measurement of C[O.sub.2] is an efficient method to differentiate vigor seed lots of watermelon. The research was developed at the Universidad Federal of Pelotas, using seeds of the cultivar Crimson sweet represented by five lots. The variables evaluated were moisture content, germination, first germination count, length of shoot and root of seedling, electrical conductivity, seedling emergence and respiration. The results allowed us to classify the lots in different vigor levels, as the accuracy of each test emphasizing lot 3 for being inferior to the others. The respiratory allows separation of seed lots of watermelon, however no significant positive correlation with other vigor tests. Key words: physiological quality, breath, Pettenkofer method, Citrulus vulgaris. A melancia, uma hortalica nativa da Africa, e considerada uma das mais importantes produzidas e comercializadas no Brasil, cujo cultivo e realizado de maneira intensiva e deve ser estabelecido com o uso de sementes de alta qualidade, que germinem rapido e uniformemente. Portanto, o objetivo nesta pesquisa foi avaliar a atividade respiratoria e correlaciona-la com outros testes tradicionais de vigor, com a finalidade de verificar se a medicao do C[O.sub.2] e um metodo eficiente na diferenciacao do vigor de lotes de sementes de melancia. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida na Universidade Federal de Pelotas, utilizando sementes da cultivar 'Crimson sweet', representada por cinco lotes. As variaveis avaliadas foram o grau de umidade, germinacao, primeira contagem de germinacao, comprimento de parte aerea e raizes de plantulas, condutividade eletrica, emergencia de plantulas e atividade respiratoria. Os lotes de sementes foram classificados em diferentes niveis de qualidade fisiologica, conforme o grau de precisao de cada teste, sendo o lote 3 de qualidade inferior aos demais. A atividade respiratoria permite a separacao dos lotes de sementes de melancia, no entanto, nao ha correlacao positiva e significativa com os demais testes de vigor. Palavras-chave: qualidade |
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ISSN: | 0103-8478 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20130594 |