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



Document title: Exudate - phenolphthalein pH test for evaluation of validity in seeds of Libidibia ferrea
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000436284
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Rio Largo, Alagoas. Brasil
2Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Unidade Academica de Garanhuns, Garanhuns, Pernambuco. Brasil
3Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Ciencias Florestais, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 91
Number: 4
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Aplicado, descriptivo
English abstract 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
Disciplines: Agrociencias,
Biología
Keyword: Fisiología vegetal,
Semillas,
Calidad fisiológica,
Viabilidad,
Pruebas bioquímicas,
Tinción,
Libidibia ferrea,
Fabaceae
Keyword: Plant physiology,
Seeds,
Physiological quality,
Viability,
Staining,
Biochemical tests,
Libidibia ferrea,
Fabaceae
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