Cowpea seeds quality and yield according to cropping systems and hydric stress
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Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., no-tillage, conventional tillage.Abstract
The cowpea plays an important role in the Brazilian agricultural production, especially in the North and Northeast Regions, where it is widely cultivated by smallholders. Thus, this study aimed at evaluating the physiological quality of cowpea seeds produced under no-tillage and conventional tillage and different periods without irrigation. A randomized blocks design, in a split-plot scheme, with four replications, was used. The plots consisted of cropping systems (no-tillage and conventional tillage), while the subplots consisted of periods without irrigation (2, 6, 10, 14, 18 and 22 days). In the plots, seeds were collected and subjected to the following evaluations: seeds weight per plant, one thousand seeds weight, test weight, seed length and width, moisture content, germination, accelerated aging, field seedling emergence and emergence speed index. Cowpea seeds from plants subjected to hydric stress resulted in lower physiological quality, but were physically bigger and heavier. The no-tillage system provided seeds with better physiological quality. Cowpea plants subjected to hydric stress after flowering produced fewer seeds.
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