Treatment of Solanum torvum seeds improves germination in a batch-dependent manner

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Solanaceae, dormancy breaking, gibberellic acid, potassium nitrate.

Abstract

The Solanum torvum species can grow in soils with a heavy load of nematodes and pathogenic fungi. It is currently much in demand in intensive agriculture as a rootstock of Solanaceae species, such as eggplant and tomato. This study aimed at comparing treatments, in order to determine the best method to accelerate the germination of S. torvum seed batches. Three seed batches were submitted to four treatments to overcome dormancy (water, potassium nitrate, gibberellic acid and pre-imbibition in gibberellic acid). The first germination count, germination percentage, germination speed index, mean germination time and mean germination speed were assessed. Treatments with gibberellic acid, with either pre-imbibition or only moistened substrate, exhibited the best germination speed index, mean germination time and mean germination speed. The final germination percentage showed a significant interaction between treatments and seed batches. Therefore, the treatments affect the final germination in a batch-dependent manner.

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Author Biographies

Luan Cutti, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Engenheiro Agrônomo formado pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), campus de Frederico Westphalen. Bolsista CAPES de intercâmbio de graduação sanduíche na Università di Bologna (Itália), pelo Programa Ciência sem Fronteiras no ano de 2013/2014. Atualmente mestrando do PPG em Fitotecnia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Stela Maris Kulczynski, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Possui graduação em Agronomia pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas (1984), mestrado em Agronomia pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas (1990) e doutorado em Fitotecnia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1999). Atualmente é professor adjunto da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Tem experiência na área de Agronomia, com ênfase em Fitopatologia, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: nematologia, produção e tecnologia de sementes, patologia de sementes e controle biológico.

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Published

2017-01-20

How to Cite

CUTTI, L.; KULCZYNSKI, S. M. Treatment of Solanum torvum seeds improves germination in a batch-dependent manner. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 46, n. 4, p. 464–469, 2017. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/43134. Acesso em: 1 jul. 2024.

Issue

v. 46, n. 4, Oct./Dec. 2016

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Scientific Note

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