SOAKING AND GERMINATION PERCENTAGE OF CRAMBE SEEDS (Crambe abyssinica)

Authors

  • Renato Adriane Alves Ruas Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Morrinhos
  • Geovane Barbosa do Nascimento Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Morrinhos
  • Erwing Paiva Bergamo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Morrinhos
  • Rouves Humberto Daur Junior Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Morrinhos
  • Ricardo Guimarães de Arruda Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Morrinhos

Keywords:

Biofuel, vegetal oil, pericarp

Abstract

 

The pericarp present in some seeds can cause high lack of germination uniformity or even no germination. Thereby, the objective of this study was to evaluate the imbibition and germination percentage of C. abyssinica seeds. The experiment took place in the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Goiás State, Morrinhos Campus, Brazil (17°48’27,59”S, 49°12’23,87”W, altitude 770 m). Imbibition and germination percentage of C. abyssinica, MS Brilhante cultivar, with and without pericarp, were evaluated. To verify the imbibition percentage, a completely randomized experimental design in factorial scheme of 5x2 was used, with five seed weighing periods (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 hours of soaking) and two types of seeds (with or without pericarp), with four replications. To determine germination percentage, two lots of seeds, with and without pericarp, with 50 seeds each, were selected. Seeds were packed in paper towel sheets and received an average of 0,02 L of water. It was concluded that, although the pericarp of C. abyssinica seeds is permeable to water, its withdrawal doubles the germination percentage, if compared to seeds with pericarp. 

KEY-WORDS: Biofuel; vegetal oil; pericarp.

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Author Biography

Renato Adriane Alves Ruas, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Morrinhos

Engenheiro Agronônomo, Mestrado e Doutorado em Engenharia Agrícola. Tem experiência na área de Tecnologia de Aplicação de Agrotóxicos, Mecanização Agrícola e Manejo Integrado de Plantas Daninhas.

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Published

2009-12-28

How to Cite

RUAS, R. A. A.; NASCIMENTO, G. B. do; BERGAMO, E. P.; DAUR JUNIOR, R. H.; ARRUDA, R. G. de. SOAKING AND GERMINATION PERCENTAGE OF CRAMBE SEEDS (Crambe abyssinica). Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 40, n. 1, p. 61–65, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/6893. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

v. 40, n. 1, Jan./Mar. 2010

Section

Crop Science

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