GERMINAÇÃO E VIGOR DE SEMENTES DE Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. APÓS TRATAMENTOS PARA SUPERAR A DORMÊNCIA
2009
ROBERTA SALES GUEDES | EDNA URSULINO ALVES | EDILMA PEREIRA GONÇALVES | JEANDSON SILVA VIANA | MACIO FARIA DE MOURA
Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. is cultivated extensively a fodder species and for fruit in many countries. The seeds have a lignified covering that protects them against adverse environmental factors, however it hinders germination. Objective was to determine to determine an efficient, practical and low-cost methodology to break seed dormancy. These were submitted to the following treatments: control (intact seeds) (T1); mechanical scarification with number 80 water sandpaper for ten minutes (T2); sulfuric acid immersion for 3, 5 and 10 minutes (T3, T4 e T5, respectively); e 80ºC water immersion for 3, 5 e 10 minutes (T6, T7, e T8, respectively). The experimental design was entirely random, with eight treatments and four repetitions. The appraised characteristics were: emergence percentage first count and velocity index and seedling dry mass. The mechanical scarification with number 80 water sandpaper for ten minutes effectively broke the O. ficus indica seed dormancy.
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