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Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
On-line version ISSN 1853-8665
Abstract
BELTRAME, Rômulo André; MENDES JASMIM, Janie; DUARTE VIEIRA, Henrique and ACHA, Amanda Justino. Desiccation, storage and physiological quality of Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien (Arecaceae) seeds. Rev. Fac. Cienc. Agrar., Univ. Nac. Cuyo [online]. 2022, vol.54, n.1, pp.25-34. ISSN 1853-8665.
Phoenix roebelenii is a palm species widely used in Brazil due to its exuberant leaves and adaptability to different climatic variations. For proper propagation, detailed information about seed viability, vigor and longevity subjected to dehydration and storage is yet to be obtained. For this purpose, the present research comprised two stages. The first one aimed at evaluating the response of seeds to desiccation and storage based on formal protocols. In the second stage, seeds were desiccated to 33, 30, 25, 23, 20, 18, 16, 12, 10 and 7% of water content by monitoring water loss in a convection oven at 35±2°C. After reaching each established water content, the seeds were subjected to germination tests. At 65 days after sowing, root length, root area, volume and diameter, shoot and eophyll length, and total seedling fresh and dry weights, were measured. Significant increases in germination and eophyll length were observed for lower seed water contents. Aversely, collar diameter decreased with seed desiccation.
Keywords : Palm tree; Arecaceae; Seed water content; Vigor; Viability.