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| Author(s): |
Vanessa Neumann Silva
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2012-06-27 |
| Examining board members: |
Silvio Moure Cicero;
Francisco Guilhien Gomes Júnior;
Julio Marcos Filho;
Warley Marcos Nascimento;
Roberval Daiton Vieira
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| Advisor: | Silvio Moure Cicero |
| Abstract | |
The aim of this work was study the relationship between eggplant and tomato seed morphology and seed germination and verify the possibility of computerized seedling image system (SVIS) detect vigour differences between tomato and eggplant seed lots compared to traditional vigour tests. Tomato seeds cultivars Santa Clara and Mariana, represented by 10 lots each one, and eggplant seeds cultivar Embu, also represented by 10 lots, were used in this work. In the first study seeds were evaluated by X ray image analysis and germination standard test. Seed image analysis was performed by Image Pro Plus® software and whole seed area and free spaces between embryo and endosperm were measured. Seed internal area filled by embryo and endosperm was calculated by difference between whole seed area and free space areas. Based in these results and visual seed analysis, seeds were classify in to three categories, in each one germination information were studied. In the second experiment tomato and eggplant seeds were stored for 12 months in a room with controlled environmental conditions at 20±1 °C and 45-50% RH. Seed moisture content was verified and seed physiological potential evaluated at 0, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after storage, by germination test, first count of germination, accelerated aging (traditional and with saturated salt solution), electrical conductivity, seedling emergence, and with SVIS system (seedling length, vigour index, growth index and uniformity of growth index). A randomized complete design was used with 4 replications. Data were submitted to Tukey test at 5% of probability. In the first experiment was possible verify that X ray image analyzis allows a perfect view of internal seed parts and seed morphology studies. Increase on seed areas filled by endosperm and embryo do not improve seed germination. Seed damages could affect germination, but it depends of damage extension and localization. Seedling image analysis by SVIS was efficient to evaluate tomato and eggplant seed physiological potential; coincidence on SVIS results and traditional vigour tests results is dependent of each index is used; in general, vigour index, growth index and seedling length are more efficient to evaluate tomato seed vigour; for eggplant seeds all SVIS indexes are efficient to classify seed lots by vigour as traditional tests. (AU) | |