SEED LONGEVITY CHART TO PREDICT VIABILITY OF CORN SEED DURING OPEN STORAGE

Authors

  • CLAUDINEI ANDREOLI
  • RAMIRO VILELA DE ANDRADE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18512/1980-6477/rbms.v6n02p%25p

Keywords:

Zea mays (L.), envelhecimento

Abstract

The simplified equation Vt = Vi – tgb.p is to predict the percentage of viability of any corn (Zea mays L.) seed lot after any period of time under open storage conditions. Based upon that equation, the objective of this work was to set a practical seed longevity chart to predict viability of corn seed lot during storage. From data of five corn seed lots stored at Sete Lagoas, MG, the value of the storage index (s) was calculated. This value (s = 120 days) corresponded exactly to the time taken in days for the initial germination of corn seeds stored to fall to a certain germination value observed in the accelerated aging test. Once the storage index (s) is estimated, the viability chart which illustrates the relationship between initial germination, seed deterioration rate and storage condition over time can be constructed. The chart can be used by any seed producer once the value of storage index (s) in situ is determined. The application of the seed viability chart to short-term seed storage seems to be promising for seed growers. This predictive model is the first attempt of incorporating the effect of seed quality, the deterioration rate and the storage environmental conditions (temperature and relative humidity) into a seed longevity chart of an open storage.

Author Biography

CLAUDINEI ANDREOLI

 

Downloads

Published

2010-05-18

How to Cite

ANDREOLI, C., & ANDRADE, R. V. D. (2010). SEED LONGEVITY CHART TO PREDICT VIABILITY OF CORN SEED DURING OPEN STORAGE. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE MILHO E SORGO, 6(02). https://doi.org/10.18512/1980-6477/rbms.v6n02p%p

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 02 (2007)

Section

Scientific Paper

License

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License that allows the sharing of work and recognition of the work of authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to take on additional contracts separately for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the paper published in this journal (eg, in an institutional repository or publish as a book), with acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (eg, in institutional repositories or on their website) at any point before or during the editorial process, as this may leadto productive exchanges, as well as increase the impact and citation of published work.