Methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seeds

Chia seeds are known for their high nutritional content and for being an excellent source of energy. Chia has gained notoriety since the 1990s with the growing demand for functional and healthy foods. With the significant increase in demand for this product, the production of high-quality seeds is e...

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Main Authors: Joseli Viviane Ditzel Nunes, Lúcia Helena Pereira Nóbrega, Daiane Bernardi, Claudia Tatiana Araujo da Cruz Silva, Simone Morgan Dellagostin
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados 2020-07-01
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Online Access:http://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/agrarian/article/view/9902
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author Joseli Viviane Ditzel Nunes
Lúcia Helena Pereira Nóbrega
Daiane Bernardi
Claudia Tatiana Araujo da Cruz Silva
Simone Morgan Dellagostin
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Lúcia Helena Pereira Nóbrega
Daiane Bernardi
Claudia Tatiana Araujo da Cruz Silva
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description Chia seeds are known for their high nutritional content and for being an excellent source of energy. Chia has gained notoriety since the 1990s with the growing demand for functional and healthy foods. With the significant increase in demand for this product, the production of high-quality seeds is essential to achieve high yields. In addition, there are few studies on methodologies for seed analysis of this species, making this study relevant. Thus, the objective was to determine the methodology regarding temperature, substrate and photoperiod for the germination test in chia seeds. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design with triple factorial treatments 7 x 3 x 2 (temperatures x substrates x photoperiod), with four replications. Mass tests of 1000 seeds, moisture content and germination test with temperature variations of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 ºC were performed on the substrates on paper, between paper and between sand, with presence or absence of light. Results were expressed as germination percentage, speed index, average time and average germination speed. The water absorption curve was also obtained at three temperatures (20, 25 and 30 ºC). Under the conditions tested, it was concluded that chia seeds can be germinated on paper and sand substrates, with or without light, at temperatures of 15 to 35 ºC, thus achieving high germination percentage rates.
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spelling doaj.art-914eb9d86d4f44b5bdd2549aa97986042022-12-22T02:21:46ZporUniversidade Federal da Grande DouradosAgrarian1984-25382020-07-01134823023910.30612/agrarian.v13i48.99024732Methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seedsJoseli Viviane Ditzel Nunes0Lúcia Helena Pereira Nóbrega1Daiane Bernardi2Claudia Tatiana Araujo da Cruz Silva3Simone Morgan Dellagostin4Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel)Chia seeds are known for their high nutritional content and for being an excellent source of energy. Chia has gained notoriety since the 1990s with the growing demand for functional and healthy foods. With the significant increase in demand for this product, the production of high-quality seeds is essential to achieve high yields. In addition, there are few studies on methodologies for seed analysis of this species, making this study relevant. Thus, the objective was to determine the methodology regarding temperature, substrate and photoperiod for the germination test in chia seeds. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design with triple factorial treatments 7 x 3 x 2 (temperatures x substrates x photoperiod), with four replications. Mass tests of 1000 seeds, moisture content and germination test with temperature variations of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 ºC were performed on the substrates on paper, between paper and between sand, with presence or absence of light. Results were expressed as germination percentage, speed index, average time and average germination speed. The water absorption curve was also obtained at three temperatures (20, 25 and 30 ºC). Under the conditions tested, it was concluded that chia seeds can be germinated on paper and sand substrates, with or without light, at temperatures of 15 to 35 ºC, thus achieving high germination percentage rates.http://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/agrarian/article/view/9902photoperiod. salvia hispanica. substrate. temperature.
spellingShingle Joseli Viviane Ditzel Nunes
Lúcia Helena Pereira Nóbrega
Daiane Bernardi
Claudia Tatiana Araujo da Cruz Silva
Simone Morgan Dellagostin
Methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seeds
Agrarian
photoperiod. salvia hispanica. substrate. temperature.
title Methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seeds
title_full Methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seeds
title_fullStr Methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seeds
title_full_unstemmed Methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seeds
title_short Methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seeds
title_sort methodology for germination test accomplishment in chia seeds
topic photoperiod. salvia hispanica. substrate. temperature.
url http://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/agrarian/article/view/9902
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