Desiccation sensitivity in seeds of Cerrado Pear (Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg)
Abstract: Eugenia klotzschiana, commonly known as pêra-do-cerrado, belongs to the Myrtaceae family. It is an unconventional food plant that is exploited in an extractive manner. The purpose of this study was to investigate the germination behavior of E. klotzschiana O. Berg seeds and their sensitivi...
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| author | Angélica Daiane Lemos do Prado Eli Regina Barboza de Souza Jaqueline Lima da Conceição Souza Luciana Maria da Silva Érica Fernandes Leão Araújo Katiane Santiago Silva Benett |
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| description | Abstract: Eugenia klotzschiana, commonly known as pêra-do-cerrado, belongs to the Myrtaceae family. It is an unconventional food plant that is exploited in an extractive manner. The purpose of this study was to investigate the germination behavior of E. klotzschiana O. Berg seeds and their sensitivity to desiccation. The seeds were manually pulped from the fruits and stored in plastic containers. The initial water content was subsequently determined using the oven method at 105°C for 24 hours, yielding a value of 46.6%. Sub-samples were then separated to obtain the desired water contents of 40%, 32%, 22%, and 15% for treatments 2, 3, 4, and 5. The data underwent analysis of variance (ANOVA) and, if significant by the F test (p<0.05), the means were compared using the T test. Graphs with 95% confidence intervals were generated to illustrate the comparisons. The seedling development data was arranged in a box plot. The R software was used for these analyses. The data analysis revealed that E. klotzschiana O. Berg seeds do not have the potential to germinate with a water content lower than 22.50% moisture. Furthermore, the water content with the highest percentage, 46.6%, resulted in 100% germination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a778385db92f43fe9ba113fbe5e843382024-04-16T07:40:16ZengSociedade Brasileira de FruticulturaRevista Brasileira de Fruticultura1806-99672024-04-014610.1590/0100-29452024565Desiccation sensitivity in seeds of Cerrado Pear (Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg)Angélica Daiane Lemos do Pradohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9325-2140Eli Regina Barboza de Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6225-6122Jaqueline Lima da Conceição Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-2665Luciana Maria da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2319-8614Érica Fernandes Leão Araújohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-3756Katiane Santiago Silva Benetthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4324-959XAbstract: Eugenia klotzschiana, commonly known as pêra-do-cerrado, belongs to the Myrtaceae family. It is an unconventional food plant that is exploited in an extractive manner. The purpose of this study was to investigate the germination behavior of E. klotzschiana O. Berg seeds and their sensitivity to desiccation. The seeds were manually pulped from the fruits and stored in plastic containers. The initial water content was subsequently determined using the oven method at 105°C for 24 hours, yielding a value of 46.6%. Sub-samples were then separated to obtain the desired water contents of 40%, 32%, 22%, and 15% for treatments 2, 3, 4, and 5. The data underwent analysis of variance (ANOVA) and, if significant by the F test (p<0.05), the means were compared using the T test. Graphs with 95% confidence intervals were generated to illustrate the comparisons. The seedling development data was arranged in a box plot. The R software was used for these analyses. The data analysis revealed that E. klotzschiana O. Berg seeds do not have the potential to germinate with a water content lower than 22.50% moisture. Furthermore, the water content with the highest percentage, 46.6%, resulted in 100% germination.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452024000102001&lng=en&tlng=enGerminationnative fruitwater content |
| spellingShingle | Angélica Daiane Lemos do Prado Eli Regina Barboza de Souza Jaqueline Lima da Conceição Souza Luciana Maria da Silva Érica Fernandes Leão Araújo Katiane Santiago Silva Benett Desiccation sensitivity in seeds of Cerrado Pear (Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg) Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura Germination native fruit water content |
| title | Desiccation sensitivity in seeds of Cerrado Pear (Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg) |
| title_full | Desiccation sensitivity in seeds of Cerrado Pear (Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg) |
| title_fullStr | Desiccation sensitivity in seeds of Cerrado Pear (Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Desiccation sensitivity in seeds of Cerrado Pear (Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg) |
| title_short | Desiccation sensitivity in seeds of Cerrado Pear (Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg) |
| title_sort | desiccation sensitivity in seeds of cerrado pear eugenia klotzschiana o berg |
| topic | Germination native fruit water content |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452024000102001&lng=en&tlng=en |
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