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Seed deterioration can occur in premature maturation and bad storage conditions. In these two cases, the excessive production of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) has contributed for losses in physiological potential seeds. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the physiological potential and antioxidant enzymes in rice seedlings against 10 years storage conditions at different temperatures. The cultivars BRS Pelota, BRS Atalanta and BRS Firmeza were kept in waterproof bag at -15, 1 and 18 °C until evaluation. Then, the physiological potential and antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT and APX) were estimated. Storage at -15 and 1 °C provided the best physiological potential conditions of cv. BRS Pelota, Atalanta and Firmeza. These results were compatible with the enzymatic activity of seedlings from seeds stored at different temperatures. Storage at 18 °C was detrimental to the maintenance of physiological potential of the cv. BRS Pelota, Atalanta and Firmesa over 10 years. The lower activity of antioxidant defense system enzymes the higher seed liveliness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of this study was to investigate the performance of the growth regulators: gibberellic acid, spermine and abscisic acid, on the germination and early growth of seedlings of the lettuce cv. Grand Rapids. The experiments were conducted in the greenhouse and laboratory and the seeds treated with solutions of gibberellic acid, spermine and abscisic acid at concentrations of 0.5mM, 0.05mM and 0.04mM respectively. Tests for germination, first count of germination, emergence, emergence speed index, shoot and root lengths, fresh and dry seedling weights, electrical conductivity and α-amylase activity were conducted. Although the spermine applied by itself induced increased α-amylase activity, it had little effect on inducing germination in lettuce and generally reduced seed viability and vigor. However, when combined with gibberellic or abscisic acids it induced shoot growth and overcame the inhibitory action of abscisic acid. Abscisic acid had a positive effect on membrane reorganization. It can be inferred from the results that the growth regulators did not affect lettuce seed viability and that the performance of seeds treated with spermine was worse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Plant growth regulators are involved in promoting and inhibiting germination process, and include the brassinosteroids. The objective of the research was evaluate the performance of different concentrations of 24-epibrassinolide on the seed physiological quality and seedling growth in two lots of rice cv. IRGA 422CL. The experiment was carried out in the Seed Laboratory and at in the greenhouse in the Botany Departament, Pelotas Federal University (UFPel). The seeds of both lots were treated with increasing concentrations of 24-epibrassinolide, zero, 0.01, 0.1, 0.4 and 1.0 μM, for a period of two hours and evaluated by the tests of germination, the first germination count, the germination speed index, emergence, emergence speed index, electrical conductivity, shoot and root length and shoot and root fresh and dry matter. A randomized complete design with three replications was used with three replications. Means were compared by the Tukey test at 5% probability and subjected to polynomial regression analysis. Lower (0.01 and 0.1 μM) 24-epibrassinolídeo concentrations increased the seed physiological potential of cv. IRGA 422CL and therefore provided higher growth rates in the initial period of crop establishment. The increase in the plant hormone concentration accelerated the seed deterioration process reducing the viability and vigor of cultivar seedsstudied. Generally in all the determined characteristics, concentrations less than or equal to 0.4 μM 24-epibrassinolide produced a positive response in the seed physiological quality rice cv. IRGA 422CL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Currently, the highest interest with respect to the assessment of seed physiological quality is to obtain reliable results in a relatively short period of time. This initiative allows for prompt decisions during different phases of seed production primarily after physiological maturity. This research was performed to verify the efficiency and rapidity of the method of Pettenkofer to determine the respiratory activity and to differentiate vigor levels of soybean seed lots. Three lots of soybean seeds cv. 8000 were used. Seed performance was determined by respiratory activity, compared to the following tests: standard germination, germination first count, electrical conductivity, seedling emergence, seedling shoot and root length and total dry mass. Results ranked seed lots according to defferences in physiological quality. Seed imbibition and conditioning period in Pettenkofer's equipment were enough to detect differences in vigor among seed lots, showing that the determination of the respiratory activity is a promising procedure to identify differences in vigor levels among soybean seed lots. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The seed industry with the constant technological developments increasingly requires quick identification of seed quality. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficiency and speed of the Pettenkofer method for the breathing activity determination in order to distinguish the effect of the vitality of seeds. Five seed lots of soybean cv. 'Taura' were used. Besides the determination of the breathing activity, the following benchmark tests were performed: moisture content, germination, electrical conductivity, shoot length, root and total dry mass. The results of benchmark tests and breathing activity of seeds allowed the classification of the lots at different levels of vitality. The determination of breathing activity by the Pettenkofer method is efficient, fast and useful as an alternative test to distinguish soybean seed lots. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]