Título:	Seed germination of brazilian guava (Psidium guineense Swartz).
Autoria:	SANTOS, M. A. C. dos QUEIROZ, M. A. de BISPO, J. de S. DANTAS, B. F.
Afiliação:	MÁRCIA ADRIANA CARVALHO DOS SANTOS, Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Juazeiro-BA; MANOEL ABÍLIO DE QUEIRÓZ, Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Juazeiro-BA; JACIARA DE SOUZA BISPO, Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Juazeiro-BA; BARBARA FRANCA DANTAS, CPATSA.
Ano de publicação:	2015
Referência:	Journal of Seed Science, v. 37, n. 4, p. 214-221, 2015.
Conteúdo:	Brazilian guava (Psidium guineense Swartz.) is a plant species native from Brazil and present in all Brazilian biomes. This species occurs in the Caatinga biome as a wild fruit that has broad utility and can generate income, as well as provide material for breeding. The objective of this work was to study seed germination of guava accessions collected in two municipalities in Bahia. Seeds imbibition curve was studied. Also, seed germination and seedlings initial growth were evaluated for 44 days on different temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 °C), fruit maturation, drying, pre-soaking and priming. Seeds imbibition curve was triphasic in which lag-phase begun after 30 hours imbibition and lasted 256 hours. An effect of guava genotype was observed i seeds physiological quality. Temperatures of 20 and 25 °C were ideal for guava seeds germination. Seeds pre-soaking and priming techniques are feasible to reduce germination time and increase seedling performance
Thesagro:	Araça Semente Germinação Myrtaceae
NAL Thesaurus:	Genetic resources Psidium guineense
Palavras-chave:	Recursos genéticos
Digital Object Identifier:	10.1590/2317-1545v37n4152933
Tipo do material:	Artigo de periódico
Acesso:	openAccess
Aparece nas coleções:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATSA)