Title:	Reserve mobilization during imbibition of stored Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud. (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae) seeds.
Authors:	REIS, R. C. R. DANTAS, B. F. CASTRO, R. D. de ANTUNES, C. G. C. SILVA, F. F. S. da PELACANI, C. R.
Affiliation:	RENATA CONDURU RIBEIRO REIS, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA BARBARA FRANCA DANTAS, CPATSA RENATO DELMONDEZ DE CASTRO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA CIMILLE GABRIELLE CARDOSO ANTUNES, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA FABRÍCIO FRANCISCO SANTOS DA SILVA CLAUDINÉIA REGINA PELACANI.
Date Issued:	2011
Citation:	Revista Brasileira de Sementes, v. 33, n. 3, p. 549-560, 2011.
Description:	Gliricidia sepium is a drought-tolerant species, easily multiplied by seeds, and has been exploited by farmers as a source of forage in the semi-arid region of northeast Brazil. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of seed storage on the mobilization of reserves during imbibition of “Gliricidia” seeds. Freshly-harvested seeds were packed in kraft paper bags and stored for three and six months in the laboratory under ambient conditions (25 º C ± 3 T and 75% ± 3 RH). Cotyledons were isolated from imbibed seeds and macerated for the extraction and quantification of total soluble sugars, reducing sugars, sucrose and starch, as well as of proteins, amino acids and for amylase activity. Storage under these conditions resulted in an increase in seed water content although germination remained at relatively high levels (86%). Seed macromolecule levels showed significant variation with the storage period and imbibition and these variations were associated with a loss in seed viability due to inadequate storage conditions.
Thesagro:	Armazenamento Germinação Gliricidia Semente
NAL Thesaurus:	Gliricidia sepium Seeds Germination Storage Water content
Keywords:	Macromoléculas Teor de água
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATSA)