Seed anatomy and water uptake and their relation to seed dormancy of Ormosia paraensis Ducke
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2018-07-01
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E Silva, Breno Marques da Silva
E Silva, Camila de Oliveira
Môro, Fabiola Vitti [UNESP]
Vieira, Roberval Daiton [UNESP]
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Ormosia paraensis Ducke has ornamental seeds widely used in the manufacture of bio-jewels and wood used in the furniture industry. For seedling production, the information on its seed physiology is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess methods for breaking dormancy and relate them to integument structure and water uptake by O. paraensis seeds. Seed dormancy-breaking was performed by mechanical scarification and soaking in sulfuric acid for 0, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes. Dormancy‐broken seeds were compared with intact seeds. Seed integument is formed by a cuticle (hydrophobic substances), epidermis (macroesclereids of the palisade layer,), hypodermis (osteosclereids), and parenchyma cells. Intact seeds did not absorb water after 72 hours of soaking. The highest percentages and rates of seed germination were observed in treatments with mechanical scarification and soaking in sulfuric acid for 60 or 120 minutes. Seed soaking in sulfuric acid (H2SO4 p.a. 98.08%) for 60 or 120 minutes or mechanical scarification are adequate to overcome physical dormancy associated with O. paraensis seed integument impermeability to water or gases.
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Breaking dormancy, Fabaceae (leguminosae), Germination, Scarification
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Journal of Seed Science, v. 40, n. 3, p. 237-245, 2018.