ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF TROPICAL FOREST SEEDS ENCAPSULATED WITH GELS FROM VITIS VINIFERA AND SODIUM ALGINATE FOR DIRECT SEEDING

dc.contributor.authorDutra, F. B.
dc.contributor.authorde Almeida, L. S.
dc.contributor.authorDona, D. B.J.
dc.contributor.authorPiotrowski, I.
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, J. M.S.
dc.contributor.authorSabonaro, D. Z.
dc.contributor.authordos Santos, V.
dc.contributor.authorChaud, M. V.
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, A. M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPiña-Rodrigues, F. C.M.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
dc.contributor.institutionLTDA
dc.contributor.institutionSorocaba
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T14:02:02Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T14:02:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-09
dc.description.abstractThe objective of the study was to evaluate the encapsulation of seeds of tropical forest species with cellulose gel (CG) from Vitis vinifera and sodium alginate, with and without biostimulant, in order to optimise its size, shape and performance for direct seeding. Four species used in direct seeding were selected, i.e., Bixa orellana L., Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze, Trema micrantha (L.) Blume and Psidium guajava L.. The experimental design was completely randomised with eight treatments and four repetitions of 100 seeds each. Encapsulation affected the physical quality of the seeds, however, it facilitated their handling and visualisation in germination tests, especially for T. micrantha, with a 4-fold increase in size with alginate gel and 2-fold with CG. Sodium alginate performed better than CG, synchronising the growth of B. orellana seedlings. The biostimulant showed potential to synchronise germination, vigor and seedling growth when associated with dormancy break for M. bimucronata, and promoted seedling growth for P. guajava. Sodium alginate gel has potential for seed enhancement, while CG encapsulation needs to be improved in relation to its physical characteristics, requiring further studies. The biostimulant can be recommended for enhancing uniformity of seed emergence in direct seeding.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Carlos, Campus Sorocaba
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Vicosa, Minas Gerais
dc.description.affiliationInstituto Tecnológico de Pesquisas Científicas (ITEPEC Ambiental) LTDA, Sorocaba
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade de Sorocaba Sorocaba
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, Sorocaba
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, Sorocaba
dc.format.extent37-50
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.26525/jtfs2023.35.1.37
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Tropical Forest Science, v. 35, n. 1, p. 37-50, 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.26525/jtfs2023.35.1.37
dc.identifier.issn0128-1283
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85159963133
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/249086
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Tropical Forest Science
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectcoating
dc.subjectgermination
dc.subjectseed enhancement
dc.subjectSeedling establishment
dc.subjectsmall seeds
dc.titleASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF TROPICAL FOREST SEEDS ENCAPSULATED WITH GELS FROM VITIS VINIFERA AND SODIUM ALGINATE FOR DIRECT SEEDINGen
dc.typeArtigo

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