ACCELERATED AGING AND CONTROLLED DETERIORATION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF ONION SEEDS

For the complementary tests proposed in this study, the germination data obtained from saturated salt accelerated aging test with NaCl solution and parameters of vigor index

Lot 3 had exhibited a response intermediate to lots 1 and 5 during initial physiological potential characterization of seed lots (Table 1) as well as the controlled deterioration

Means values for the initial moisture content of seeds (IMC) and moisture content of seeds after the accelerated aging test (AAA); germination, accelerated aging, seedling

The conditions of accelerated aging with salt solutions promote less drastic effects because the degree of seed deterioration is lower with lower levels of

The physiological quality of seeds was evaluated by grain yield, germination, first count, accelerated aging, moisture content after accelerated aging, seedling length, seedling

The physiological characterization of the lots was the determination of water content (before and after accelerated aging), germination, first germination count, germination

The accelerated aging test with water for the period of 72 hours and the electrical conductivity test, with pre-soaking for 2 hours and assessment after 16 hours of

The ability of the accelerated aging test to evaluate seed vigor was also observed in seeds of watermelon (BHERING et al., 2003), in this work they showed that the accelerated