Colloquium Agrariae (Feb 2022)

Physiological quality of irrigated rice seeds benefited in different UBS in the internal coastal plain of Lagoa dos Patos

  • Cleo Soares,
  • Cristina Rossetti,
  • Andreia Almeida ,
  • Alejandro José de Melo,
  • Diogo da Silva Moura,
  • Ritieli Mambrin,
  • Lilian Vanussa Madruga de Tunes

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 6

Abstract

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The objective of the study is to evaluate the evolution of the physical and physiological quality of rice seeds throughout the processing process, analyzing the efficiency of the equipment used in 3 Seed Processing Units (UBS) to produce certified seeds, located in the region of the inner coastal plain of Lagoa dos Patos. We know that the seed has to be made in the field, starting with the choice of the area, providing a good management and controlling invaders, pests and diseases, but we believe that UBS has a very important role in seed quality, and this is the purpose of this study. Each unit with its equipment on its production line was analyzed. The cultivar IRGA 424 RI was used in the three units, samples were taken at the exit of each equipment, tests for seedling emergence, germination, physical purity and determination of other contaminating species were carried out. A gradual increase in purity and germination was observed along the processing line in the 3 UBS, except for the determination of weedy rice, where equipment was not efficient.

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