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Growth retardants in wheat and its effect in physiological quality of seeds/ Redutores de crescimento em plantas de trigo e seus efeitos na qualidade fisiologica de sementes

Plant lodging in wheat has been controlled through growth retardants. However, there is lack of information on the effect of these products on the physiological quality of seeds. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physiological quality of wheat seeds obtained under different rates and a...

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Published in:Ciência rural 2010-06, Vol.40 (6), p.1431-1434
Main Authors: de Souza, Leandro Torres, Espindula, Marcelo Curitiba, Rocha, Valterley Soares, Dias, Denise Cunha Fernandes dos Santos, de Souza, Moacil Alves
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Language:eng ; spa
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Summary:Plant lodging in wheat has been controlled through growth retardants. However, there is lack of information on the effect of these products on the physiological quality of seeds. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physiological quality of wheat seeds obtained under different rates and application times of three growth retardants. The trial was carried out in Vicosa-MG, from May to September 2005, in a factorial and hierarchical scheme, in randomized block design with four replications and a control treatment. The treatments consisted of 500, 1000 and 1500g [ha.sup.-1] of chlormequat; 40, 80 and 120g [ha.sup.-1] of paclobutrazol and 62.5, 125 and 187.5g [ha.sup.-1] of trinexapac-ethyl applied at the 6 or 8 growth stage based on the scale of Feeks and Large, and a control treatment without growth retardant application. Leaf application of growth retardants as chlormequat, paclobutrazol and trinexapac-ethyl did not affect the germination and vigor of wheat seeds. Key words: Triticum aestivum, chlormequat, paclobutrazol, trinexapac-ethyl, germination and vigor. O acamamento de plantas na cultura do trigo tem sido controlado com o uso de redutores de crescimento. No entanto, ha carencia de informacoes sobre o efeito desses produtos na qualidade fisiologica de sementes. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a qualidade fisiologica das sementes de trigo obtidas sob efeito de doses e epocas de aplicacao de tres redutores de crescimento. O experimento, conduzido em Vicosa, Minas Gerais, entre maio e setembro de 2005, foi instalado com tratamentos em esquema fatorial e hierarquico com uma testemunha, no delineamento em blocos casualizados, com quatro repeticoes. Os tratamentos foram 500, 1000 e 1500g [ha.sup.-1] de clormequat; 40, 80 e 120g [ha.sup.-1] de paclobutrazol e 62,5, 125 e 187,5g [ha.sup.-1] de trinexapac-etil aplicados no estadio 6 ou 8 da escala Feeks e Large, mais uma testemunha sem aplicacao de redutor. A aplicacao foliar dos redutores de crescimento clormequat, paclobutrazol e trinexapac-etil nao afeta a germinacao e o vigor das sementes de trigo. Palavras-chave: Triticum aestivum, clormequat, paclobutrazol, trinexapac-etil, germinacao e vigor.
ISSN:0103-8478
1678-4596
DOI:10.1590/S0103-84782010000600031