Qualidade fisiológica de sementes de citros durante o armazenamento em ambiente refrigerado

Aimed to evaluate the effect of storage on emergence and force of the rootstocks Citradia 1708, Citrandarin 1710, Citrange Carrizo, Rangpur lime, Trifoliata Limeira, Rangpur x Swingle 1707 seeds stored in High density polyethylene (HDPE) at 5-7°C and relative humidity of 70% for 210 days. The emergence, emergence speed index and seed moisture content were performed each 30 days. The experimental design was a completely randomized design with four replications. The storage in that conditions cited showed that the seeds of Rangpur with moisture content inferior to 9% still showed 66.94% and 2.03 for germination and IVE, respectively. For the maintenance of the viability of seeds of the rootstocks Citradia 1708, Citrandarin 1710, Citrange Carrizo, Rangpur x Swingle 1707, moisture content could be kept between 35-40%. Seed viability of the rootstocks Rangpur x Swingle 1707, Citradia 1708 and Citrange Carrizo was maintained for until 150 days.