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LIMA BEAN ( Phaseolus lunatus L.) SEEDS EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT SALT CONCENTRATIONS AND TEMPERATURES

2017; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ARIDO; Volume: 30; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/1983-21252017v30n322rc

ISSN

1983-2125

Autores

Maria das Graças Rodrigues do Nascimento, Edna Ursulino Alves, Maria Lúcia Maurício da Silva, Caroline Marques Rodrigues,

Tópico(s)

Soil Management and Crop Yield

Resumo

ABSTRACT Salinity problems are increasing in the semi-arid regions of northeastern Brazil. Thus, detailed studies of the region’s cultured crops, primarily salt-tolerant species, are important. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the salt stress tolerance of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) seeds at different temperatures. This study was conducted in the Seed Analysis Laboratory, Agricultural Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba (Areia, PB, Brazil) by using seeds of four lima bean cultivars (Branca, Orelha de Vó, Rosinha, and Roxinha) in a randomized experimental design. Sodium chloride (NaCl) was used as a solute for salt-stress simulation at the following concentrations: 0.0 (control), 1.5, 3.0, 4.5, 6.0, 7.5, and 9.0 dS m-1; temperatures were maintained constant at 25°C, 30°C, and 35°C. Germination and vigor tests were performed to evaluate the treatment effects (first count, germination rate index, seedling length, and dry matter). Germination rate of lima bean seeds increased in salt concentrations up to 9 dS m-1, and seeds of Roxinha cultivar exhibited the highest salinity tolerance. The development of lima bean cultivar seedlings was negatively affected at 35°C under high-salinity conditions.

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