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Enviromental temperature and age of seeds in tolerance to thermoinhibition in lettuce genotypes1

2023; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE VIÇOSA; Volume: 70; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0034-737x202370020002

2177-3491

Deborah Abreu Queiroz, Pedro Yuri Cavasin, Sylmara Silva, Hugo César Rodrigues Moreira Catão, Cleiton Lourenço de Oliveira, Luíz Antônio Augusto Gomes,

Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Lettuce seeds usually show germination problems that can be related to dormancy and or thermoinhibition, as well as to the genotype constitution. The knowledge of the temperature at which the thermoinhibition process begins, as well as the influence of the age of the seed on its germination, is extremely important to establish more suitable parameters for the selection of higher genotypes in breeding programs. The objective of this work was to evaluate the seed germination of three lettuce cultivars according to the enviromental temperature and the age of the seeds. The cultivars Everglades (tolerant to thermoinhibition), Luisa (medium tolerant) and Verônica (sensitive) were used. Seeds of each cultivar were evaluated by the standard germination test, first count test, germination speed index and germination test of remaining seeds. The analyses were performed at four environmental temperatures and in seven storage periods after harvest. None of the cultivars showed primary dormancy. The tolerance to thermoinhibition showed by cultivars Everglades and Luisa and the sensitivity of cultivar Verônica were confirmed. The most suitable temperature for differentiating tolerant and sensitive thermoinhibition genotypes occurred from 30.5 ºC and 260 days after harvest.