Electrical Conductivity Testing as Applied to the Assessment of Freshly Collected Kielmeyera coriacea Mart. Seeds | Zendy

Kennya Mara Oliveira Ramos | Zendy; Juliana Martins de Mesquita Matos | Zendy; Rosana Carvalho Cristo Martins | Zendy; Ildeu Soares Martins | Zendy

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Electrical Conductivity Testing as Applied to the Assessment of Freshly Collected Kielmeyera coriacea Mart. Seeds

Author(s) -

Kennya Mara Oliveira Ramos,

Juliana Martins de Mesquita Matos,

Rosana Carvalho Cristo Martins,

Ildeu Soares Martins

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

isrn agronomy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-7664

pISSN - 2090-7656

DOI - 10.5402/2012/378139

Subject(s) - conductivity , electrical resistivity and conductivity , materials science , quality (philosophy) , quality assessment , biology , horticulture , mathematics , environmental science , chemistry , reliability engineering , evaluation methods , physics , electrical engineering , engineering , quantum mechanics

Assessment of seed vigor has long been an important tool of seed quality control programs. The conductivity test is a promising method for assessment of seed vigor, but proper protocols for its execution have yet to be established. The objective of this study was to assess the efficiency of electrical conductivity (EC) testing as a means of assessing the viability of freshly collected Kielmeyera Coriacea Mart. seeds. The test was performed on individual seeds rather than in a bulk configuration. Seeds were soaked for different periods (30 min, 90 min, 120 min., 180 min, and 240 min) at a constant temperature of 25°C. Conductivity was then measured with a benchtop EC meter.

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