Open AccessEfecto de la humedad en el almacenamiento hermético a corto plazo de semillas de frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Author(s) -
R. Aguirre
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
agronomía mesoamericana (impresa)/revista agronomía mesoamericana/agronomía mesoamericana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1659-1321
pISSN - 1021-7444
DOI - 10.15517/am.v1i0.25323
Subject(s) - phaseolus , germination , horticulture , moisture , water content , biology , botany , mathematics , chemistry , engineering , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry
Bean seed variety “Calima” (Phaseolus vulgaris) was stored for 32 weeks in hermetic containers at 30°C using seven different moisture levels within 10.2 and 14.3%. Seed quality was evaluated every two weeks by sub-sampling independent lots from each controlled moisture level. Linear models of germination and budding versus storage time had r2 values of 0.85 and 0.93 respectively. These results indicate that “ Calima” seed with high Initial quality and grain moisture less than 12% can be stored in hermetic containers for up to 8 months at temperatures of 30°C with little loss of physiologycal quality.