Suitability of the tetrazolium test methodology for recently harvested and stored coffee seeds Adequação da metodologia do teste de tetrazólio para sementes de café recém colhidas e armazenadas

Germination of coffee seeds occurs in a slow and non-uniform manner and the tetrazolium test (TZ) may be a quick alternative for assessment of viability, as long as the preparation and imbibition of the seeds is established. This study was performed in two stages: in the first, recently harvested se...

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Main Authors: Aline da Consolação Sampaio Clemente, Maria Laene Moreira de Carvalho, Renato Mendes Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2012-08-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542012000400005