Determination of physical and physiological quality in seeds from sorghums evaluated in the Bajío
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https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i7.3853Keywords:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, physical quality, physiological quality, standard germination test, vigor test by accelerated agingAbstract
For a seed to be considered of high quality, its attributes of physical, physiological, and genetic purity must be in balance; therefore, it is vitally important to evaluate it through scientific criteria for its production and marketing. In the Seed Analysis Laboratory of the Seed Production Program of the College of Postgraduates, Montecillo Campus, in 2022, the moisture content, volumetric weight, and weight of 1000 seeds were determined and a standard germination test was established with the aim of determining the physical and physiological quality in seeds of sorghums grown during the autumn-winter agricultural cycle of 2021 in the Bajío Experimental Field of INIFAP. Physical and physiological quality parameters were evaluated using a completely randomized design. The statistical analysis was performed using an analysis of variance and Tukey’s test ≤0.5, with the RStudio 4.3.3 statistical package. The cultivars ET-V5 (78.74 g) and Súper Sorgo 35 (38.5 g) presented the highest values in terms of the variables volumetric weight and weight of 1 000 seeds, respectively. The Silo Máster cultivar showed the highest values for germination percentage and viability percentage (82.75 and 86.25%), respectively. The cultivars ET-V5, Súper Sorgo 09, and Súper Sorgo 35 presented the best physical quality in seeds among the materials evaluated. Silo Máster surpassed the other cultivars evaluated, obtaining the highest values in terms of physiological quality in seeds. The seeds of the commercial hybrids with forage purpose had better physical and physiological quality than the experimental varieties of dual purpose, forage-ethanol, with the cultivars Silo Máster, Súper Sorgo 09, Súper Sorgo 35, and ET-V5, standing out.
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