RESUMO Estudar o comportamento fisiológico e bioquímico de sementes de Myrcianthes pungens armazenadas em diferentes embalagens por até dez meses foi o objetivo deste trabalho. Sementes foram coletadas em Toledo, Pato Bragado e Marechal Cândido Rondon e armazenadas em câmara fria e seca (11 ºC e 6,3% UR) por dez meses. A cada avaliação além da determinação do teor de água, foram realizados teste de germinação (TG) e vigor índice de velocidade de germinação (IVG), comprimento de plântulas (CP) e massa de matéria seca de plântulas (MSP) e teste de tetrazólio (TZ). Utilizou-se a análise não paramétrica. Durante o armazenamento, o teor de água das sementes nas embalagens de plástico e vidro variou pouco, no entanto decresceu na embalagem de papel. A germinação manteve-se até os dez meses quando as sementes foram armazenadas em embalagens de plástico e por dois meses nas de vidro e papel. As variáveis IVG, CP e MSP apresentaram acréscimos e decréscimos ao longo do armazenamento. O TZ revelou que na embalagem de as sementes permaneceram viáveis até os dez meses, no vidro até dois meses e no papel até quatro meses. Sementes de Myrcianthes pungens com elevada qualidade inicial podem ser armazenadas em câmara fria e seca em sacos plásticos, mantendo a viabilidade e vigor pelo período de dez meses.

ABSTRACT Studying the physiological and biochemical behavior of Myrcianthes pungens seeds stored in different packages for up to ten months was the objective of this work. Seeds were collected in Toledo, Pato Bragado, and Marechal Cândido Rondon and stored in a cold and dry chamber (11 ºC and 6,3% RH) for ten months. The germination test and the germination speed index (GSI), the seedling length (SL), the seedling dry matter mass (DMS), and the tetrazolium (ZT) test were performed and, for each evaluation, the water content was determined. Non-parametric analysis was used. During storage, the water content of the seeds in the plastic and glass containers varied little, but decreased in the paper packaging. The germination was maintained for ten months when the seeds were stored in plastic containers and for two months in the glass and paper ones. The variables GSI, SL, and DMS presented upwards and downwards variations during the storage period. The ZT revealed that, in the plastic packaging, the seeds remained viable for up to ten months, in glass, up to two months, and in paper, up to four months. Therefore, seeds of Myrcianthes pungens with high initial quality can be stored in a cold and dry chamber in plastic bags, maintaining viability and vigor for a period of ten months

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of Senegalia polyphylla seeds from different trees by X-ray (XR) and electric conductivity (EC) tests. Seeds from three different trees were used. The seeds were classified through radiography in: full, malformed, with small damage and empty, and were used in the germination test. For the EC test, the best volume of water (50 and 75 mL) was initially tested at 25 °C, and subsequently, the different soaking times (12, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours) using the best volume of water. Concomitantly, the germination test was performed. Tree I presented a higher percentage of full seeds in XR, higher percentage of germination and fewer leachates in the EC; tree III, however, was the opposite. The tests showed to be efficient for the quality evaluation of Senegalia polyphylla seeds, differentiating the trees.