The present work was carried out at the Didactic Laboratory of Analysis of Seeds of the Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Estado e da Região do Pantanal - UNIDERP, with the aim of evaluating the physical and physiological quality of seeds of three Brachiaria grass species (Brachiaria brizantha, B. humidicola and B. decumbens), proceeding from six companies located at the commercial area of Campo Grande (Brazil). The experiments were carried out in a completely randomized experimental design in factorial scheme, with four replications. The factors were: species (three) and origins (six); totalizing 18 treatments. The pureness, first counting of the germination test, germination, pure germinating seeds and biomass of 1,000 seeds were evaluated. For the statistical analysis, the data were transformed and the means were compared, when necessary. There is high variation in the physical and physiological quality of the seeds of Brachiaria grass commercialized in Campo Grande. The seeds with best physical and physiological quality of B. brizantha specie are from companies 1 and 4. The seeds of B. humidicola, commercialized in Campo Grande presents low physical and physiological quality as a whole. The seeds of B. decumbens with the best physical and physiological quality are from companies 1 and 6.
Brachiaria brizantha; Brachiaria humidicola; Brachiaria decumbens; forage; grass
