Jutairana (Cynometra bauhiniifolia) is a species normally found in river banks, lakes and streams, and is currently being usedfor urban tree planting in the city of Manaus(AM), because of its visual and, or, aesthetic appearance. The object of this study was to evaluate the viability and the vigor of Cynometra bauhinnifolia seeds in terms of drying and maintenanceof fruits and seeds in water. This wasundertaken in two independent experiments. In the first, the effect of the drying period (0 to 10 days), or of moisture content in thegermination and vigor of seeds, wasevaluated in an entirely randomized experiment, with 11 treatments and 4 repetitions. In the other,seed germination and vigor was evaluatedin terms of fruit or seed conservation in water or in natural environment, during one month. In this, the delineation was entirely randomized, in factorial 2 (condition of the seed: in the fruit or isolated) X 2 (surrounding of conditioning) X 7 (period of conservation: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 days), with four repetitions. The Cynometra bauhinnifolia seeds were dispersed with high moisture content (54,1 %) and their viability decreased when dehydrated. The critical moisture content was 46,6 % to 41,4 %, while the lethal moisture content was between 28,6 % and <23,9 %, which is a typical characteristic of recalcitrant seeds. The conditioning of fruits, or seeds, in aerated water was satisfactory for the maintenance of theseed viability for 30 days.
Leguminosae; moisture content; conservation; viability
