Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage

Seed coating is among the most potentially beneficial treatments to enhance seed performance, contributing to the improvement of crop stands due to its role in improved seedling development. Thus, micronutrients such as zinc exhibit potential for use in seed coatings. The objective of this research...

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Autores principales:	Lemes,Elisa S, Tunes,Lilian M. de, Almeida,Andreia da S, Meneghello,Geri E, Oliveira,Sandro de, Muniz,Marlove F. B
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal 2015
Materias:	Seed vigor Triticum aestivum L Zinc coating
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-162020150001000112015-05-27Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storageLemes,Elisa STunes,Lilian M. deAlmeida,Andreia da SMeneghello,Geri EOliveira,Sandro deMuniz,Marlove F. B Seed vigor Triticum aestivum L Zinc coating Seed coating is among the most potentially beneficial treatments to enhance seed performance, contributing to the improvement of crop stands due to its role in improved seedling development. Thus, micronutrients such as zinc exhibit potential for use in seed coatings. The objective of this research is to evaluate the effect of coating wheat seeds with zinc sulfate on traits that are related to seed quality during storage and nutrition efficiency during seedling growth. The levels of ZnSO4 used were 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 mL kg-1 seed. After 0,3 and 6 months of storage, the germination percentage, mean root length, root dry mass, seedling emergence, nutritional efficiency (absorption, transport and use) and zinc content in the seeds were evaluated. Seed coating with ZnSO4 increased seedling dry weight and zinc content in roots, which are the primary sink for this nutrient. Higher rates of ZnSO4 coating resulted in higher absorption efficiency and a concomitant decrease in Zn transport and use efficiency. Thus, the application of appropriate doses of zinc to seeds increases the accumulation of this nutrient, resulting in well-nourished plants that present improved initial development under adverse conditions.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería ForestalCiencia e investigación agraria v.42 n.1 20152015-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202015000100011en10.4067/S0718-16202015000100011
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spellingShingle	Seed vigor Triticum aestivum L Zinc coating Lemes,Elisa S Tunes,Lilian M. de Almeida,Andreia da S Meneghello,Geri E Oliveira,Sandro de Muniz,Marlove F. B Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage
description	Seed coating is among the most potentially beneficial treatments to enhance seed performance, contributing to the improvement of crop stands due to its role in improved seedling development. Thus, micronutrients such as zinc exhibit potential for use in seed coatings. The objective of this research is to evaluate the effect of coating wheat seeds with zinc sulfate on traits that are related to seed quality during storage and nutrition efficiency during seedling growth. The levels of ZnSO4 used were 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 mL kg-1 seed. After 0,3 and 6 months of storage, the germination percentage, mean root length, root dry mass, seedling emergence, nutritional efficiency (absorption, transport and use) and zinc content in the seeds were evaluated. Seed coating with ZnSO4 increased seedling dry weight and zinc content in roots, which are the primary sink for this nutrient. Higher rates of ZnSO4 coating resulted in higher absorption efficiency and a concomitant decrease in Zn transport and use efficiency. Thus, the application of appropriate doses of zinc to seeds increases the accumulation of this nutrient, resulting in well-nourished plants that present improved initial development under adverse conditions.
author	Lemes,Elisa S Tunes,Lilian M. de Almeida,Andreia da S Meneghello,Geri E Oliveira,Sandro de Muniz,Marlove F. B
author_facet	Lemes,Elisa S Tunes,Lilian M. de Almeida,Andreia da S Meneghello,Geri E Oliveira,Sandro de Muniz,Marlove F. B
author_sort	Lemes,Elisa S
title	Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage
title_short	Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage
title_full	Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage
title_fullStr	Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage
title_full_unstemmed	Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage
title_sort	response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal
publishDate	2015
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202015000100011
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Response of wheat seeds to zinc application during storage

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