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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14329060
title: Induction of seed coat water impermeability during maturation of Erythrina speciosa seeds

description: Abstract: Dormancy is a physiological process that allows seeds to survive in unfavorable environments by preventing their germination. For a large number of species, seed desiccation at the end of maturation is common, and for some of these seeds, this includes seed coat water impermeability (SCWI). The environmental conditions in which the mother plant develops affect the seed maturation process, causing variations in both seed physiological quality and the onset of physical dormancy. In this study, we analyzed the induction of SCWI in immature seeds of Erythrina speciosa by artificial drying. Seeds at three stages of immaturity were dried gradually for subsequent evaluation of their germination. At each level of drying, the anatomical structure of the seed coat was also analyzed. Artificial drying was able to induce SCWI in immature seeds. Furthermore, environmental conditions affected at which stage of maturity SCWI began, and they affected development of desiccation tolerance. However, unlike other species, there were no anatomical differences related to this SCWI (whether by natural drying or artificial drying) and, therefore, in E. speciosa seeds, SCWI may be related to biochemical differences in the seed coat.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14329060.v1
title: Induction of seed coat water impermeability during maturation of Erythrina speciosa seeds

description: Abstract: Dormancy is a physiological process that allows seeds to survive in unfavorable environments by preventing their germination. For a large number of species, seed desiccation at the end of maturation is common, and for some of these seeds, this includes seed coat water impermeability (SCWI). The environmental conditions in which the mother plant develops affect the seed maturation process, causing variations in both seed physiological quality and the onset of physical dormancy. In this study, we analyzed the induction of SCWI in immature seeds of Erythrina speciosa by artificial drying. Seeds at three stages of immaturity were dried gradually for subsequent evaluation of their germination. At each level of drying, the anatomical structure of the seed coat was also analyzed. Artificial drying was able to induce SCWI in immature seeds. Furthermore, environmental conditions affected at which stage of maturity SCWI began, and they affected development of desiccation tolerance. However, unlike other species, there were no anatomical differences related to this SCWI (whether by natural drying or artificial drying) and, therefore, in E. speciosa seeds, SCWI may be related to biochemical differences in the seed coat.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14329061
title: Microbiolization of organic cotton seeds with Trichoderma sp. and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

description: Abstract: Seed microbiolization is an alternative to chemical pesticides for seed treatment in organic agriculture. Thus, this study aimed at evaluating the initial growth and control of fungi associated with organic cotton seeds, through seed microbiolization with Trichoderma sp. and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Certified cotton seeds (cultivar Aroeira), whose linter was removed with sulfuric acid, were analyzed in a completely randomized design in a 5 x 2 + 1 factorial scheme, corresponding to five concentrations (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0), two biocontrol agents (Trichoderma sp. and S. cerevisiae), and an additional treatment composed of a fungicide (Captan®). Seed health, germination, and emergence tests were conducted to confirm the hypotheses. The microbiolization of seeds is efficient in reducing both incidence and initial growth of fungi in organic cotton cv. Aroeira. The appraised biocontrol agents proved to be superior to the chemical treatment regarding the initial seedling growth. Trichoderma sp. is the most effective agent and provides a high initial seedling growth and a significant reduction in fungal incidence.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14329061.v1
title: Microbiolization of organic cotton seeds with Trichoderma sp. and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

description: Abstract: Seed microbiolization is an alternative to chemical pesticides for seed treatment in organic agriculture. Thus, this study aimed at evaluating the initial growth and control of fungi associated with organic cotton seeds, through seed microbiolization with Trichoderma sp. and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Certified cotton seeds (cultivar Aroeira), whose linter was removed with sulfuric acid, were analyzed in a completely randomized design in a 5 x 2 + 1 factorial scheme, corresponding to five concentrations (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0), two biocontrol agents (Trichoderma sp. and S. cerevisiae), and an additional treatment composed of a fungicide (Captan®). Seed health, germination, and emergence tests were conducted to confirm the hypotheses. The microbiolization of seeds is efficient in reducing both incidence and initial growth of fungi in organic cotton cv. Aroeira. The appraised biocontrol agents proved to be superior to the chemical treatment regarding the initial seedling growth. Trichoderma sp. is the most effective agent and provides a high initial seedling growth and a significant reduction in fungal incidence.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12094497
title: Specificity and sensibility of primer pair in the detection of Colletotrichum gossypii var. cephalosporioides in cotton seeds by PCR technique

description: Abstract: Cotton Ramulosis (Gossypium hirsutum) is an important disease affecting cotton plantations in Brazil, and its causal agent, Colletotrichum gossypiivar.cephalosporioides(Cgc), according to the Brazilian phytosanitary authority, was considered a regulated non quarantine pest. It makes this microorganism subject to standardization in seed certification programs. The current seed health testing for detecting that pathogen in seed samples does not provide reliable results for routine analysis. On this paper, attempts were made to design specific primers for detection of Cgc associated with cotton seed. Two primer sets were selected based on the analysis of a multiple alignment of gene’s sequence encoding the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Cgc, C. gossypii and reference strains of the C. gloeosporioides species complex. The conserved sites unique to Cgc strains were used to design specific fragment of 140 bp. The primer specificity was confirmed by using other fungi. The primers produced a detectable band of target DNA of Cgc in all inoculum potentials of the pathogen artificially inoculated by the water restriction technique. The developed primer pair represents, therefore, a reliable and rapid mean to diagnose the Ramulosis agent in cotton seed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12094497.v1
title: Specificity and sensibility of primer pair in the detection of Colletotrichum gossypii var. cephalosporioides in cotton seeds by PCR technique

description: Abstract: Cotton Ramulosis (Gossypium hirsutum) is an important disease affecting cotton plantations in Brazil, and its causal agent, Colletotrichum gossypiivar.cephalosporioides(Cgc), according to the Brazilian phytosanitary authority, was considered a regulated non quarantine pest. It makes this microorganism subject to standardization in seed certification programs. The current seed health testing for detecting that pathogen in seed samples does not provide reliable results for routine analysis. On this paper, attempts were made to design specific primers for detection of Cgc associated with cotton seed. Two primer sets were selected based on the analysis of a multiple alignment of gene’s sequence encoding the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Cgc, C. gossypii and reference strains of the C. gloeosporioides species complex. The conserved sites unique to Cgc strains were used to design specific fragment of 140 bp. The primer specificity was confirmed by using other fungi. The primers produced a detectable band of target DNA of Cgc in all inoculum potentials of the pathogen artificially inoculated by the water restriction technique. The developed primer pair represents, therefore, a reliable and rapid mean to diagnose the Ramulosis agent in cotton seed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14329063
title: Sowing dates and densities on physiological potential of seeds of white oat cultivars

description: Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological potential of seeds of white oat cultivars grown at different sowing dates and densities. Two independent experiments were conducted with two different sowing dates in a randomized block experimental design in a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement, with four replications. The treatments consisted of four sowing densities (180, 240, 300, and 360 viable seed.m-2) and two cultivars (IPR Afrodite and IPR Artemis). The following evaluations were made: thousand seed weight, germination percentage, first germination count, seedling length, seedling dry matter, emergence speed index, and seedling emergence in sand. Joint analysis of variance was carried out on the data regarding sowing dates separately for the cultivars. The mean values for sowing dates were compared by the F test; and polynomial regression analysis up to the second degree at 5% probability was conducted on the densities. The seeds produced by the plants grown from the first sowing date had better vigor than those produced by plants from the later sowing date. The increase in sowing density reduces the weight and vigor of the seeds produced by plants from the second sowing date. For the IPR Afrodite and IPR Artemis cultivars, the use of 180 seed.m-2 in the first growing period allows production of seeds with greater physiological potential.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14329063.v1
title: Sowing dates and densities on physiological potential of seeds of white oat cultivars

description: Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological potential of seeds of white oat cultivars grown at different sowing dates and densities. Two independent experiments were conducted with two different sowing dates in a randomized block experimental design in a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement, with four replications. The treatments consisted of four sowing densities (180, 240, 300, and 360 viable seed.m-2) and two cultivars (IPR Afrodite and IPR Artemis). The following evaluations were made: thousand seed weight, germination percentage, first germination count, seedling length, seedling dry matter, emergence speed index, and seedling emergence in sand. Joint analysis of variance was carried out on the data regarding sowing dates separately for the cultivars. The mean values for sowing dates were compared by the F test; and polynomial regression analysis up to the second degree at 5% probability was conducted on the densities. The seeds produced by the plants grown from the first sowing date had better vigor than those produced by plants from the later sowing date. The increase in sowing density reduces the weight and vigor of the seeds produced by plants from the second sowing date. For the IPR Afrodite and IPR Artemis cultivars, the use of 180 seed.m-2 in the first growing period allows production of seeds with greater physiological potential.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268774
title: Osmotic treatment, growth regulator and rooter in Tabebuia roseoalba (RIDL.) Sandwith seeds for direct sowing

description: Abstract: Direct seeding is a technology that reduces the costs of forest restoration projects and favors species which are difficult to establish for seedlings. The seeds osmotic treatment to accelerate and standardize germination and induce tolerance to environmental stresses may favor seedling establishment in field through direct sowing and contribute to the greater efficiency of this technique. With the purpose of favor seed germination and seedling establishment under direct seeding conditions in the field, Tabebuia roseoalba osmoprimed seeds in polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution and unconditioned seeds were treated with isolated and/or combined solutions of plant growth regulators (PGR) and rooting (RTG). These seeds were submitted to germination test and evaluated for percentage germination rate, germination speed index and normal seedlings, and to seedling emergence test by direct field seeding. RTG had a toxic effect on T. roseoalba seeds. Osmoconditioning induced stress tolerance by RTG during germination and on seedling establishment. PGR treatment favors seedling emergence in field conditions and alleviates the toxicity effect caused by RTG. These treatments have great potential for use in direct sowing of T. roseoalba seeds.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268774.v1
title: Osmotic treatment, growth regulator and rooter in Tabebuia roseoalba (RIDL.) Sandwith seeds for direct sowing

description: Abstract: Direct seeding is a technology that reduces the costs of forest restoration projects and favors species which are difficult to establish for seedlings. The seeds osmotic treatment to accelerate and standardize germination and induce tolerance to environmental stresses may favor seedling establishment in field through direct sowing and contribute to the greater efficiency of this technique. With the purpose of favor seed germination and seedling establishment under direct seeding conditions in the field, Tabebuia roseoalba osmoprimed seeds in polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution and unconditioned seeds were treated with isolated and/or combined solutions of plant growth regulators (PGR) and rooting (RTG). These seeds were submitted to germination test and evaluated for percentage germination rate, germination speed index and normal seedlings, and to seedling emergence test by direct field seeding. RTG had a toxic effect on T. roseoalba seeds. Osmoconditioning induced stress tolerance by RTG during germination and on seedling establishment. PGR treatment favors seedling emergence in field conditions and alleviates the toxicity effect caused by RTG. These treatments have great potential for use in direct sowing of T. roseoalba seeds.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7517222
title: Dating low-grade metamorphism and deformation of the Espinhaço Supergroup in the Chapada Diamantina (Bahia, NE Brazil): a K/Ar fine-fraction study

description: This study focuses on the northernmost part of the Mesoproterozoic Espinhaço Supergroup that crops out in the Chapada Diamantina. The fine-fraction K/Ar dating obtained on slightly metamorphosed sediments of the siliciclastic Espinhaço Supergroup shows a polyphase deformation history that corresponds to the Brasiliano (Pan-African) orogenic cycle. The isotopic results are interpreted to indicate three age domains coincident with three structurally different domains. Constrained by the Kübler Index ('illite crystallinity') and illite polytypism, the thermal conditions generated during the tectonic activity show a gradual trend from the craton margins to the interior from epizonal to diagenetic. The northern Chapada Diamantina is situated in the foreland of the Riacho do Pontal belt and comprises the sediments of the Espinhaço Supergroup northeast of the Irecê basin. The K/Ar ages for &lt; 2 µm illite fractions range between 645 and 621 Ma [mean 637±9 Ma (2s)] and for &lt; 0.2 µm fraction range between 625 and 603 Ma [mean 614±9 Ma (2s)]. Samples from the central Chapada Diamantina east of the Irecê basin are not affected by a Brasiliano deformation event and therefore, the N-S-trending structures are assumed to be older. The deformation of the southern Chapada Diamantina was established in conjunction with the formation of the Araçuai orogenesis and the inversion and reactivation of the Paramirim impactogen. The last stage of deformation in this area is recorded by the K/Ar fine-fraction dating between 470 and 460 Ma.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7517222.v1
title: Dating low-grade metamorphism and deformation of the Espinhaço Supergroup in the Chapada Diamantina (Bahia, NE Brazil): a K/Ar fine-fraction study

description: This study focuses on the northernmost part of the Mesoproterozoic Espinhaço Supergroup that crops out in the Chapada Diamantina. The fine-fraction K/Ar dating obtained on slightly metamorphosed sediments of the siliciclastic Espinhaço Supergroup shows a polyphase deformation history that corresponds to the Brasiliano (Pan-African) orogenic cycle. The isotopic results are interpreted to indicate three age domains coincident with three structurally different domains. Constrained by the Kübler Index ('illite crystallinity') and illite polytypism, the thermal conditions generated during the tectonic activity show a gradual trend from the craton margins to the interior from epizonal to diagenetic. The northern Chapada Diamantina is situated in the foreland of the Riacho do Pontal belt and comprises the sediments of the Espinhaço Supergroup northeast of the Irecê basin. The K/Ar ages for &lt; 2 µm illite fractions range between 645 and 621 Ma [mean 637±9 Ma (2s)] and for &lt; 0.2 µm fraction range between 625 and 603 Ma [mean 614±9 Ma (2s)]. Samples from the central Chapada Diamantina east of the Irecê basin are not affected by a Brasiliano deformation event and therefore, the N-S-trending structures are assumed to be older. The deformation of the southern Chapada Diamantina was established in conjunction with the formation of the Araçuai orogenesis and the inversion and reactivation of the Paramirim impactogen. The last stage of deformation in this area is recorded by the K/Ar fine-fraction dating between 470 and 460 Ma.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7517687
title: Lithogeochemistry and geochronology of the subalkaline felsic plutonism that marks the end of the Paleoproterozoic orogeny in the Salvador-Esplanada belt, São Francisco craton (Salvador, state of Bahia, Brazil)

description: Studies conducted over the last decade concerning the rocks that underlie the municipality of Salvador have shown a complex geological history with a great diversity of medium- to high-grade metamorphic lithotypes, deformed in several phases and frequently cut by tabular mafic dykes and irregular granitic bodies. The latter, which were the subject of this study, frequently outcrop along the coastline of Salvador and are classified petrographically as monzo-syenogranites. They are classified as subalkaline and peraluminous according to their geochemical data, and stand out for being enriched in light rare earth elements and having a strong negative Europium (Eu) anomaly. These rocks are produced from anatectic melts or through the interaction of mantle-derived magmas with crustal materials. The negative values of εNd(t) (-6.08) corroborate with the crustal character and in the diagrams of tectonic ambience, they are plotted in the field of post-tectonic granites. The Sm-Nd model age (TDM) around 2.9 Ga indicates a neoarchean source for these lithotypes, whereas their U-Pb zircon age (LA-ICPMS) of 2,064 ± 36 Ma is similar to the U-Pb (SHRIMP) and Pb-Pb (evaporation) ages for late-tectonic granites of the Itabuna-Curaçá-Salvador belt. Considering the results of recent studies in the area of Salvador, the monzo-syenogranites can be interpreted as late-tectonic intrusions, since they are affected by dextral shear zones correlated with the last stage of deformation registered in the granulites of Salvador.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7517687.v1
title: Lithogeochemistry and geochronology of the subalkaline felsic plutonism that marks the end of the Paleoproterozoic orogeny in the Salvador-Esplanada belt, São Francisco craton (Salvador, state of Bahia, Brazil)

description: Studies conducted over the last decade concerning the rocks that underlie the municipality of Salvador have shown a complex geological history with a great diversity of medium- to high-grade metamorphic lithotypes, deformed in several phases and frequently cut by tabular mafic dykes and irregular granitic bodies. The latter, which were the subject of this study, frequently outcrop along the coastline of Salvador and are classified petrographically as monzo-syenogranites. They are classified as subalkaline and peraluminous according to their geochemical data, and stand out for being enriched in light rare earth elements and having a strong negative Europium (Eu) anomaly. These rocks are produced from anatectic melts or through the interaction of mantle-derived magmas with crustal materials. The negative values of εNd(t) (-6.08) corroborate with the crustal character and in the diagrams of tectonic ambience, they are plotted in the field of post-tectonic granites. The Sm-Nd model age (TDM) around 2.9 Ga indicates a neoarchean source for these lithotypes, whereas their U-Pb zircon age (LA-ICPMS) of 2,064 ± 36 Ma is similar to the U-Pb (SHRIMP) and Pb-Pb (evaporation) ages for late-tectonic granites of the Itabuna-Curaçá-Salvador belt. Considering the results of recent studies in the area of Salvador, the monzo-syenogranites can be interpreted as late-tectonic intrusions, since they are affected by dextral shear zones correlated with the last stage of deformation registered in the granulites of Salvador.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7511192
title: Peraluminous orthogneiss associated whit the Araxá Group in the region of Mairipotaba-Prof. Jamil Safady, Goiás

description: Several gneissified granitic bodies occur in the southern region of Goiás State, Brazil, hosted in metasedimentary sequences of the Araxá Group. Two of these rock bodies are located in the outskirts of Mairipotaba and Cromínia, Professor Jamil Safady District, and display peraluminous, calc-alkaline compositions, been classified as S-type. These granitic bodies show low to medium content of alkali, large ion lithophile elements enrichment (Cs, Th, U, Ba, Rb, K) and light rare earth elements in relation to heavy rare earth elements and to high field strength elements (Zr, Y, Nb, Ta, Hf). They also exhibit negative anomalies of Nb, Ta, P and Ti, similar to the chemical composition of magmas originated in magmatic arcs. Geochemical comparison between these rocks and the metasediments of the Araxá Group, in accordance to the geological context, indicates that the sources of the magma that originated these granitic bodies are metasediments from the Araxá Group.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7511192.v1
title: Peraluminous orthogneiss associated whit the Araxá Group in the region of Mairipotaba-Prof. Jamil Safady, Goiás

description: Several gneissified granitic bodies occur in the southern region of Goiás State, Brazil, hosted in metasedimentary sequences of the Araxá Group. Two of these rock bodies are located in the outskirts of Mairipotaba and Cromínia, Professor Jamil Safady District, and display peraluminous, calc-alkaline compositions, been classified as S-type. These granitic bodies show low to medium content of alkali, large ion lithophile elements enrichment (Cs, Th, U, Ba, Rb, K) and light rare earth elements in relation to heavy rare earth elements and to high field strength elements (Zr, Y, Nb, Ta, Hf). They also exhibit negative anomalies of Nb, Ta, P and Ti, similar to the chemical composition of magmas originated in magmatic arcs. Geochemical comparison between these rocks and the metasediments of the Araxá Group, in accordance to the geological context, indicates that the sources of the magma that originated these granitic bodies are metasediments from the Araxá Group.