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Aspectos fisiológicos e sanitários de grãos de café submetidos ao processamento, secagem e armazenamento
(Embrapa Café, 2013) Rosa, Sttela Dellyzete Veiga Franco da; Clemente, Aline da Consolação Sampaio; Caixeta, Franciele; Pereira, Cristiane Carvalho; Coelho, Luis Filipe Serafim; Abreu, Luciana Aparecida de Souza; Neves, Cláudio; Vilela, Amanda Lima
A baixa longevidade de sementes de café tem sido atribuída à sua sensibilidade à dessecação. As alterações físicas, fisiológicas e bioquímicas que ocorrem durante o processamento e subsequente secagem determinam, não só o potencial de sementes de café para a produção de mudas, assim como o potencial para o armazenamento Estudos que contribuam para o entendimento da complexa fisiologia da dessecação e da deterioração de sementes de café durante o armazenamento revestem-se de grande importância, dada à relevância econômica e social desta cultura para o Brasil. Assim, a pesquisa está sendo realizada com o objetivo de investigar as alterações fisiológicas e sanitárias ocorridas nas sementes de café durante o processamento e a secagem, avaliando-se aspetos sobre a qualidade das sementes. Frutos de Coffea arabica L., cultivar Catuaí Vermelho IAC 144 foram colhidos no estádio cereja de maturação e processados por via seca e úmida, para obtenção de sementes secadas nos próprios frutos e sementes desmuciladas mecanicamente e por fermentação em água. As sementes foram submetidas a três métodos de secagem, ao sol, à sombra e em secador mecânico, até atingirem 35% e 12% de umidade. Sementes beneficiadas manualmente foram submetidas às avaliações da qualidade fisiológica e sanitária, imediatamente após os tratamentos e a cada quatro meses de armazenamento em câmara fria a 10 ºC, em embalagens herméticas. Conclui-se que a umidade inicial de 12% e a secagem ao sol e à sombra mantem por mais tempo, a qualidade fisiológica de sementes de café, desmuciladas mecanicamente ou por fermentação; O processamento natural é prejudicial à qualidade fisiológica das sementes de café; o armazenamento de sementes de café, com 35% de umidade inicial favorece a incidência de fungos, independentemente do método de secagem e processamento.
Big Coffee VL.: Seed desiccation tolerance, sieve classification, and physiological quality
(Editora UFLA, 2018-10) Souza, Ana Cristina de; Rosa, Sttela Dellyzete Veiga Franco da; Vilela, Amanda Lima; Figueiredo, Madeleine Alves de; Vilela, Ana Luiza de Oliveira; Stéphano Filho, Ricardo; Carvalho, Milene Alves de Figueiredo
A coffee plant producing large fruit, seeds, and leaves in relation to conventional coffee plants, possibly generated by genetic mutation, was named Big Coffee VL. Seeds of this coffee plant were classified by size and used to establish the crop, whose progenies were designated as Big Coffee VL. large, Big Coffee VL. medium, and Big Coffee VL. small. The aim in this study was to investigate desiccation tolerance, together with size classification, and evaluate the physiological quality of the seeds of this progeny. Seeds of each type of Big Coffee VL. and of the cultivar Topázio were collected. High moisture seeds and seeds dried to 11% moisture content were evaluated to assess desiccation tolerance. Dried seeds of each Big Coffee VL. progeny and of the Topázio cultivar were classified by size in sieve testing using oblong screens for separation of peaberry seeds, and circular sieves from 22 to 12 for separation of flat seeds. All seeds were subjected to physiological evaluation through the germination test and determination of seedling dry matter. A completely randomized experimental design (CRD) was used; results were subjected to analysis of variance and means compared by the Scott-Knott test. Big Coffee VL. seeds tolerate desiccation to moisture content of 11% wet basis. Seeds of the Topázio cultivar have better physiological performance than seeds of the Big Coffee VL progenies. The bigger the seeds of Big Coffee VL., the better their physiological performance, exhibiting greater seedling dry matter.
Exploratory studies for cryopreservation of Coffea arabica L. seeds
(Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes - ABRATES, 2017) Figueiredo, Madeleine Alves de; Coelho, Stefania Vilas Boas; Rosa, Sttela Dellyzete Veiga Franco da; Vilela, Amanda Lima; Silva, Luciano Coutinho
Cryopreservation is a viable option for conservation of coffee germplasm. However, for this technique to be completely successful, it is of fundamental importance to carry out studies that ensure maintenance of cell integrity before and after immersion in liquid nitrogen (LN). Therefore, the aim in this study was to investigate the water content, cooling rate, and final temperature most suitable for cryopreservation of Coffea arabica L. seeds. The seeds were dried by silica gel to water contents of 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 % wb, subjected to slow cooling treatments at speeds of -1, -3 and -5 °C min.-1 to final temperatures of -40, -50 and -60 °C and then directly immersed in LN. After storage, seeds were rewarmed at 40 °C for two minutes. The survival rate and viability of the seeds and embryos were evaluated by the tetrazolium and germination tests. Results of the tetrazolium test indicate that embryos excised from cryopreserved seeds are less sensitive to cryopreservation than whole seeds are. The water content of 20% wb and the use of zygotic embryos led to the highest survival rate of the coffee seeds, depending on the cooling rate and the final temperature of precooling.