Uso do biospeckle como ferramenta de diagnóstico precoce na avaliação da qualidade de sementes de café
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2015-08-21
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Universidade Federal de Lavras
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Um grande problema na produção de sementes de café é que sua germinação ocorre de forma lenta e desuniforme, o que dificulta a avaliação da qualidade de lotes em tempo hábil, para formação de mudas por meio de métodos tradicionais como o da germinação. Testes que possam reduzir o tempo de avaliação do potencial fisiológico das sementes de café, poderiam permitir a tomada de decisões antecipadas durante as operações de colheita, recepção, beneficiamento, comercialização e formação de mudas, diminuindo riscos e prejuízos. Dessa forma, o objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a potencialidade do biospeckle, técnica baseada no fenômeno óptico de interferência, como ferramenta para avaliação de viabilidade de sementes de café, comparando os resultados com o teste de germinação e teste de tetrazólio. Para comparação dos resultados do biospeckle com o teste de germinação, foram utilizados 5 lotes com diferentes qualidades fisiológicas de sementes de café Coffea arábica cultivar Mundo Novo. Foram realizadas 3 repetições com 50 sementes de cada lote. As sementes embebidas foram colocadas no germinador a 30 o C. Ao 6o dia de embebição foi realizada a iluminação e leitura do biospeckle. Em seguida, estas sementes voltaram ao germinador para conclusão do teste de germinação, ao final do 30o dia. Já para comparação com o teste tetrazólio foram utilizados 3 lotes de sementes com 4 repetições de 25 sementes de cada lote. Ao comparar os resultados do biospeckle com os do teste de germinação, bem como com os do teste de tetrazólio, a atividade registrada pelo biospeckle laser se mostrou um bom parâmetro para detecção não invasiva e antecipada da qualidade de sementes de café.
The slow and uneven germination of coffee beans is a major issue in its production, making it difficult to assess quality in time for seed production by means of traditional methods, such as germination. Tests that could reduce the time expended in evaluating the physiological potential of coffee seeds would allow early decision-making during harvesting operations, reception, processing, marketing and seedling production, reducing risks and losses. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of the biospeckle technique, based on the optical phenomenon of interference, as a tool for evaluating coffee seed viability, comparing the results obtained with the germination and tetrazolium tests. To compare the biospeckle results with the germination test, we used five lots with different physiological qualities of Coffea arábica cultivar Mundo Novo coffee seeds. The experiment was conducted in three replicates, with 50 seeds per lot. The soaked seeds were placed in germination chamber at 30°C. At the 6 th day of soaking, we conducted lighting and biospeckle readings. The seeds were placed back into the germinator to complete the germination test until the 30 th day. To compare the results with the tetrazolium assay, we used three seed lots with 4 replicates of 25 seeds per lot. When comparing the results of the biospeckle with the germination and tetrazolium tests, the activity recorded by the biospeckle laser proved to be a good parameter for non-invasive detection of coffee seed quality.
The slow and uneven germination of coffee beans is a major issue in its production, making it difficult to assess quality in time for seed production by means of traditional methods, such as germination. Tests that could reduce the time expended in evaluating the physiological potential of coffee seeds would allow early decision-making during harvesting operations, reception, processing, marketing and seedling production, reducing risks and losses. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of the biospeckle technique, based on the optical phenomenon of interference, as a tool for evaluating coffee seed viability, comparing the results obtained with the germination and tetrazolium tests. To compare the biospeckle results with the germination test, we used five lots with different physiological qualities of Coffea arábica cultivar Mundo Novo coffee seeds. The experiment was conducted in three replicates, with 50 seeds per lot. The soaked seeds were placed in germination chamber at 30°C. At the 6 th day of soaking, we conducted lighting and biospeckle readings. The seeds were placed back into the germinator to complete the germination test until the 30 th day. To compare the results with the tetrazolium assay, we used three seed lots with 4 replicates of 25 seeds per lot. When comparing the results of the biospeckle with the germination and tetrazolium tests, the activity recorded by the biospeckle laser proved to be a good parameter for non-invasive detection of coffee seed quality.
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Tese de Doutorado defendida na Universidade Federal de Lavras
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Biospeckle, Semente de café, Viabilidade
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VIVAS, P. G. Uso do biospeckle como ferramenta de diagnóstico precoce na avaliação da qualidade de sementes de café. 2015. 60 f. Tese (Doutorado em Engenharia Agrícola) - Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras. 2015.