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Effect of fruit age and post-harvest period of cucumber on stored seeds.

Barbedo, C. J.; Barbedo, A. S. C.; Nakagawa, J.; Sato, O.;

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira Year: 1999 Vol: 34 Issue: 5 Pages: 839-847 Ref: 24 ref.

1999

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Effect of fruit age and post-harvest period of cucumber on stored seeds.

Seeds from two cucumber cultivars, Perola and Rubi, were evaluated in relation to physiological quality to verify the effects of age and postharvest storage of fruits on seed storage potential. Fruits were harvested from 15 (Rubi) or 20 (Perola) to 45 days after flowering and held at room temperature for 0, 5, 10, and 15 days before seed extraction. Seeds were dried and stored in paper bags at room temperature for 2 or 3 years. Before and after seed storage, samples were taken for germination and vigour tests. Results showed that immature seeds (extracted from immature fruits - 30 days after flowering) without a fruit storage period, did not germinate in the second year. However, seeds with high germination in the initial test, from either ripe fruits (40-45 days) or immature fruits (30-35 days) with 10 or 15 days of postharvest fruit storage, maintained high germination (more than 70%) after 3 years of storage.