Abstract: This study reports on the relationship between thermotherapy and the physiological and sanitary potential of Sesbania virgata seeds, identifying the efficient exposure period through sanity and germination tests. The seeds were subjected to heat treatment (immersion in water at 60 °C for five, 10, 15, and 20 minutes), followed by a germination test, where they were sown in vermiculite, and a sanity test using the "Blottertest" method. Both tests used samples of 100 seeds, divided into four sub-samples of 25 each. The seeds were incubated in a BOD chamber for seven days, under a 12-hour......
Keywords: forest pathology, seed treatment, seeds, phytosanitary
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