PHYSIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF 'CARIOCA' BEAN GENOTYPES SEEDS

摘要

Carioca beans stand out among the different types of beans consumed and produced in Brazil. Thus, due to higher preference, breeding programs have introduced cultivars mainly with that type of grain. The highest yields are associated with the interaction between genotypes and environments, technological level, use of quality seeds and, mainly, the use of improved cultivars (MAMBRI et al., 2015; BARILI et al., 2016). Hence, the evaluation of the physiological quality of seeds, characterized by the seeds germination and vigor of the bean lines, can aid and assure the recommendation of new cultivars. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the germination and seeds vigor of common beans elite line of the Carioca class.