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<journal-id>0120-0135</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Cienc. Agr.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-0135</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Nariño]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-01352023000200002</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22267/rcia.20234002.205</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Tetrazolium test to estimate the physiological quality of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) seeds]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prueba de tetrazolio para estimar la calidad fisiológica de semillas de tamarindo (Tamarindus indica L.)]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Murillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jenrry Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Iguaran-Diaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Camilo José]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Araméndiz-Tatis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hermes]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cardona-Ayala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Enrique]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espitia-Camacho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Mariano]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Córdoba, Montería  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Córdoba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montería ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Córdoba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montería ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Córdoba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montería ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Córdoba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montería ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-01352023000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-01352023000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-01352023000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a fruit tree of African origin cultivated in more than 50 countries, including Colombia, mainly in the Colombian Caribbean departments, where its harvest generates significant income in rural communities. Its establishment presents a difficulty because the sexual seed presents physical dormancy and poor germination. The objective of this study was to evaluate Tamarind seed viability by using the tetrazolium test and to reduce the time needed for the determination of its physiological quality. Ripe and healthy fruits were collected from patio trees, from which their seeds were extracted, disinfected with 1% sodium hypochlorite, and washed with plenty of water before use. Subsequently, they were scarified with No. 100 sandpaper by the edges, except in the area of the micropyle. The completely random design was used in a 3x3 bifactorial arrangement, with four repetitions. The first factor, tetrazolium concentration (%), was tested at levels of 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00%, and the second factor, immersion time, at 2, 4, and 6 hours. The analysis of variance did not show significance for the tetrazolium concentration, while it did for the immersion time (p&#8804;0.01), and the tetrazolium-time interaction (p&#8804;0.05). Therefore, the concentration of 0.50% tetrazolium for six hours of immersion is a reliable alternative to determine the physiological quality of tamarind seeds compared to conventional germination testing due to its low cost and execution time. Likewise, the percentages of germination and germination speed index were higher when the seed was scarified with sandpaper than the conventional method.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El tamarindo (Tamarindus indica) es un frutal de origen africano cultivado en más de 50 países, entre ellos Colombia, principalmente en los departamentos del Caribe colombiano, donde su cosecha genera importantes ingresos en las comunidades rurales. Su establecimiento presenta dificultad porque la semilla sexual presenta dormancia física y deficiente germinación. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la viabilidad de la semilla mediante la prueba del tetrazolio y reducir el tiempo necesario para determinar su calidad fisiológica. Fueron colectados frutos maduros y sanos de árboles de patio, a los cuales se les extrajo sus semillas, se desinfectaron con hipoclorito de sodio al 1% y se lavaron con abundante agua antes de su uso. Posteriormente, fueron escarificadas con lija N°100 por los bordes, excepto en el área del micrópilo. Se utilizó un diseño completamente al azar en un arreglo bifactorial 3x3, con cuatro repeticiones; el primer factor, concentración de tetrazolio (%), se probó a los niveles de 0,50, 0,75% y 1,0% y el segundo factor, tiempo de inmersión, a 2, 4 y 6 horas. El análisis de varianza no mostró significancia para la concentración de tetrazolio, en tanto que, si para tiempo de inmersión (p&#8804;0,01) y la interacción tetrazolio-tiempo (p&#8804;0,05). Por tanto, la concentración de 0,50% de tetrazolio durante seis horas de inmersión, es una alternativa confiable para determinar la viabilidad de semillas de tamarindo, frente a la prueba de germinación convencional, por su bajo costo y tiempo de ejecución. Así mismo, los porcentajes de germinación e índice de velocidad de germinación fueron mayores cuando la semilla fue escarificada con lija que el método convencional.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[germination percentage]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tetrazolium salt]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[physical dormancy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[seed vigor.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Viabilidad de la semilla]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[porcentaje de germinación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sal de tetrazolio, dormancia física]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vigor de semilla.]]></kwd>
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