Abstract
ABSTRACT: Preserving seed quality during and after storage is one of the main challenges of the seed industry. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fungicide treatment on the health and physiological quality of tomato seeds (cv. Santa Clara) under different storage conditions. A homogeneous seed sample was divided into two lots: one treated with the fungicide Iprodiona (Rovral® SC) and the other untreated. Both were dried and stored in three types of packaging (plastic, paper, and aluminum foil), in two environments (natural ambient conditions and cold storage), over five storage periods (0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months), in a 5×3×2×2 factorial design. Statistical analysis was carried out using a mixed model through the lme4 package of the R software. The results showed that seed quality was affected by the storage environment, the type of packaging, and the treatment. Cold storage with the use of aluminum foil packets preserved germination above 80% for up to 12 months. The fungicide treatment was effective in controlling Alternaria alternata and Penicillium, promoting greater vigor and enabling storage for up to 12 months in plastic containers. In contrast, paper and plastic packaging exposed to the ambient conditions led to moisture absorption, reducing seed viability, particularly in untreated seeds.
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Claim · model-written summary
Cold storage in aluminum foil preserved tomato seed germination above 80% for 12 months.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- Cold storage with the use of aluminum foil packetse0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Direction
- preservede0
- Value
- above 80%e0
- Qualifier
- up to 12 monthse0
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e0“Cold storage with the use of aluminum foil packets preserved germination above 80% for up to 12 months.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungicide treatment controlled Alternaria alternata on tomato seeds.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fungicide treatmente0
- Interactor
- Alternaria alternata
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Alternaria alternatae0pathogen - Outcome
- controlling Alternaria alternatae0
- Direction
- controllinge0
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e0“The fungicide treatment was effective in controlling Alternaria alternata and Penicillium”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungicide treatment controlled Penicillium on tomato seeds.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fungicide treatmente0
- Interactor
- Penicillium
Penicilliume0pathogen - Outcome
- controlling Alternaria alternata and Penicilliume0
- Direction
- controllinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The fungicide treatment was effective in controlling Alternaria alternata and Penicillium”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungicide treatment promoted greater tomato seed vigor.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- vigore0
- Direction
- greatere0
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e0“promoting greater vigor and enabling storage for up to 12 months in plastic containers”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungicide treatment enabled tomato seed storage for up to 12 months in plastic containers.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- storagee0
- Direction
- enablinge0
- Value
- 12 monthse0
- Qualifier
- plastic containerse0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“promoting greater vigor and enabling storage for up to 12 months in plastic containers”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Paper and plastic packaging in ambient conditions absorbed moisture and reduced seed viability, especially when untreated.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- paper and plastic packaging exposed to the ambient conditionse0
- Outcome
- seed viabilitye0
- Direction
- reducinge0
- Qualifier
- particularly in untreated seedse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“paper and plastic packaging exposed to the ambient conditions led to moisture absorption, reducing seed viability, particularly in untreated seeds.”
t0“tomato”
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