Relación entre la respiración y la germinación con el contenido de humedad en las semillas de cacao

Cacao seeds were dehydrated for 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours in order to lower their water content. Subsequent studies were carried out comparing respiration rate and percentage of germination of seeds with moisture content. The results indicated the respiration decreased as did percentage of water in th...

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Main Authors:	Casas P, I.A., Ibañez, M.L.
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Español
Published:	Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA) 2025
Subjects:	Theobroma cacao||Theobroma cacao||Theobroma cacao||Theobroma cacao Semilla||seed||semente||semence Contenido de humedad de semillas||seed moisture content||teor em humidade da semente||teneur en eau des semences Respiración||respiration||respiração||respiration Germinación||germination||germinação||germination Viabilidad de la semilla||seed viability||viabilidade da semente||viabilité des semences Deshidratación||dehydration||desidratação||déshydratation Tratamiento de semillas||seed treatment||tratamento de sementes||traitement des semences Sede Central
Online Access:	https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13699