pH of exudate test in the physiological quality of crambe seeds

• Published in: Ciência rural Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 1014 - 1018
• Main Authors: Alves, Charline Zaratin, Rodrigues, Lennis Afraire, Rego, Carlos Henrique Queiroz, Silva, Josué Bispo da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Santa Maria Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Centro de Ciencias Rurais 01.06.2016; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Subjects: AGRONOMY; Biodiesel fuels; Biofuels; Crambe abyssinica Hochst; Cultivars; Diesel; Exudation; Flexible manufacturing systems; Germination; Imbibition; Laboratories; Moisture content; pH effects; Physiology; Rapeseed; Seeds; Soybeans; Technology assessment; viabilidade; vigor; Water content; Crambe abyssinica Hochst; viabilidade; vigor; viability

Crambe is a rapeseed with high oil content and can be used as a winter cover or as a source of raw material for the production of biodiesel, however espite the growing interest in the culture, research on the subject is still incipient, especially concerning the seed production and analysis technolo...