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Ultra-weak delayed luminescence measurements on coffee seeds were run for samples submitted to different post-harvest treatments or in seed lots with different vigour levels obtained by accelerated aging, and both were induced to germinate afterwards. Parameters of hyperbolic decay fitting were correlated to the correspondent germination vigour, with a linear relation found for the initial value as well as for the decay velocity. These preliminary data point to further, broader validation for this non-invasive, non-destructive test for seed’s viability analyses.
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Authors are grateful to the Brazilian Coffee Research Consortium (Embrapa Coffee/UFLA/IAC) for providing the seed samples, to CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa), to FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, #04/10146-3) for partial laboratory support, and to the technical staff supporting LaFA/FT.
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Gallep, C.M., Padilha, L., Maluf, M.P., da Rosa, S.D.V.F. (2016). Delayed Luminescence in Relation to the Germination and Vigour of Coffee Seeds: Initial Series with C. Arabica Samples. In: Ribeiro, P., Raposo, M. (eds) Photoptics 2014. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 177. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27321-1_9
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