Peltophorum dubium is a tree species native from the Brazilian semideciduous forest considered to be in extinction. It is a 15-25m high perennial tree, often used in recomposition programs or as ornamental. Its wood has a long lifespan and multiple uses. This work aimed at to determine the storage effect on seed germination rate and vigour, using different substrates and the field performance on different sowing depths. After the scarification, the seeds were distributed on different substrates as paper, xaxim, sand and cotton. No significant difference was observed among the substrates in relation to the germination rate. The viability and vigour were not affected after two years in a glass container under 10oC. The seeds were resistant to the induced aging (45oC - 100% relative humidity) until 144 hours, after what a decrease in the final percentage of seedlings was observed, but not on the dry matter. Several groups of seeds (intact, scarified, scarified and imbibed with GA3) were sowed in the field (1, 3 and 5 cm of depth) and in vermiculite (1cm depth - room temperature). For all treatments, a significant reduction on the initial population was observed with the increase in sowing depth. Scarified seeds resulted in a higher initial population and the use of GA3 increased seed germination in the field at 3 and 5 cm depth.
Peltophorum dubium; seeds; storage; vigour; early aging; germination
