PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SANITARY QUALITY OF WHEAT CULTIVARS SEEDS SUBJECTED TO CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SEED TREATMENTS

Brazilian wheat farming is characterized by a high occurrence of seed-transmitted diseases that can cause significant damage to grain production. The objective this study was evaluate the influence seed treatments on physiological and sanitary quality cultivar seeds. Seeds from three commercial cultivars (TBIO Sossego, TBIO Sinuelo, Toruk) were used, along with four (Control, Chemical, Biological, Chemical + Biological). seeds determined based first germination count, percentage, quantification abnormal seedlings, shoot radicle length, whole seedling dry weight, emergence velocity index (EVI). assessed using Blotter test. Overall, chemical treatment combined Toruk provided better indices quality.