Physiological quality of forage palm seeds and seedlings associated with the level of ploidy

The forage palm is widely cultivated in semiarid regions. It has a basic chromosome number of x = 11 and polyploids are the main variation. propagated via vegetative reproduction, sexual propagation rarely used. objective was to associate physiological quality seeds different cultivars with level ploidy genera Opuntia Nopalea. used were: diploids (2n 22) ‘F8’, ‘F21’, ‘IPA Sertânia’; tetraploids 44) ‘Clone 6 African Elephant Ear’, ‘Mexican ‘V19’, octaploids 88) ‘Round’, ‘Giant’, Clone 20’. Thousand seed weight, length, diameter, per fruit, first count emergence percentage, shoot root fresh dry mass, electrical conductivity, width, weight cladodes were measured. A nested scheme design used, three levels within each level. positively influenced fruit seeds. Cultivars behave differently same