Processing on the physical and physiological quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds

Abstract: Processing consists of sequential operations aimed at cleaning, classifying, and treating seeds, with the goal improving quality lot. The aim this study was to evaluate effect processing stages on physical physiological chickpea cultivar BRS Cícero. Seeds were sampled before after passing through air screen machine (upper sieve 12 mm lower 7.5 mm), elevators, storage silo, gravity table discharge, high intermediate, low discharge). seeds evaluated for moisture content, purity, germination test, electrical conductivity emergence in sand, speed index, accelerated aging, tetrazolium test. resulted increased purity reduced percentage broken lot seeds. collected from upper intermediate chutes showed higher values. Seed using is effective