Abstract: The reduction in the time to perform tetrazolium test is critical decision making at pre and post-harvest of seeds. Thus, objective this study was investigate different concentrations salt solution, temperatures, staining times, reduce for assessing viability coriander seeds by test. divided into two experiments conducted independently but sequentially. were evaluated water content, g...

The neutrophil count, immature:total neutrophil ratio, C reactive protein assay, nitroblue tetrazolium test and an acridine orange leucocyte cytospin test were evaluated for the diagnosis of neonatal bacteraemia. The acridine orange leucocyte cytospin test gave the highest specificity and positive predictive accuracy, but was less sensitive than the neutrophil count, C reactive protein assay or...

Xylopia aromatica is a native species from Brazil’s “Cerrado”, recommended for restoration ecology and also as a medicine. Its seeds have embryos with morphophysiological dormancy, making nursery propagation difficult. The objective of this study was to verify the efficiency of X-ray and tetrazolium tests for evaluating the viability of three seed lots, stored for different periods. All seeds w...