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<journal-id>1027-152X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Chapingo. Serie horticultura]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Chapingo Ser.Hortic]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1027-152X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma Chapingo]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1027-152X2017000200089</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5154/r.rchsh.2016.10.027</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Germination responses in physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) seeds to pregerminative treatments]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Respuestas de germinación en semillas de piñón (Jatropha curcas L.) a tratamientos pregerminativos]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Chuquizuta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Percy]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdés-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ofelia Andrea]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tello-Salas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cheryl]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Desarrollo Integral de la Selva Cadis-Tierra Viva  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tarapoto San Martín]]></addr-line>
<country>PERÚ</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,El Colegio de Veracruz  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Xalapa Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>89</fpage>
<lpage>96</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1027-152X2017000200089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1027-152X2017000200089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1027-152X2017000200089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) seeds may present germination problems due to their thick testa. Therefore, the aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of 13 pregerminative methods on germination and uniformity in the germination of seeds and uniformity in the emergence of physic nut seedlings. The methods involved combining water, Manilkara bidentata ash and cuy (Cavia porcellus) manure with one of two substrates (either sawdust or sand). A completely randomized split-plot design was used. Three replicates of 50 seeds were made for each treatment. Germination onset, germination percentage and emergence percentage were evaluated. The results indicated that soaking in water at 62 °C was lethal to the embryo, while direct sowing in sand led to the latest germination onset. Soaking in manure and rubbing with ash plus soaking in manure, regardless of the substrate, allowed starting germination in two days and reaching more than 90 % emergence; therefore, it is concluded that these pregerminative treatments were the best.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Las semillas de piñón (Jatropha curcas L.) pueden presentar problemas de germinación debido a su testa gruesa. Por lo anterior, el objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar el efecto de 13 métodos pregerminativos sobre la germinación de semillas y uniformidad en la emergencia de plántulas de piñón. Los métodos consistieron en la combinación de agua, cenizas de Manilkara bidentata y estiércol de cuy (Cavia porcellus), con dos sustratos (aserrín y arena). Se empleó un diseño completamente al azar con parcelas divididas. Se realizaron tres repeticiones de 50 semillas para cada tratamiento. Se evaluó inicio de germinación, porcentaje de germinación y emergencia. Los resultados indicaron que el remojo en agua a 62 °C fue letal para el embrión; mientras que la siembra directa en arena fue la más tardía para iniciar la germinación. El remojo en estiércol y la frotación con cenizas más remojo en estiércol, independientemente del sustrato, permitieron iniciar la germinación en dos días y alcanzar más de 90 % de emergencia; por lo que se concluye que estos tratamientos pregerminativos fueron los mejores.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estiércol de cuy]]></kwd>
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