Correlation between Relative Humidity and Forest Seeds Moisture on the Incidence of Fungi
The objective of the research was to evaluate the effect of relative humidity (RH) and moisture content (MC) on the incidence of pathogenic fungi on the seeds of Agave lechuguilla, Lippia graveolens, and Nolina cespitifera. Seeds were stored 90 days at 60, 75, 80, and 85% RH, and results were proces...
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| author | Adriana Antonio Bautista José Luis Arispe Vázquez Mario Ernesto Vázquez Badillo Armando Rodríguez García Luis Alberto Aguirre Uribe Agustín Hernández Juárez Epifanio Castro-Del Ángel Juan Mayo Hernández |
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| description | The objective of the research was to evaluate the effect of relative humidity (RH) and moisture content (MC) on the incidence of pathogenic fungi on the seeds of Agave lechuguilla, Lippia graveolens, and Nolina cespitifera. Seeds were stored 90 days at 60, 75, 80, and 85% RH, and results were processed with a correlation analysis in the R software using the Spearman test. Higher fungi incidence (FI) in seeds was found from 10 to 20% RH; however, correlation between RH and MC of seeds was positive with r = 0.311 and p=2.2×10−16. In general, RH is related to MC, but not to fungi incidence, which is related mainly to MC of seeds. Correlation between RH and FI for each seed species was not significant, r = 0.026, −0.040, and 0.071 and p=0.687, 0.540, and 0.272 for A. lechuguilla, N. cespitifera, and L. graveolens, respectively. There was a positive correlation between the MC of seeds with fungi incidence; a negative correlation between the RH and the FI; and a positive correlation between the RH and the MC of seeds. In this type of seeds (orthodox), the MC is probably the most important factor in determining its longevity. The seeds under study can be stored in a 60% to 75% RH. Five fungi genera were found, predominating Aspergillus with five identified species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e737a1ee1f1841958c457a789d52f3f52025-08-20T02:21:10ZengWileyInternational Journal of Forestry Research1687-93762022-01-01202210.1155/2022/7917704Correlation between Relative Humidity and Forest Seeds Moisture on the Incidence of FungiAdriana Antonio Bautista0José Luis Arispe Vázquez1Mario Ernesto Vázquez Badillo2Armando Rodríguez García3Luis Alberto Aguirre Uribe4Agustín Hernández Juárez5Epifanio Castro-Del Ángel6Juan Mayo Hernández7Departamento de FitomejoramientoInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y PecuariasDepartamento de FitomejoramientoDepartamento de FitomejoramientoDepartamento de ParasitologíaDepartamento de ParasitologíaDepartamento de ParasitologíaDepartamento de ParasitologíaThe objective of the research was to evaluate the effect of relative humidity (RH) and moisture content (MC) on the incidence of pathogenic fungi on the seeds of Agave lechuguilla, Lippia graveolens, and Nolina cespitifera. Seeds were stored 90 days at 60, 75, 80, and 85% RH, and results were processed with a correlation analysis in the R software using the Spearman test. Higher fungi incidence (FI) in seeds was found from 10 to 20% RH; however, correlation between RH and MC of seeds was positive with r = 0.311 and p=2.2×10−16. In general, RH is related to MC, but not to fungi incidence, which is related mainly to MC of seeds. Correlation between RH and FI for each seed species was not significant, r = 0.026, −0.040, and 0.071 and p=0.687, 0.540, and 0.272 for A. lechuguilla, N. cespitifera, and L. graveolens, respectively. There was a positive correlation between the MC of seeds with fungi incidence; a negative correlation between the RH and the FI; and a positive correlation between the RH and the MC of seeds. In this type of seeds (orthodox), the MC is probably the most important factor in determining its longevity. The seeds under study can be stored in a 60% to 75% RH. Five fungi genera were found, predominating Aspergillus with five identified species.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7917704 |
| spellingShingle | Adriana Antonio Bautista José Luis Arispe Vázquez Mario Ernesto Vázquez Badillo Armando Rodríguez García Luis Alberto Aguirre Uribe Agustín Hernández Juárez Epifanio Castro-Del Ángel Juan Mayo Hernández Correlation between Relative Humidity and Forest Seeds Moisture on the Incidence of Fungi International Journal of Forestry Research |
| title | Correlation between Relative Humidity and Forest Seeds Moisture on the Incidence of Fungi |
| title_full | Correlation between Relative Humidity and Forest Seeds Moisture on the Incidence of Fungi |
| title_fullStr | Correlation between Relative Humidity and Forest Seeds Moisture on the Incidence of Fungi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlation between Relative Humidity and Forest Seeds Moisture on the Incidence of Fungi |
| title_short | Correlation between Relative Humidity and Forest Seeds Moisture on the Incidence of Fungi |
| title_sort | correlation between relative humidity and forest seeds moisture on the incidence of fungi |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7917704 |
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