| The cowpea is constituted in one of the main sources of protein for the population of the Brazilian Northeast and North. This study aimed to estimate the estimate genetic parameters on seed germination and seedling emergence in cowpea cultivars. This study was conducted at the Seed Analysis Laboratory of the State University of Southwest Bahia, campus of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. The experimental design was completely randomized with four replications and five treatments (cultivars). The cultivars were: BRS Xique-xique, BRS Novaera, BRS Guariba, BRS Pujante and BRS Marataoã. To compare means, we used the Tukey test at 5% probability. The parameters evaluated were: number of normal seedlings (SN) and abnormal (SA), germination percentage (PG),... |
