Superação de dormência de maracujá-do-mato (Passiflora cincinnata Mast.)

With the objective of evaluating the effect of different methods of overcoming seeds dormancy on P.cincinnata Mast., a research was carried out in greenhouse at Bahia State University, Campus of Vitoria da Conquista County, state of Bahia, Brazil. The experimental design was a completely randomized blocks, composed of seven treatments and three replications, (T1-seeds dried in shade; T2-seeds dried in the sun; T3-seeds dried in shade followed by scarification; T4-seeds dried in shade and treated with captana (0,2%); T5-seeds dried in the sun followed by scarification; T6-seeds dried in shade and treated with hot water at 50 degrees C; T7-seeds dried in shade and treated with hot water at 80 degrees C. The results showed that for overcoming seeds dormancy of P. cincinnata Mast. treatments T3 (seeds dried in shade followed by scarification) and T6 (seeds dried in shade and treated with hot water at 50 degrees C) presented the best results.