Armazenabilidade da semente de feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) submetida a secagem a altas temperaturas por curto período de tempo.

Abstract

In this work we have tried to identify whether seeds dried at high temperatures for set periods of time and complementary drying at lower temperatures, show in storage a latent degenerative effect of the drying caused by these conditions. The analysis of the results about the storability of the “Carioca” bean seeds leads to the conclusion that the bean seeds when dried at high temperatures show a latent degenerative effect in storage, but however, if stored at the temperature of 30 C this effect appears rapidly, when the seeds are stored at the temperature of 20 C this effect is moderate and is not evident when the seeds are stored at 10 C.