RESUMO: Devido à devastação de áreas do Cerrado, muitas espécies nativas encontramse ameaçadas de extinção e devido à ampla utilização de Anadenanthera falcata, estudos sobre a ecofisiologia da germinação e do crescimento das mudas tornam-se necessários. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito do condicionamento osmótico e do sombreamento na germinação e no crescimento inicial de mudas de angico. As sementes foram pré-embebidas em soluções de diferentes concentrações de PEG e KNO 3 e incubadas em temperatura de 10°C e 20°C durante 12 e 24 horas. Após estes períodos as sementes foram secas até atingirem os teores iniciais de umidade, sendo posteriormente colocadas para germinar em BOD na temperatura de 20-30°C em regime fotoperiódico de 8h luz e 16h de escuro. O tratamento testemunha e os pré-condicionamentos com KNO 3 (-1,0 MPa) e PEG (-1,0 MPa) proporcionaram os melhores resultados de germinação em BOD. As sementes foram semeadas em bandejas e posteriormente transplantadas para embalagens plásticas, permanecendo sob telado coberto com sombrite de 50% e 70% de sombreamento e a pleno sol. Em BOD, os tratamentos de osmo-condicionamento, reduziram de forma negativa a germinação das sementes. Sob sombreamento, as doses avaliadas não influenciaram na emergência do angico, entretanto, sementes tratadas com KNO 3 (-1,0 MPa) tiveram maior índice de velocidade de emergência sob pleno sol apresentando melhor desenvolvimento quando mantidas até os 145 dias de idade.Palavras-chave: angico, condicionamento osmótico, germinação, PEG 600, KNO 3 ABSTRACT: Osmotic conditioning and light on seed germination and growth of seedlings Anadenanthera falcata Benth. Speg. Due to the devastation of the Cerrado areas, many native species are threatened with extinction, and due to the widespread use of Anadenanthera falcata, studies on the ecophysiology of seed germination and seedling growth are necessary. This study aimed to evaluate the priming and shading effects on the germination and early growth of angico seedlings. The seeds were pre-soaked in solutions with different concentrations of PEG and KNO 3 and incubated at 10°C and 20°C for 12 and 24 hours. After these periods the seeds were dried until reaching the initial moisture levels, and subsequently incubated in BOD at the temperature of 20-30°C under photoperiods of 8h of light and 16h of dark. The control treatment and pre-conditioning with KNO 3 (-1.0 MPa) and PEG (-1.0 MPa) presented the best germination results in BOD. The seeds were sown in trays and then transplanted to plastic packages, remaining in a greenhouse covered with 50% and 70% shading, in full sun. In BOD, the priming treatments decreased the germination of seeds. Under shade, the doses evaluated did not affect the emergence of angico, however, seeds treated with KNO 3 (-1.0 MPa) had a greater EVI, in full sun and showed a better development when maintained up to 145 days of age.

The present work aimed to evaluate the osmotic conditioning and shading on the germination and on the initial growth of aroeira seedlings. The seeds were pre-imbibed in solutions with different concentrations of PEG (polyethylene glycol) and KNO 3 and incubated at 10°C and 20°C temperatures, during 0 (control), 12 and 24 hours. After these periods, the seeds were dried until they reached the initial levels of humidity. After that, they were put for germinating in BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) chambers, at alternated 20-30°C. The control treatment and the pre-conditionings that presented the best results in BOD germination were selected, PEG (-1.0 MPa) + KNO 3 (-1.0 MPa) and KNO 3 (-1.0 MPa), with pre-imbibition for 12h and incubated in BOD at 20°C. The seeds were sowed on trays and then they were transplanted, keeping under a net covered with 50% and 70% of shading and at sunlight. The osmotic conditioning did not change the seeds germination in BOD, but the highest aerial part size was observed in PEG -1.0 MPa + KNO 3 -1.0 MPa treatment. The shading levels at 50% and 70% and the osmotic conditioning with PEG -1.0 MPa + KNO 3 -1.0 MPa offered a higher emergence in a greenhouse condition; however, at sunlight the seeds presented a better index of quality on the 145 th day.