“…Research evaluating germination and seed vigor (e.g., germination first count, germination, accelerated aging tests, emergence of seedlings in the field, and storage potential) has indicated that breeding programs combined with selection methods based on the index theory can improve the quality of seeds (Maia, Silva, Ramalho, & Abreu, 2011;Vasconcelos, Reis, Sediyama, & Cruz, 2012;Machado, 2014;S. S. C. Oliveira, Martins, Cruz, & Silva, 2014;S. S. C. Oliveira, Pereira, Lopes, & Torres, 2017).…”