Performance of soybean seeds under water stress: yield and physiological quality of F1 generation

Seed vigor interferes significantly in tolerance to water deficit and seed yield. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of water stress on yield and physiological quality of seeds produced in the F1 generation. The study was conducted in a greenhouse using seeds of the cultivar M-SOY 8008RR, sown in pots with capacity of 15kg of soil A1 horizon of a Eutrophic Haplic Planosol Solodicin. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 2x2 factorial, with and without water deficit of 1st to 10th day after emergence and seed vigor level: high and low, totaling four treatments with five replicates. The variables analyzed were dry mass of shoots and leaf area at 10, 20, 30 and 40 days after emergence, yield and physiological quality through germination, first count, accelerated aging and weight of a thousand seeds of seeds in the F1 generation. The use of seed provides high force increases over 15% yield with respect to the use of low seed vigor. Water deficit from the 1st to the 10th day after emergence does not interfere in the yield and seed quality of the F1 generation, either for seeds of high and low vigor.