CARACTERIZAÇÃO DA SEMENTE DE CAPIM BÚFFEL cv. Biloela (Cenchrus ciliares L.)

The objective of this work was to write the morpho-anatomical structures of the Buffel cv. Biloela (Cenchrus Ciliaris L.). Images captured with the Kodak Easyshare M522 digital camera were used after manual separation of the housings. The internal structures were evaluated after preparation of semipermanent slides, assisted by an Olimpus XS31 optical microscope with AVGC program. The Buffel grass seed presented well developed pálea, lema and glumes. Glumes seem to interfere negatively with germination. Seeds were shown to be tightly packed, with the pericarp acting as the wrapper, which was thin, suggesting the ease of hydration in the treatments with imbibition, and fragility in the protection of the embryo.