research

Julio Marcos-Filho
      Address:
         ESALQ – Seed Technology     
         P.O. Box 9
         13418-900 Piracicaba/SP – Brazil
          e-mail: jmarcos@esalq.usp.br
    Educational background:
         Agronomist, ESALQ, 1968
         Ph.D., ESALQ, 1971
         Assistant Professor, ESALQ, 1979
         Professor, ESALQ, 1987
    Positions held:
          Crop Science Graduate Committee, 1982/86
          Crop Science Head of Dept., 1989/91, 1996
          ESALQ’s Vice Dean, 1991/95
          ESALQ’s Dean, 199/2003
          Visiting Scientist, OSU, 1996/96, 2004
    Research interests:
          Seed Physiology: maturation, germination, vigor, priming
          Seed quality control

Scientific Articles

  • Villela, F. A. ; Novembre, A. D. L. C. ; Marcos-Filho, J.  Water status during soybean seed germination. Revista Brasileira de Sementes, v. 29, p. 27-34, 2007. 
  • Kikuti, A.L.P; Marcos-Filho, J.  Cauliflower seed physiological potential and plant performance. Revista Brasileira de Sementes, v. 29, p. 107-113, 2007. 
  • Santos, M. A. O. ; Novembre, A. D. L. C. ; Marcos-Filho, J.  Tetrazolium test to assess viability and vigour of tomato seeds. Seed Science and Technology, v. 35, p. 213-223, 2007. 
  • Ramos, N.P. ; Brunelli, K.; Camargo, L. E. A. ; Marcos-Filho, J. Sensitivity of microsattelite analysis to determine maize seed varietal purity. Revista Brasileira de Sementes,  v. 28, n. 1, p. 99-105, 2006. 
  • Marcos-Filho, J. ; Bennett, M. A ;Evans, A. S ; Grassbaugh, E. M . Assessment of melon seed vigour by an automated computer imaging system compared to traditional procedures. Seed Science and Technology, v. 34, n. 2, p. 507-519, 2006. 
  • Fanan, S. ; Medina, P. F. ; Lima, T. C. ; Marcos-Filho, J.  Evaluation of wheat seed vigor.. Revista Brasileira de Sementes, v. 28, p. 152-158, 2006. 
  • Marcos-Filho, J. ; Kikuti, A. L. P. Radish seed vigor and plant performance. Revista Brasileira de Sementes, v. 28, p. 44-51, 2006. 
  • Torres, S. B. ; Marcos-Filho, J.  Physiological potential evaluation in melon seeds. Seed Science and Technology,  v. 33, n. 2, p. 341-350, 2005. 
  • Caseiro, R.F.; Marcos-Filho, J.. Drying methods of onion primed seeds. Horticultura Brasileira,  v. 23, n. 4, p. 887-892, 2005. 
  • Caseiro, R.F.; Bennett, M. A ; Marcos-Filho, J.. Comparison of three priming techniques for onion seed lots differing in initial seed quality. Seed Science and Technology, v. 32, n. 2, p. 365-375, 2004. 

Book 

  • Marcos-Filho, J.  Seed physiology of cultivated plants. 1. ed. Piracicaba/SP: Fundação de Estudos Agrários "Luiz de Queiroz", 2005. v. 1. 495 p.

 
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