White lupine seeds due to the high oil content and protein are being used in animal and human feed, so the objective was to evaluate the absorption and white lupine seeds physiological quality that were treated by immersion in micronutrients solutions. Treatments consisted of control (free immersion), immersion in distilled water and in solutions of Cu, B, Zn, Mn and Mo in a completely randomized design. Evaluation of absorption and physiological quality was through seed germination and vigor (first count, electrical conductivity and seedling growth) as well as determining the nutrient content tests. The absorption rate of white lupine seeds with lower initial quality in the presence of Mn and Mo decreases. The treatment of white lupine seeds by immersion in solutions of micronutrients favors the physiological quality
Lupinus albus L.; osmotic potential; priming
