EMERGENCE AND GROWTH OF CAGAITA (Eugenia dysenterica DC) AS INFLUENCED BY TYPE AND VOLUME OF ROOTING MEDIA

Authors

  • Eli Regina Barboza de Souza
  • Iraídes Fernandes Carneiro
  • Ronaldo Veloso Naves
  • Jácomo Divino Borges
  • Wilson Mozena Leandro
  • Lázaro José Chaves

Keywords:

Cerrado fruit tree, Myrtaceae, propagation

Abstract

The production of transplants of native fruit trees is of great interest for the state of Goiás aiming at the commercial production of these species and the recomposition of the Cerrado (tropical savannas) vegetation. With special interest on high emergence rate and fast growth of Cagaita (Eugenia dysenterica DC) transplants, there were tested three volumes of substract in tube-like plastic containers with 50 cm3, 120 cm3 and 228 cm3, and three types of rooting media such as soil + forest humus + vermiculite (1:1:2), the same with 1 gram of Yoorin (thermophosphate) per liter, and industrial organic compound Plantmax. The experiment was arranged in randomized complete block design with eight replications and split plots with 16 containers each. The rooting medium soil + forest humus + vermiculite showed to be favorable for fresh and dry matter production of over ground parts and underground parts of the plants. A good response was also obtained with the fertilizer treatment. The best growth of plants was observed in the bigger containers. Nevertheless, 160 days after seeding the transplants had not reached the stem diameter sufficient for grafting.

KEY-WORDS: Cerrado fruit tree; Myrtaceae; propagation.

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Author Biography

Eli Regina Barboza de Souza

Escola de Agronomia da Universidade Federal de Goiás, C.P. 131, CEP 74001-970, Goiânia, GO.

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Published

2007-11-26

How to Cite

SOUZA, E. R. B. de; CARNEIRO, I. F.; NAVES, R. V.; BORGES, J. D.; LEANDRO, W. M.; CHAVES, L. J. EMERGENCE AND GROWTH OF CAGAITA (Eugenia dysenterica DC) AS INFLUENCED BY TYPE AND VOLUME OF ROOTING MEDIA. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 31, n. 2, p. 89–95, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2467. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.

Issue

v. 31, n. 2, Jul./Dec. 2001

Section

Research Article

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