EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATUM AND CONTAINERS IN ACCLIMATION OF PINEAPPLE SEEDLINGS [Ananas comosus (L.) Merril] CV. PÉROLA

Authors

  • Edvaldo Evangelista de Souza Júnior
  • Sarah Brandão Santa Cruz Barboza
  • Luiz Augusto Copati Souza

Keywords:

Culture in vitro, micropropagation, fruitculture

Abstract

After the removal of the in vitro culture medium, the survival and growth of micropropagated seedlings are among the main difficulties found in several crops. The objective of this study was to evaluate the behavior of pineapple cv. Pérola seedlings produced in vitro and acclimated in different substrates and containers. The experimental design was completely randomized split plot, with four replicates. The plots (twenty plants) consisted of three substrates (sand/plant fiber/humus, Plantmax and sand) and the subplots consisted of three containers (a tubet 5cm in diameter by 13cm high, a tubet 5cm in diameter by 24.5cm high and a 10cm x 8cm plastic bag). The combinations of sand/plant fiber/humus with 5x13cm tubet or with a plastic bag, and of Plantmax with 5x13cm tubet provide better growth in ex vitro conditions.

KEY-WORDS: Culture in vitro; micropropagation; fruitculture.

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Author Biography

Edvaldo Evangelista de Souza Júnior

Universidade Federal de Goiás, Escola da Agronomia, Goiânia-GO, CEP 74.001-970. E-mail: edejr@ig.com.br

Published

2007-11-26

How to Cite

SOUZA JÚNIOR, E. E. de; BARBOZA, S. B. S. C.; SOUZA, L. A. C. EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATUM AND CONTAINERS IN ACCLIMATION OF PINEAPPLE SEEDLINGS [Ananas comosus (L.) Merril] CV. PÉROLA. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 31, n. 2, p. 147–151, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2483. Acesso em: 23 dec. 2024.

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