Crescimento e desempenho de bertalha (Basella alba L.) em função do tipo de propagação

Malabar spinach is a non-conventional vegetable propagated mainly by seeds. This research evaluated the propagation by stem cuttings as an alternative method of propagation and verified its effect on growth of the vegetable. Plantlets propagated by seeds and stem cuttings were grown in greenhouse an...

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Autores: da Silva Campos, Rene Arnoux, Lima, Giuseppina Pace Pereira [UNESP], Seabra Junior, Santino, Suekane Takata, William Hiroshi [UNESP], da Silva, Ewerton Gasparetto [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/19112
Acceso en línea:http://periodicos.ufersa.edu.br/revistas/index.php/sistema/article/view/2581
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/19112
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Non-conventional vegetable
Cuttings
Seeds
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Sumario:Malabar spinach is a non-conventional vegetable propagated mainly by seeds. This research evaluated the propagation by stem cuttings as an alternative method of propagation and verified its effect on growth of the vegetable. Plantlets propagated by seeds and stem cuttings were grown in greenhouse and their growth were evaluated in five successive intervals of 21 days each, with the first evaluation carried out 60 days after the transplanting. The results showed that the propagation methods have influence on the Malabar spinach growth. Plants propagated by seeds display slow, but vigorous growth, with larger relative yield of leaves and tender leaves, while plants propagated by cuttings showed fast initial growth, with rapid fruit formation. Thus, the propagation by cuttings is more suitable for seed production, while propagation by seeds is more profitable for leaves production.