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Abstract Leaves of mate is one of the main non-timber forest products marketed in South America, which makes establishment of new plantations of great interest. However, vegetative propagation of mate plantlets presents difficulties, which may be associated with the complexity of adventitious root formation. The aims of this study were to anatomically characterize the adventitious roots of mate-clone mini-cuttings and investigate the relationship of phenols and starch with adventitious rooting competence in mini-cuttings treated or not with indole-butyric acid (IBA). The mini-cuttings of four clones were collected at 0, 30, and 60 days of cultivation, fixed in a solution containing 1% glutaraldehyde and 4% formaldehyde, pre-infiltrated and infiltrated in (2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylate, and sectioned in a microtome. Ferric chloride and toluidine blue were used to detect phenolic compounds and lugol to identify starch. Adventitious roots formed in mini-cuttings treated with IBA presented disorganized xylem and phloem and poles irregularly but exhibited sclerenchyma vessel elements and tracheid cells indicating functionality. Differences in the rhizogenic ability of mate clones mini-cuttings were not due to the presence of anatomical barriers or the accumulation of phenolic compounds but be associated with the presence and distribution of starch grains in vegetative propagules.
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Plant Roots/growth & development , Plant Roots/drug effects , Butyric Acid/pharmacology , Ilex paraguariensis/growth & development , Ilex paraguariensis/drug effects , Time FactorsABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the rooting capability of apical and nodal mini-cuttings of ipe-roxo ( Handroanthus heptaphyllus ) in different substrates. Shoots produced from mini-stumps were fractioned into mini-cuttings 2-cm long apical or nodal mini-cuttings and treated with 1000 mg L-1 of indolebutyric acid (IBA). Four substrate combinations were evaluated: commercial substrate composed of pine bark and vermiculite in proportions of 1:1, 2:1 and 1:2 (v /v) and commercial substrate, vermiculite and sand in the proportion of 1:1:1 (v/v). The factorial experiment utilized a completely random design, with five replicates of four mini-cuttings. Rooting, shooting and survival percentage, number and length of shoots and roots were evaluated at 60 and 90 days of growth. Commercial substrate and vermiculite are a good combination for rooting mini-cuttings of ipe-roxo. Apical and nodal mini-cuttings exhibit similar rooting behavior and both are feasible for production of ipe- roxo plantlets.
RESUMO: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o enraizamento de miniestacas apicais e nodais de ipê-roxo ( Handroanthus heptaphyllus ) em diferentes substratos. Brotos coletados de minicepas foram seccionados em miniestacas de 2cm de comprimento, classificadas em apical ou nodal e tratadas com 1000mg L-1 de ácido indolbutírico (AIB). Foram também testadas as composições de substrato comercial à base de casca de pinus e vermiculita nas proporções de 1:1; 2:1 e 1:2 (v/v) e de substrato comercial, vermiculita e areia grossa (1:1:1 v/v). O experimento foi um fatorial no delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com cinco repetições de quatro miniestacas. A porcentagem de enraizamento, de brotação e de sobrevivência, o número e comprimento de brotos e raízes foram avaliados aos 60 e 90 dias. Miniestacas de ipê-roxo cultivadas em substrato comercial e vermiculita apresentam maior capacidade de enraizamento. Miniestacas apicais e nodais apresentam similar comportamento de enraizamento, podendo ambas serem utilizadas para a produção de mudas de ipê-roxo.
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O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o estabelecimento e crescimento in vitro de plantas de grápia (Apuleia leiocarpa (Vogel) J. F. Macbr.) em diferentes condições de cultivo. Sementes de grápia tratadas com ácido sulfúrico (H2SO4) por 20min foram imersas em etanol a 70% por 30s e em hipoclorito de sódio (0; 2,5 ou 5,0% de cloro ativo) por 5, 10 ou 15min. Aos 30 dias de cultivo, as sementes foram avaliadas quanto às porcentagens de desinfestação e germinação. As plantas assépticas foram transferidas para os meios de cultura WPM, MS e ½MS e avaliadas quanto ao comprimento (cm) da parte aérea e total das raízes e ao número de segmentos nodais e folhas aos 15 dias. Sementes de grápia também foram semeadas em meio de cultura WPM, suplementado com 4, 5 ou 6g L-1 de agar combinado com 10, 20 ou 30g L-1 de sacarose, e mantidos sob duas condições de luminosidade: luz durante todo o período de estabelecimento e escuro durante sete dias após a semeadura. Foram avaliados a porcentagem de germinação das sementes, o comprimento (cm) da parte aérea e total das raízes e o número de segmentos nodais e folhas aos 15 dias. Concluiu-se que os tratamentos com ácido sulfúrico e etanol foram suficientes para o estabelecimento in vitro de plantas assépticas de grápia. Plantas assépticas podem ser cultivadas em meio de cultura WPM ou MS, suplementados com 10g L-1 de sacarose e 4g L-1 de agar.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro establishment and growth of apuleia (Apuleia leiocarpa (Vogel) J. F. Macbr.) seedlings under different culture conditions. Apuleia seeds were treated with sulfuric acid (H2SO4) for 20min and disinfected by the immersion in 70% of ethanol for 30s and sodium hypochlorite with 0, 2.5 and 5.0% of active chlorine for 5, 10 and 15min. The percentage of disinfection and germination were evaluated at 30 days. Aseptic seedlings were transferred to WPM, MS and ½ MS culture medium and evaluated for shoot and root (cm) growth and number of nodal segments and leaves at 15 days. Apuleia seeds were also sown in WPM medium supplemented with 4, 5 or 6g L-1 of agar combined with 10, 20 or 30g L-1 of sucrose. The cultures were kept under two luminescence conditions: light throughout the establishment period and dark during the first seven days. The percentage of germination, shoot and root (cm) growth and number of nodal segments and leaves were evaluated at 15 days. In conclusion, the sulfuric acid and ethanol treatments were enough for the in vitro production of apuleia aseptic seedlings. The aseptic seedlings can grow in both WPM and MS medium, supplemented with 10g L-1 of sucrose and 4g L-1 of agar.