Cattleya hibrid acclimatization in vegetal substrates under two irrigation systems

Authors

  • Larissa Abgariani Colombo UEL Author
  • Ricardo Tadeu de Faria UEL Author
  • Adriane Marinho de Assis UEL Author
  • Inês Cristina de Batista Fonseca UEL Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v27i1.2134

Keywords:

Orchidaceae, transplantio, xaxim, fibra de coco

Abstract

The greatest difficulty in the process of propagation through orchid tissue culture lies on the acclimatization phase. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of different vegetal substrates under two irrigation systems, during the acclimatization phase of the Cattleya chocolate drop x (Cattleya guttatax Laelia tenebrosa). Orchid seedlings in vitro cultivated were transplanted to the following substrates (treatments): S1: coconut powder; S2: coconut fiber; S3: defibered xaxim (tree fern fiber) and S4: sphagnum. Next, they were acclimatized in two irrigation systems: IM: hand-operated and II: intermittent. The following variables were assessed ninety days after transplanting: number of roots, aerial part height, fresh weight, number of plants with shoots, pH substrate and seedling survival rate. The coconut powder substrate and intermittent irrigation system were the most indicated for the acclimatization of the Cattleya chocolate drop x (C. guttata x L. tenebrosa) orchid.

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Author Biography

  • Ricardo Tadeu de Faria, UEL
    Possui graduação em Agronomia pela Faculdade de Agronomia e Zootecnia Manoel Carlos Gonçalves (1987) , mestrado em Genética e Biologia Molecular pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1992) , doutorado em Genética e Biologia Molecular pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1998) e pos-doutorado pela Universidade de La Laguna (2003) . Atualmente é Associado A da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Revisor de periódico da Acta Scientiarum (UEM), Revisor de periódico da Semina Ciência Agrária, Revisor de periódico da Revista Brasileira de Horticultura Ornamental, Revisor de periódico da Horticultura Brasileira, Revisor de periódico da Magistra, Revisor de periódico da Magistra, Revisor de periódico da Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology e Revisor de periódico da Ciência e Agrotecnologia. Tem experiência na área de Agronomia , com ênfase em Floricultura, Parques e Jardins Currículo Lattes

Published

2008-04-11

Issue

Section

Agricultural Engineering

How to Cite

Colombo, L. A., Faria, R. T. de, Assis, A. M. de, & Fonseca, I. C. de B. (2008). Cattleya hibrid acclimatization in vegetal substrates under two irrigation systems. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 27(1), 145-150. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v27i1.2134

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