ROOTING OF MINICUTTINGS AND MANAGED PRODUCTIVITY OF AUSTRALIAN CEDAR MINISTRAINS GROWN IN LIFTED SEEDBEDS AND TUBES

• Published in: Ciência florestal 2013-06, Vol.22 (4)
• Main Authors: da Silva, Mírian Peixoto Soares, Barroso, Deborah Guerra, de Souza, Juliana Sobreira, Ferreira, Daniele de Alvarenga, Carneiro, José Geraldo de Araújo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: mini-clone garden; mini-cuttings; miniestaquia; minijardim clonal; Toona ciliata
• ISSN: 0103-9954

The planted forest stands aim to supply the growing demand for wood, especially for the sawing and veneer industries, that exclusively used wood from native forests. The Australian cedar ( Toona ciliata ) belongs to the family Meliaceae, is the species of interest for this sector. Studies with the Australian cedar propagation have carried out in latest years, mainly involving the use of mini-cuttings due to the need for high quality cuttings. The objectives of this paper were to evaluate the rooting and the productive capacity of Australian cedar mini-strains, managed in lifted seedbeds and 180 cm3 plastic tubes systems. So, two mini-clone gardens were set up. The mini-strains of both gardens were grown from cut-off seedlings originated from seeds. Successive collections of sprouts were carried out to get the mini-cuttings. Afterwards, they remained in the rooting area under intermittent mist. Thirty days later the rooting characteristics of the cuttings originated from both mini-gardens were evaluated. The period of permanence of the cuttings in the gardens was seven-month long. During this period, six collections from the lifted seedbed and four from the plastic tubes were carried out. The mini-strains in the two systems showed 100 % of survival rate. At the end of this seven-month period, an increasing tendency of the average number of mini-cutting was found out in both systems. Those from the lifted seedbed showed more productivity than those ones from the tubes. The plants from the mini-cuttings of the tube showed higher number and length of adventitious roots at the end rooting stage. Os povoamentos florestais plantados buscam atender à demanda crescente por madeira, principalmente, para as indústrias de serraria e de laminação, que utilizavam madeira exclusivamente de matas nativas. O cedro australiano ( Toona ciliata ), pertencente à família Meliaceae, é uma das espécies de interesse desse setor. Pela necessidade cada vez maior por mudas de alta qualidade, estudos sobre propagação de cedro australiano têm sido realizados nos últimos anos, principalmente envolvendo o uso da miniestaquia. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram avaliar o enraizamento e a capacidade produtiva das minicepas de cedro australiano, manejadas em sistemas de canaletões e em tubetes de 180 cm3. Assim, estabeleceram-se dois minijardins de minicepas formadas a partir de mudas recepadas, produzidas por sementes. Nestes dois sistemas, foram realizadas coletas sucessivas de brotações p