QUALITY OF CUCUMBER SEEDLINGS GROWN IN DIFFERENT CONTAINERS
Visualizações: 755DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32404/rean.v3i1.820Abstract
The use of high quality seedlings is a key factor for the success of vegetable production, and the container size and design characteristics of the containers are important determinants of seedling quality. A experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different container types on quality of cucumber seedlings (Cucumis sativus L., cv. Aodai Melhorado). Seedlings were grown in a seedling nursery with shadow protection at 50% in different containers: (i) 128-cell trays; (ii) 64-cell trays; (iii) tubes of 120 cm3; and (iv) plastic cups of 180 cm3. The plant height, diameter, root length, shoot dry matter, root dry matter, sturdiness quotient (SQ), shoot:root dry matter ratio (SRR) and Dickson quality index (DQI) were measured at 21st days after sowing. The production of cucumber seedlings in 64-cell trays, polypropylene tubes of 120 cm3 and plastic cups of 180 cm3 resulted in the highest values for the majority of investigated traits. The tray of 128-cells results in lower quality cucumber seedlings compared to other containers. Tubes with volume of 120 cm3 and plastic cups with volume of 180 cm3 are more appropriate containers for the production of high quality cucumber seedlings. The DQI is a good indicator of the standard of quality of cucumber seedlings.
References
(1) CARVALHO, A. D. F.; AMARO, G. B.; LOPES, J. F.; VILELA, N. J.; MICHEREFF-FILHO, M.; ANDRADE, R. A cultura do pepino. Brasília-DF: Embrapa Hortaliças, 2013, 18 p. (Circular Técnica, 113).
(2) COSTA, E.; DURANTE, L. G. Y.; SANTOS, A.; FERREIRA, C. R. Production of eggplant from seedlings produced in different environments, containers and substrates. Horticultura Brasileira, Vitória da Conquista-BA, v. 31, n. 1, p. 139-146, 2013.
(3) COSTA, E.; VIEIRA, L. C. R.; LEAL, P. A. M.; JARA, M. C. S.; SILVA, P. N. L. Substrate with Organosuper for cucumber seedlings formation in protected environments and polystyrene trays. Engenharia Agrícola, Jaboticabal-SP, v. 32, n. 2, p. 226-235, 2012.
(4) COSTA, E.; VIEIRA, L. C. R.; RODRIGUES, E. T.; MACHADO, D.; BRAGA, A. B. P.; GOMES, V. A. Ambientes, recipientes e substratos na formação de mudas de pepino híbrido. Agrarian, Dourados-MS, v. 2, n. 4, p. 95-116, 2009.
(5) DICKSON, A.; LEAF, A. L.; HOSNER, J. F. Quality appraisal of white spruce and white pine seedling stock in nurseries. The Forest Chronicle, Mattawa-ON, v. 36, n. 1, p. 10-13, 1960.
(6) ECHER, M. M.; GUIMARÃES, V. F.; ARANDA, A. N.; BOTOLAZZO, E. D.; BRAGA, J. S. Avaliação de mudas de beterraba em função do substrato e do tipo de bandeja. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, Londrina-PR, v. 28, n. 1, p. 45-50, 2007.
(7) FILGUEIRA, F. A. R. Novo manual de Olericultura: agrotecnologia moderna na produção e comercialização de hortaliças. Viçosa-MG: UFV. 2008. 421p.
(8) FONSECA, É. P.; VALÉRI, S. V.; MIGLIORANZA, É.; FONSECA, N. A. N.; COUTO, L. Padrão de qualidade de mudas de Trema micrantha (L.) Blume, produzidas sob diferentes períodos de sombreamento. Revista Árvore, Viçosa-MG, v. 26, n. 4, p. 515-523, 2002.
(9) IVETIĆ, V.; DAVORIJA, Z.; VILOTIĆ, D. Relationship between morphological and physiological at - tributes of hop hornbeam seedlings. Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade-CS, v. 108, n. 1, p. 39-50, 2013.
(10) JOHNSON, J. D.; CLINE, M. L. Seedling quality of Southern pines. In: DURYEA, M. L.; DOUGHERTY, P. M. (Eds.). Forest regeneration manual. Netherlands: Klumer Academic, 1991. p.143-162.
(11) LANDIS, T. D.; TINUS, R. W.; MCDONALD, S.; BARNETT, J. P. The container tree nursery manual. v. 2. Washington-DC: USDA Forest Service. 1990, 88 p.
(12) LUQUI, L. L.; COSTA, E.; ALVES, A. C.; BINOTTI, F. F. S.; CARDOSO, E. D. Mudas de cultivares de pepineiro em diferentes substratos. Revista de Agricultura Neotropical, Cassilândia-MS, v. 2, n. 1, p. 1-9, 2015.
(13) NESMITH, D. S., DUVAL, J. R. The effect of container size. Horticulture and Technology, Charlotte-NC, v. 8, n. 4, p. 0495-498, 1998.
(14) RESENDE, G. M.; YURI, J. E.; MOTA, J. H.; SOUSA, R. J.; FREITAS, A. C.; RODRIGUES-JÚNIOR, J. C. Efeitos de tipos de bandejas e idade de transplantio de mudas sobre o desenvolvimento e produtividade da alface americana. Horticultura Brasileira, Brasília-DF, v. 21, n. 4, p. 558-563, 2003.
(15) RODRIGUES, E. T.; LEAL, P. A. M.; COSTA, E.; PAULA, T. S.; GOMES, V. A. Produção de mudas de tomateiro em diferentes substratos e recipientes em ambiente protegido. Horticultura Brasileira, Brasília-DF, v. 28, n. 4, p. 483-488, 2010.
(16) SMIDERLE, O. J.; SALIBE, A. B.; HAYASHI, A. H.; MINAMI, K. Produção de mudas de alface, pepino e pimentão em substratos combinando areia, solo e Plantmax®. Horticultura Brasileira, Brasília-DF, v. 19, n. 2, p. 253-257, 2001.
(17) TSAKALDIMI, M.; ZAGAS, T.; TSITSONI, T.; GANATSAS, P. Root morphology, stem growth and field performance of seedlings of two Mediterranean evergreen oak species raised in different container types. Plant and Soil, Drodrecht-NL, v. 278, n. 1, p. 85-93, 2005
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
The authors retain the rights to the manuscripts and, therefore, are free to share, copy, distribute, perform and publicly communicate the work under the following conditions:
Acknowledge work credits in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in a way that suggests that you have their support or that they support their use of their work).
REVISTA DE AGRICULTURA NEOTROPICAL (ISSN 2358-6303) is under license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Sustainable Development Center of Bolsão Sul-Mato-grossense (CEDESU), of the University Unit of Cassilândia (UUC), preserves the patrimonial rights (copyright) of the published works and favors and allows their reuse under the license as mentioned above.
------------
The journal reserves the right to make normative, orthographic, and grammatical alterations in the originals, to maintain the cult standard of the language, respecting, however, the style of the authors.
Final proofs will be sent to the authors.
Published works become the property of the journal. The opinions expressed by the authors of the manuscripts are their sole responsibility.