Crescimento e qualidade de mudas de Piptadenia stipulacea (Benth.) Ducke, em diferentes recipientes e doses de fertilizante misto

Abstract

In 2022, Brazil suffered a neduction of 2.05 million hectares of native forest, the Caatinga biome, in tum, lost the equivalent of 140.637 hectares. This highlights the urgency of actions to curb environmental degradation and promote conservation. It is vital to invest in research on native forest species to fill technological gaps, meet the demand for seedlings and drive sustainable development. Piptadenia stipulacea (Benth.) Ducke, a species native to Brazil, is a recommended option for recoverins degraded areas in the Caatinga. Therefore, the objective o£ this work is to evaluate the influence of the volumetric capacity of containers for the production of seedlings such as tubes and polyethylene bags, combined with different doses of NPK, on the growth and quality of seedlings of Piptadenia stipulacea (Benth.) Ducke. The study was carried out in the forest nursery of the Forestry Science Department of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), from November 2022 to March 2023. Three containers were tested for the production of seedlings: a 120 cm3 tube, a 280 cm3 and plastic bag of 3449 cm3 (20 cm x 30 cm) and four doses of NPK (4-14-8): 0; 2.0; 4.0; 6.0 Kg/m3. The analyzes of height and diameter of the stem were monitored monthly and a destructive analysis was performed at the end of the 120 days. The results indicated that the reduction in container volume caused a decrease in dry mass, diameter and height. Increasing NPK doses had a significant effect on recipient height and stem diameter. For the robustness index, the dose of 2 kg/m3 obtained the best performance. In view of the results, the use of polyethylene bags with the addition of 2 kg/m3 of NPK is recommended for the production of jurema branca seedlings.