The propagation of the guarana plants using seeds is nowadays not recommended because the high variability in the productivity and susceptibility to diseases. The cuttings propagation of a select guarana plant clones is recommended for Amazonas State. The objective of this study was to evaluate the survival rate of cuttings of twelve clones of guaraná in three substrates with three replicates. The evaluated clones were: BRS 300, BRS 871, BRS 372, BRS 648, BRS 189, BRS 505, BRS 610, BRS 612, BRS 850, BRS 882, BRS 608, BRS 611. The growing media tested were 50% of soil + 50% of chicken manure (v/v); 50% chicken manure + 50% sieved powdered charcoal (v/v) and a comercial growing media for vegetables (Plantmax®). The comercial growing media and the misture of chicken manure + sieved powdered charcoal substrate produced the higher cuttings survival rate. The clone BRS Amazonas showed the highest percentage of survival (88.2%) and clone BRS 372 the lowest (15%).
Paullinia cupana; charcoal; chicken manure; Plantmax®; growing media
