EFFECT OF CONCENTRATION OF DIFFERENT IBA AND ORIGINS GEOGRAPHICAL IN PARICA STAKES OF ROOTING

ABSTRACT

This work aimed at determining the influence of the origin and of the concentration of Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) over the rooting of paricá cuttings. The origins tested were: Belém (PA), Tucuruí (PA) and Sinop (MT). We obtained seeds from those locations and produced seedlings from which cuttings. The cutting were immersed in IBA solution in the concentrations of 0, 2000 and 3000 ppm (parts per million) for 10 seconds and planted in plastic trays containing vermiculite and coconut fiber as substrate (1:1 v/v). We employed a fully randomized delineation, in a factorial scheme of 3x3 (origins x IBA concentrations) with four repetitions and ten cuttings per part. After 45 days we measured the percentage of rooted cuttings, average number of roots, length of the longer root, percentage of rootless living cuttings, percentage of dead cuttings and percentage of cuttings that produced sprouts. The variance analysis suggested that there were no significant statistical difference between the origins. On the other hand, we verified that the solutions with concentrations of 2000 and 3000 ppm were more efficient for both rooting and root development. The interaction indicated a difference in behavior between the origins, since specimens from Sinop (MT) had lower performance without the IBA, but having a superior response, compared to the other origins, when immersed in the IBA solution. Therefore, it becomes necessary to define the proper concentrations for the rooting of cuttings coming from different geographical locations.

Keywords:
cutting; seedling; auxin; Fabaceae