This work was performed aiming to test substrates obtained from the combination of an organic compound, derived from waste of manufacturing process of cellulose, with a base substrate for control. The study was conducted at the Forest Nursery of the Federal University of Lavras using seeds of the hybrid Eucalyptus “urograndis”. Six treatments with increasing doses of organic compound were tested. The experiment was implemented in a completely randomized design, with six treatments, five replications and 30 seedlings per plot. The substrate evaluation was measured through the analysis of plant growth throughout the experiment and the seedlings qualities at the end of production process. As for the analysis of growth and quality of seedlings, the treatments with 60 and 80% of organic compound presented the bests response. It was concluded that the seedling production of Eucalyptus “urograndis” with the substrates analysed proved technically feasiable according to the analysed characteristics and indexes.
organic compost; forest nursery; seedling quality