QUALITY OF BASIL SEEDLINGS (Ocimum basilicum L.) IN A GREENHOUSE, WITH DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES AND CONCENTRATIONS OF INDOLBUTIRIC ACID

  • João Paulo Francisco
  • Jefferson Vieira José Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Irineu Pedro de Sousa Andrade
  • Marcos Vinicius Folegatti
  • Patrícia Angelica Alves Marques
Keywords: Rooting, Cutting, AMMI Model

Abstract

Current assay, conducted at the Department of Biosystem Engineering of ESALQ/USP between August and September 2013, evaluated three types of substrates (washed sand, coconut fiber and Plantmax®) and five different concentrations of indolbutiric acid (AIB - 0, 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 mg L-1). The randomized 3 x 5 experimental design was employed, with four replications. The main effects of multiplicative interaction, AMMI model, of substrate (S) and AIB (A) analyzed the biometric variables. Factors substrate (S) and interaction S x A were significant for dry mass of leaves and roots, root length, stem diameter, diameter-height ratio and Dickson´s quality index. Gollob´s test provided a significant main component (IPCA1) and the cutting of Ocimum basilicum L. may be done either with substrate Plantmax® without indolbutiric acid treatment and by washed sand treatment with indolbutiric acid treatment at concentration 2000 mg L-1.

Author Biographies

João Paulo Francisco
Eng.º Agrônomo, mestre em Engenharia de Sistemas Agrícolas doutorando em Engenharia de Sistemas Agrícolas, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” - USP
Jefferson Vieira José, Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Eestrando em Agronomia- UEM Engenheiro Agrícola
Irineu Pedro de Sousa Andrade
Eng.º Agrônomo; doutorando em Engenharia de Sistemas Agrícolas, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” - USP
Marcos Vinicius Folegatti
Eng.º Agrônomo, doutor em Irrigação e Drenagem, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas – Engenharia de Sistemas Agrícolas, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” - USP
Patrícia Angelica Alves Marques
Eng.ª Agrônoma, doutora em Irrigação e Drenagem, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas – Engenharia de Sistemas Agrícolas, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” - USP
Published
2015-08-03
Section
Environment