Abstract

TROCONES BOGGIANO, Ana Gertrudis  and  DELGADO FERNANDEZ, Luis Alberto. Effect of FitoMas-E on seed germination and plant quality of Chrysophyllum cainito L. (caimito) in nursery conditions. Rev cubana ciencias forestales [online]. 2020, vol.8, n.1, pp.104-121.  Epub Apr 07, 2020. ISSN 2310-3469.

In order to evaluate the effect of the bionutrient FitoMas-E on the seed germination and plant quality of Chrysophyllum cainito L. (caimito), two experiments were designed, completely at random, in a rustic nursery in the mountainous town of Topes de Collantes. In the experiment, related to the germination, five treatments were applied: immersion in water, mechanical scarification, scarification with sulfuric acid, immersion in solution of PhytoMas-E at 3 % and a control; while in the experiment related to the quality of plants four treatments were established consisting of foliar application of the bionutrient in solutions of different concentrations. In both cases three replicates were established. The variables evaluated were: accumulated and total germination up to 50 days, as well as the main attributes and morphological indexes of the plants at 150 days. The data obtained were subjected to simple ANOVA and comparison of means through Duncan's multiple range test (p≤0,05). The main results showed the effectiveness of PhytoMas-E in both processes, with an increase in the total germination of the seeds and advance in the beginning of it. In all treatments with the bionutrient, good quality representative values were observed in terms of attributes and morphological indexes, with statistically significant differences with respect to the control; the best results were obtained with the 2 % solution.

Keywords : FitoMas-E; germination; seeds; quality; Chrysophyllum cainito L.; nursery..

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