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<journal-id>0253-5785</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Centro Agrícola]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ctro. Agr.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0253-5785</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Feijóo, Universidad Central de Las Villas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0253-57852020000300005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Influencia del diámetro en los esquejes basales para la propagación vegetativa de granado (Punica granatum) en condiciones de vivero]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Influence of diameter on basal cuttings for vegetative propagation of pomegranate (Punica granatum) under nursery conditions]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilera-Arango]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Germán Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caicedo-Arana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Álvaro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lombo-Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Darwin Fabian]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cañar-Serna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dubert Yamil]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Betancourt-Vásquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - AGROSAVIA Centro de Investigación Palmira ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Palmira Valle del Cauca]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - AGROSAVIA  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Agustín Codazzi Cesar]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - AGROSAVIA  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mosquera Cundinamarca]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>47</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>5</fpage>
<lpage>13</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0253-57852020000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0253-57852020000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0253-57852020000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Contexto.  El granado (Punica granatumL.) es considerado un frutal promisorio por su valor nutricional y atributos medicinales. En Colombia, recientemente se percibe interés en esta especie, por lo que existe una demanda creciente en la obtención de material para plantar. Sin embargo, no se cuenta con esquemas adecuados de propagación, lo cual limita el potencial de cultivo en este país.  Objetivo.  Evaluar el efecto del diámetro de los esquejes basales de granado plantados en ambientes diferentes sobre el porcentaje de sobrevivencia para establecer una metodología preliminar de propagación vegetativa de esta especie en condiciones de vivero.  Métodos.  Se colectaron 405 esquejes de granado cv. Mina Shirin, clasificados en tres categorías según su diámetro en delgados, medianos y gruesos, los cuales fueron evaluados en tres ambientes diferentes (exposición solar al 100 %, exposición solar al 50 % y cámara húmeda con exposición solar al 10 %) para un total de nueve tratamientos, cada uno con tres repeticiones de 15 esquejes.  Resultados.  Se encontraron diferencias significativas con respecto al tipo de esqueje, ya que los de diámetros superiores a 1,2 cm mostraron mayor potencial para la propagación vegetativa de granado. Referente a los ambientes evaluados, también se presentaron diferencias significativas, siendo el mejor de ellos la cámara húmeda, donde se encontró un porcentaje de sobrevivencia del 40,74 %.  Conclusiones.  Se proyecta en un futuro cercano el establecimiento de una metodología eficiente de propagación vegetativa de granado con atributos de calidad, mediante el uso de esquejes basales con diámetros superiores 1,2 cm.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Context.  Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is considered a promising fruit for its nutritional value and medicinal attributes. In Colombia, interest is recently perceived in this species, so there is a growing demand in obtaining planting material. However, there are no adequate propagation schemes, which limits the planting potential in this country.  Objective.  To evaluate the effect of the diameter of the pomegranate basal cuttings sown in different environments on the percentage of survival to establish a preliminary vegetative propagation methodology for this specie under nursery conditions.  Methods.  405 pomegranate cuttings cv. Mina Shirin were collected, classified in three categories according to their diameter in thin, medium and thick, which were evaluated in three different environments (100 % sun exposure, 50 % sun exposure and humid chamber with 10 % sun exposure) for a total of nine treatments, each with three repetitions of 15 cuttings.  Results.  Significant differences were found regarding the type of cutting, because those who presented diameters greater than 1.2 cm showed greater potential for vegetative propagation of pomegranate. Regarding the environments evaluated, there were also significant differences, the best of which was the humid chamber, where a survival rate of 40.74 % was found.  Conclusions.  The establishment of an efficient pomegranate vegetative propagation methodology with quality attributes is projected soon, using basal cuttings with diameters greater than 1.2 cm.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mina Shirin]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[porcentaje de sobrevivencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[propágulos de calidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[propagation material]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mina Shirin]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[survival rate]]></kwd>
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