Abstract
Restoration of degraded sites by using native plants like Plathymenia reticulata Benth. and Melanoxylon brauna Schot. is advisable. However, seedlings of both species, when raised on commercial substrates, may present low survival. This study aimed to evaluate the growth of seedlings under inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The seedlings were raised on soil sampled from near an adult plant of the same species. The P. reticulata and M. brauna seedlings were grown with or without the inoculation of [...]
Highlights
The Atlantic Forest and Cerrado have high rates of endemic species and are priority areas for conservation in Brazil (Myers et al, 2000; Beech et al, 2017)
This study aimed to evaluate the growth of seedlings under inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)
This study aimed to evaluate the growth of P. reticulata and M. brauna seedlings under different doses of phosphates and inoculation with AMF in soils collected from adult plants, of each species separately, to understand the benefits of the microorganismplant interaction and enhance seedling production
Summary
The Atlantic Forest and Cerrado have high rates of endemic species and are priority areas for conservation in Brazil (Myers et al, 2000; Beech et al, 2017). Some native forest species, such as Plathymenia reticulata Benth., have desirable characteristics for reforestation (Lacerda et al, 2001; Lacerda et al, 2002), as well as the commercial value because of the durability and quality of the wood (Lorenzi, 1992; Carvalho, 2009). This species belongs to the Fabaceae family, Mimosoideae (synonym of P. foliolosa Benth.), found in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado as distinct ecotypes (Warwick and Lewis, 2003; Morim, 2020). Besides deforestation and the absence of replanting reduced the population and area of occurrence, M. brauna individuals are growing isolated in small forest fragments, mainly in those in an advanced stage of regeneration (Silva et al, 2003; Carvalho et al, 2007; Crepaldi and Peixoto, 2010; Versieux et al, 2011)
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