Use of natural rooter in the production of acerola seedlings

Abstract

The present work aimed to evaluate the initial development and rooting of stem cuttings of acerola tree using a stimulating solution obtained from germinated bean seeds. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design (DIC), with three treatments (Control; 300 g and 500 g of beans) and three replications with 10 cuttings each. The 15 cm long cuttings were planted in 910 mL black polyethylene bags. The variables were obtained 45 days after planting, namely: length of the largest shoot, number of shoots, fresh mass of the shoots, dry mass of the shoots and rooting percentage. Data were subjected to analysis of variance and Snedecor's F test (p<0.05). All variables were not significant by the Snedecor F test (p<0.05), however, only the control did not emit roots. Thus, the natural rooting agent prepared from germinated bean seeds, despite the non-significance, showed positive potential to be used in the production of acerola seedlings through the cutting technique