Pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merrill) in vitro propagation results in the production of a large quantity of healthy and homogeneous plantlets. Despite these advantages, the long time required for acclimatization makes this agricultural practice too costly. Growth acceleration of plantlets by inoculation with endophytic and epiphytic diazotrophic bacteria may be useful to reduce this period. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the potential of 20 diazotrophic bacteria strains in synthesizing indole, solubilizing Ca phosphate and Zn oxide and […]

The acclimatization of pineapple plantlets propagated by plant tissue culture is slow. The intensification of root growth by the use of humic acids may be useful during this process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the greenhouse acclimatization of ‘Vitória’ pineapple propagated by plant tissue culture in response to different doses of humic acids isolated from vermicompost and filter cake. Leaf anatomy, photosynthetic pigment content, shoot and root growth, and leaf nutrients were evaluated. An increase in growth […]

The effect of nitrogen levels on the growth and yield of garlic plants grown from tissue culture and conventional propagation. The trial was conducted at an experimental field of the Plant Science Department/UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil. A complete randomized block design in a factorial scheme with four replications was used. Plants originated from two propagation methods-tissue culture and conventional and five levels of nitrogen fertilizer – 0, 35, 70, 105 and 140 kg ha-1 were applied during the treatments. Plant […]