This work aimed to evaluate the effect of ambient and Osmocote® (15-10-10) doses on the production of tamarind fruits seedlings. An experiment was carried out in a nursery at Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil, arranged in a randomized complete block outline and a 3x4 factorial scheme, with four replications and five plants per plot. The treatments were constituted by greenhouse, nursery and exposed sky, using different dosages of Osmocote® (15-10-10) were 0; 3; 6 e 9 kg m-3 of substrate. Seedling growth, height, number of leaves, aerial part, root and total dry matter were evaluated. The results showed that of Osmocote® (15-10-10) can be recommended for the formation of tamarind seedlings, at doses of until 6 kg m-3. Sky exposing was the one which provided better quality to the seedlings.
Leguminosae; tamarind; nutrition; propagation
