The stablishment, initial growth and viability of the seedling production by seeds of marcela plants were evaluated.. The study was driven at greenhouse. The sowing was made on a pot medium with peat; organic compound and carbonized rice hulls (1:1:1), in trays of aluminum. The experimental design was completely randomized, with 10 replications. Fresh and dry mass was determined every 10 days, until the 70 days after sowing, using 10 plants by replication. Germination was not uniform and plant growth analysis showed that the initial growth was slow, the biggest increment of fresh and dry mass started only at 50 days after sowing. Plant establishment was satisfactory and the seedling production by seeds was viable.
medicinal plant; propagation; Asteraceae
