This experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions to verifiy the influence of shading on the growth of Lonchocarpus muehlbergianus plants. The following shading levels were used: 40% and 60% obtained using black plastic screening, and 0% under full light. The following results were obtained: the plants cultivated in 60% shading were higher and present larger leaf areas, wider collar and main root diameters, besides larger aerial and dry root weight were obtained in plants cultivated in 0% and 40% shading.
shading; Lonchocarpus muehlbergianus; growth