The objective of this study was to determine the most favorable conditions for the in vitro germination of mangaba seeds and initial development of plantlets. After asepsis, emerging seeds of mature fruits were inoculated in tubes contend the next treatments: T1-15 mL of MS culture medium; T2-15 mL of MS culture medium + 2.0 g L-1 of activated charcoal; T3-15 mL of ½ MS culture medium; and T4-15 mL of ½ MS culture medium + 2.0 g L-1 of activated charcoal. All the culture medium were gellified with 0.3 g L-1 of Phytagel® and supplemented with 3.0 g L-1 of sucrose. The statistical design was completely randomized with four treatments, eight repetitions and ten seeds by experimental unit. There was not significant difference of the treatments for the germination percentage at twenty days, which varied from 95 to 100%. The ½ MS with 2.0 g L-1 of activated charcoal promoted higher growth the main root when compared with the others treatments. After 50 days, abnormal plantlets were not observed and neither significant difference were verified among the length of the aerial part. However, the dilution in 50% of the MS culture medium associate to the presence of activated charcoal induced higher growth of the main root (8.50 cm) when compared with MS culture medium in the presence (6.19 cm) or absence (6.00 cm) of activated charcoal.
In vitro propagation; seeds; culture medium; Apocynaceae
