Aiming the in vitro establishment and the multiplication of Physalis peruviana L., two experiments were conducted. For the establishment it was tested five procedures of desinfestation of the seeds, (P1: alcohol 70% for 30 seconds; P2: sodium hypochlorite 2.5% for three minutes; P3: calcium hypochlorite 2.5% for three minutes; P4: alcohol 70% for 30 seconds + sodium hypochlorite 2.5% for three minutes; P5: alcohol 70% for 30 seconds + calcium hypochlorite for three minutes). Half of the seeds were maintained in the darkness and the other half were transferred for growth room with 16 hour- photoperiod, luminous flow density of 42 µmol.m-2 s-1 and temperature of 25 + 2 ºC. After 28 days the procedure 3 showed the highest in vitro contamination rates. And the highest percentages of germination were obtained in the procedures of desinfestation 1, 2 and 4. For the multiplication they were evaluated in the culture mediuns MS and MS¾ (reduced in 25% of the salts of the full strenght), and the concentrations of 0; 0.1; 0.2 and 0.3 mg L-1 of BAP. Flasks were used with 30 ml of culture medium with the pH adjusted for 5.8 and with 6 g L-1 of agar. After 21 days larger shoots number was observed with 0.3 mg L-1 of BAP for the two culture mediuns studied.
Small fruits; Physalis; Micropropagation; Desinfestation
