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MINI-CUTTINGS TECHNIQUE FOR VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION OF Dalbergia nigra

ABSTRACT

The usual propagation method for Dalbergia nigra is via seedings; however, the seasonal supply has a variable quantity of seeds which limits the continuous production of seedlings. Therefore, the objective of this study was to establish a vegetative propagation protocol via mini-cuttings technique for D. nigra from juvenile shoots obtained from seedlings. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 2 x 2 x 4 factorial scheme, with two geographical origins: two controlled release fertilizer doses (4.0 and 8.0 g.dm-³) and four indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) concentrations (0; 2,000; 4,000; and 6,000 mg.Kg-1), with four replications. The mini-cuttings were removed from the tubes after 60 days of propagation in the greenhouse, and the substrate was completely removed by washing in running water to observe the roots. The survival percentage, rooting, rooting speed and variables related to mini-cuttings vigor (largest root length (RL, cm.plant-1), number of roots (NR), surface area (SA, mm2), root volume (RV, mm³) and root dry mass (RDM, g.plant-1) were measured. The results indicated that D. nigra has an aptitude for vegetative propagation by mini-cuttings with survival values and rooting greater than 70%. Geographical origins present a different set of responses for survival, rooting and vigor of mini-cuttings. Stock plant nutrition influences mini-cuttings root growth. IBA concentrations did not promote an effect on the mini-cuttings rooting percentage; however, exogenous auxin at the dose of 6,000 mg.Kg-1 provided mini-cuttings with greater vigor in their radical system. Nonetheless, further research is suggested to define the feasibility of using this regulator in the vegetative propagation of this species.

Keywords:
Conservation; Clonal forestry; Adventitious rooting; Forest nutrition; Geographical origin

INTRODUCTION

Dalbergia nigra (Vell.) Fr. All. ex Benth., internationally known as Brazilian Rosewood, is an arboreal Fabaceae and is endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Carvalho, 2003CARVALHO, P. E. R. Espécies arbóreas brasileira. Colombo, Embrapa, 2003. 1039p.; Lima, 2015LIMA, H. C. de 2015. Dalbergia in Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Disponível em: <Disponível em: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/jabot/floradobrasil/FB22915 >. Acesso em: 10 de set de 2019.
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). Its wood has natural beauty, quality and excellent technological properties, being considered one of the most valuable wood species occurring in Brazil and has been exported since colonial times (Carvalho, 2003CARVALHO, P. E. R. Espécies arbóreas brasileira. Colombo, Embrapa, 2003. 1039p.). In detriment to these characteristics, it is known worldwide in the construction of luxury furniture, internal finishes in civil construction, furniture covering and musical instruments (Lorenzi, 2009LORENZI, H., 2009. Árvores brasileiras: manual de identificação e cultivo de plantas arbóreas nativas do Brasil. Nova Odessa, Plantarum. 384p.).

D. nigra is currently listed as an endangered species due to the intense exploitation and degradation of its natural environment, and its national and international trade is prohibited, leaving few forest fragments with individuals of this species, and which are generally small and isolated (Brasil, 2014BRASIL. Ministério do meio ambiente, 2014. Instrução Normativa n. 443, de 17 de setembro de 2014. Lista Oficial das Espécies da Flora Brasileira Ameaçadas de Extinção. Diário Oficial da República Federativa do Brasil, Brasília, DF. http://cncflora.jbrj.gov.br/portal/static/pdf/portaria_mma_443_2014.pdf (acesso em 03 de novembro de 2019).
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). D. nigra propagation is commonly carried out by sowing seeds, however, the difficulty in obtaining viable seeds, plus the supra-annual flowering and fruiting with years of intense production followed by years of low production limit the commercial production of its seedlings (Carvalho, 2003CARVALHO, P. E. R. Espécies arbóreas brasileira. Colombo, Embrapa, 2003. 1039p.). Its vegetative propagation has been difficult (Dias et al., 2012DIAS, P. C.; XAVIER, A.; OLIVEIRA, L. S. D.; PAIVA, H. N. D.; CORREIA, A. C. G. Propagação vegetativa de progênies de meios-irmãos de angico-vermelho (Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth) Brenan) por miniestaquia. Revista Árvore , v. 36, n. 3, p. 389-399, 2012.; Abiyu et al., 2016ABIYU, A.; DEJENE, T.; ESHETE, A.; SISAY, K. Vegetative propagation of Boswellia papyrifera: time of collection and propagule size affect survival and establishment. Journal of Arid Environments, v. 133, p. 122-124, 2016.; Azad et al., 2018AZAD, M. S.; ALAM, M. J.; MOLLICK, A. S.; KHAN, M. N. I. Rooting of cuttings of the wild Indian almond tree (Sterculia foetida) enhanced by the application of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) under leafy and non-leafy conditions. Rhizosphere, v. 5, p. 8-15, 2018.). In this sense, the vegetative propagation method offers the opportunity to produce a reliable and adequate supply of plants in a timely manner (Baul et al., 2010BAUL, T. K.; MEZBAHUDDIN, M.; HOSSAIN, M. M.; MOHIUDDIN, M. Vegetative propagation of Holarrhena pubescens, a wild tropical medicinal plant: effect of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on stem cuttings. Forestry Studies in China, v. 12, n. 4, p. 228-235, 2010.), becoming a key factor in the multiplication of the species (Jannat et al., 2017JANNAT, M.; HOSSAIN, M. K.; ALAM, M. S.; HOSSAIN, M. A.; KAMRUZZAMAN, M. Vegetative propagation of Tali (Palaquium polyanthum Engl.) for commercial harvest and landscape conservation. Rhizosphere , v. 3, n. 1, p. 9-12, 2017. ). Furthermore, it may be a key technique for multiplying superior plants of the species in the future in order to form clonal plantations with high productivity and uniformity.

The mini-cuttings technique has been used successfully in the forestry sector to maximize clonal production in Eucalyptus (Correia et al., 2015CORREIA, A. C. G.; XAVIER, A.; DIAS, P. C.; TITON, M.; SANTANA, R. C. Redução foliar em miniestacas e microestacas de clones híbridos de Eucalyptus globulus. Revista Árvore , v. 39, n. 2, p. 295-304, 2015. ; Freitas et al.; 2017FREITAS, A. F. D.; PAIVA, H. N. D.; XAVIER, A; NEVES, J. C. L. Productivity of ministumps and rooting of minicuttings of hybrids of Eucalyptus globulus labill in response to nitrogen. Ciência Florestal , v. 27, n. 1, p. 193-202, 2017., Fernandes et al., 2018FERNANDES, S. J. O.; SANTANA, R. C.; SILVA, E. B.; SOUZA, C. M. P.; SILVA, C. T. Período de enraizamento de miniestacas de eucalipto provenientes de diferentes lâminas de irrigação em minijardim. Ciência Florestal , v. 28, n. 2, p. 591-600, 2018.), Cariniana estrellensis (Gatti et al., 2011GATTI, K. C.; GONÇALVES, R. C.; XAVIER, A.; PAIVA, H. Propagação vegetativa de Jequitibá (Cariniana estrellensis (Raddi) por miniestaquia. Temas Agrários, v. 16, n. 2, p. 54-63, 2011.), Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Dias et al., 2015DIAS, P. C.; XAVIER, A.; DE OLIVEIRA, L. S.; CORREIA, A. C. G.; BARBOSA, G. A. Tipo de miniestaca e de substrato na propagação vegetativa de Angico-vermelho (Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brenan). Ciência Florestal , v. 25, n. 4, p. 909-919, 2015. ), Ilex paraguariensis (Wendling et al., 2013WENDLING, I.; BRONDANI, G. E.; BIASSIO, A.; DUTRA, L. F. Vegetative propagation of adult Ilex paraguariensis trees through epicormic shoots. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, v. 35, n. 1, p. 117-125, 2013.) and Handroanthus heptaphyllus (Oliveira et al., 2016OLIVEIRA, T. P. F.; BARROSO, D. G.; LAMÔNICA, K. R.; CARVALHO, G. C. M. W. Aplicação de AIB e tipo de miniestacas na produção de mudas de Handroanthus heptaphyllus Mattos. Ciência Florestal , v. 26, n. 1, p. 313-320, 2016. ) species. However, adventitious rooting is a highly complex process and differs considerably between tree species, being influenced by the type of growth regulator, the concentration (Azad and Martin, 2015AZAD, M.; MATIN, M. Effect of indole-3-butyric acid on clonal propagation of Swietenia macrophylla through branch cutting. Journal of Botany, v. 2015, 2015.; Azad et al., 2016AZAD, M. S.; ALAM, M. J.; MOLLICK, A. S.; MATIN, M. A. Responses of IBA on rooting, biomass production and survival of branch cuttings of Santalum album L., a wild threatened tropical medicinal tree species. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, v. 2, n. 3, p. 195-206, 2016.), genotype, as well as the physiological and nutritional conditions of the donor stock plant (Hartmann et al., 2011HARTMANN, H. T.; KESTER, D. E.; DAVIES JR., F. T.; GENEVE, R. L. Plant propagation: principles and practices. New Jersey, Englewood Clipps, 2011. 900 p.; Xavier et al., 2013XAVIER, A.; WENDLING, I.; SILVA, R. L. Silvicultura clonal: Princípios e Técnicas. Viçosa, UFV, 2013, 280 p.; Wendling et al., 2014WENDLING, I; TRUEMAN, S. J; XAVIER, A. Maturation and related aspects in clonal forestry - part II: reinvigoration, rejuvenation and juvenility maintenance. New Forests , v. 45, n. 4, p. 473-486, 2014).

A mini-clonal hedge is the basis of clonal propagation and its management, and generally the foundation of effective mass propagation (Xavier et al., 2013XAVIER, A.; WENDLING, I.; SILVA, R. L. Silvicultura clonal: Princípios e Técnicas. Viçosa, UFV, 2013, 280 p.). The supply of nutrients in ideal quantities while handling/managing the mini-stumps determines the vegetative vigor, which is fundamental for producing the mini-cuttings and consequent gains in rooting rates and root formation speed (Vilasboa et al., 2018VILASBOA, J.; DA COSTA, C. T.; FETT-NETO, A. G. Rooting of eucalypt cuttings as a problem-solving oriented model in plant biology. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, v. 146, p. 85-97, 2018. ). Under certain conditions, application of root-promoting substances in specific concentrations can generate better results in the vegetative propagation. Auxins such as indole-3-butyric acid are commonly used to induce adventitious roots in mini-cuttings (Sauer et al., 2013SAUER, M.; ROBERT, S.; KLEINE-VEHN, J. Auxin: simply complicated. Journal of Experimental Botany, v. 64, n. 9, p. 2565-2577, 2013. ; Stuepp et al., 2017STUEPP, C. A.; WENDLING, I.; TRUEMAN, S. J.; KOEHLER, H. S.; ZUFFELLATO-RIBAS, K. C. The use of auxin quantification for understanding clonal tree propagation. Forests, v. 8, n. 1, p. 1-15, 2017. ; Azad et al., 2018AZAD, M. S.; ALAM, M. J.; MOLLICK, A. S.; KHAN, M. N. I. Rooting of cuttings of the wild Indian almond tree (Sterculia foetida) enhanced by the application of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) under leafy and non-leafy conditions. Rhizosphere, v. 5, p. 8-15, 2018.). Among its various attributes, it has the advantage of being photostable in its applications (Simon and Petrasek, 2011SIMON, S.; PETRÁSEK, J. Why plants need more than one type of auxin. Plant Science, Limerick, v. 180, p. 454-460, 2011. ) and has low toxicity (Daskalakis et al., 2018DASKALAKIS, I.; BINIARI, K.; BOUZA, D.; STAVRAKAKI, M. The effect that indolebutyric acid (IBA) and position of cane segment have on the rooting of cuttings from grapevine rootstocks and from Cabernet franc (Vitis vinifera L.) under conditions of a hydroponic culture system. Scientia Horticulturae , v. 227, p. 79-84, 2018.).

The genetic factor must also be considered, and studies on the rooting of species from different sources have revealed the existence of genetic variations between different genotype on the rooting potential of cuttings (Kalil Filho et al., 2007KALIL FILHO, A. N.; HOFFMANN, H. A.; WENDLING, I. Propagação vegetativa de liquidambar por enxertia. Colombo: Embrapa Florestas, 2007. 7 p. (Circular técnica, 137).). Thus, priority should be given to using as many stock plants as possible which are representative of the population, as well as genetically diverse materials, when it is desired to obtain or plantlet with maximum genetic variability for the purposes of forest restoration. Planting related seedlings may result in future populations with a restricted genetic base, which as a result may be more vulnerable to diseases and adverse climatic conditions, threatening the long-term persistence of species (Hoffmann and Sgro, 2011HOFFMANN, A. A.; SGRÒ, C. M. Climate change and evolutionary adaptation. Nature, v. 470, n. 7335, p. 479, 2011.).

In this sense, the objective of the present study was to establish a vegetative propagation protocol for D. nigra by mini-cuttings. Thus, the following hypotheses were tested: (i) the D. nigra species is apt to vegetative propagation using the mini-cuttings technique; (ii) there is variation between geographic origins in Viçosa and Linhares for rooting percentage and quality of roots; (iii) the use of controlled-release fertilizer improves the root growth of mini-cuttings; and (iv) higher indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) concentrations stimulate rooting and increase the vigor of the mini-cuttings rooting system.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Study area

The experiment was conducted in the university forest nursery located in the experimental area of the Department of Forest and Wood Sciences belonging to the Federal University of Espírito Santo (DCFM-CCA-UFES), Jerônimo Monteiro, ES, Brazil (latitude of 20º 47’ S; longitude of 41º 23’ W, altitude of 120 m). The region’s climate is Cwa type (dry winter and rainy summer) according to the Köppen classification (1948KOPPEN, W. Climatologia: com um estudio de los climas de la tierra. Buenos Aires, Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1948, 495 p.), with an average annual temperature of 24.1°C and average annual precipitation of 1,104 mm (Lima et al., 2008LIMA, J. S. S.; SILVA, S. A.; OLIVEIRA, R. B.; CECÍLIO, R. A.; XAVIER, A. C. Variabilidade temporal da precipitação mensal em Alegre - ES. Revista Ciência Agronômica, v. 39, n. 02, p. 327 - 332, 2008.).

Establishment of the seed mini-garden

The mini-stumps used in this study were originated from D. nigra seedlings produced by seeds from Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil. They were produced in 3.8 L polyethylene pots containing commercial substrate based on ground Pinus bark, plus 4.0 and 8.0 g dm-3 of controlled release fertilizer with formulation 13-6-16 and a release time of 5 to 6 months, allocated in raised beds at 1 m high and under cover with transparent polyethylene plastic. Drip irrigation activated for 2 minutes was conducted 3 times a day with a flow rate of 0.1 L per application.

The seedlings were broken at the apical part at a height of 20 cm from the base when reached a total height of 30 cm in order to stimulate the occurrence of lateral shoots, but without ceasing the photosynthesis process. Shoots were collected at intervals of 7 days with a minimum size of 6 cm in length and two buds in order to let the mini-stumps conform to the cup type. Thus, the mini-clonal hedge during the experiment set-up period was formed with a total of 60 mini-stumps from each source and from each dose, with 100% survival and producing shoots in sufficient quantity to be used in the experiment (Table 1).

TABLE 1
Characterization of the productivity of D. nigra mini-stumps as a function of controlled-release fertilizer doses.

Obtaining, preparing and staking the mini-cuttings

Apical mini-cuttings were collected in the mini-clonal hedge from the 16th pruning in the month of August 2018. These were packed in styrofoam boxes containing water in order to maintain the vigor conditions, turgescence of the vegetative material and good physiological conditions. They were subsequently prepared with a size of 6 cm in length containing two pairs of leaves, and reduced to one third of their original dimension in order to minimize water losses due to transpiration and the “umbrella” effect (leaf curl) during the rooting.

The mini-cuttings bases were cut into bevels, disinfected with 0.5% sodium hypochlorite solution for 2 minutes with subsequent washing in running water, and then treated with 0.1% Captan fungicide for 2 minutes. Approximately 1.5 cm of the mini-cuttings base was immersed in powdered IBA solution in different concentrations and then staked in tubes of 55 cm3 capacity containing commercial substrate (pine bark, vermiculite, class A agro-industrial organic waste, wood sawdust, manure - horse beds, NPK). The IBA was dissolved in absolute ethyl alcohol and then mixed with talc, dried at room temperature and homogenized before use.

The mini-cuttings were subsequently placed in trays allocated on a suspended bed in a greenhouse with 20% reduction in light and a temperature between 25 and 30°C, under intermittent nebulization. The nebulization was triggered when the air temperature inside the greenhouse exceeded 30°C or when the relative humidity was less than 80%. The mini-cuttings were removed from the tubes after 60 days of propagation in the greenhouse, and the substrate was completely removed by washing in running water to observe the roots.

The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design (CRD) in a 2 x 2 x 4 factorial scheme (two geographic origins [Viçosa, Minas Gerais and Linhares, Espírito Santo] and two controlled release fertilizer doses [4.0 and 8.0 g dm-³] and four IBA concentrations [0; 2,000; 4,000; and 6,000 mg Kg-1]) with four replications, with the experimental unit consisting of 13 mini-cuttings.

Mini-cuttings survival, rooting and rooting speed

Survival (S%) and rooting percentage (R%) were measured. Mini-cuttings with roots greater than or equal to 0.5 cm were considered rooted. Rooting speed evaluations, accessed by Mean Root Emergence Time (MRET, days), were carried out daily from the date of staking until the 60th day, where mini-cuttings with roots were observed at the lower end of the tube (Melo et al., 2011MELO, L. A.; XAVIER, A.; DE PAIVA, H. N.; BORGES, S. R. Otimização do tempo necessário para o enraizamento de miniestacas de clones híbridos de Eucalyptus grandis. Revista Árvore , v. 35, n. 4, p. 759-767, 2011. ).

Radicular system vigor

Evaluations were performed regarding the largest root length (RL, cm plant-1), number of roots (NR), surface area (SA, mm2), root volume (RV, mm³) and root dry mass (RDM, g plant-1). Roots emitted directly from the base of the mini-cuttings were considered in the counting. These were cut at the stem height, separated and placed to dry on absorbent paper and later digitized on an Epson scanner to determine the root volume and surface area. After being digitized, the images were submitted to the SAFIRA 1.1 program (Jorge et al., 2010JORGE, L. A. C. et al. SAFIRA - Software para a análise de fibras e raízes. Versão 1.1. São Carlos: Embrapa Instrumentação Agropecuária, 2010. ). To determine the root dry mass (RDM, g plant-1), the material was packed in paper bags and placed to dry in a forced air circulation oven at a temperature of 65 ºC until constant weight, and then weighed on an analytical scale (accurate to 0.0001 g).

Statistical analysis procedures

The data were submitted to the assumption of normality verification test (Shapiro Wilk). Then they were subjected to analysis of variance and by the F test at 5% to verify significant differences, while the means of the qualitative factors were compared by the Tukey test at the probability levels of 5% and 1%. Furthermore, the means of the quantitative factor were submitted to regression analysis in order to verify the optimal IBA concentration for each variable using the first derivative of the estimators β0 and β1. The significance of the parameters, the t-test, the biological significance and realism of the models (linear and quadratic) as well as the coefficient of determination (R2) were considered for choosing the equations.

RESULTS

Mini-cuttings survival, rooting and rooting speed

There was an isolated effect for the controlled-release fertilizer dosage factor for mean root emergence time, where the D. nigra mini-cuttings produced at the 8.0 kg m-3 dose showed the shortest root emission time at the lower end of the tube (at 41.9 days) when compared to the 4 kg m-3 dose (44.3 days). There was also an isolated effect for the geographical origin factor for survival (S%) and rooting percentage (R%) variables, with superior results for the mini-cuttings from Viçosa, MG (Table 2).

TABLE 2
Survival (S) and rooting (R) of D. nigra mini-cuttings, depending on the origin at 60 days.

Radicular system vigor

There was an interaction (p < 0.05) between the origins and IBA for the largest root length (RL) and number of roots (NR) traits, in which the mini-cuttings from Linhares showed better performance, with a maximum value of 11.2 cm.plant-1 and 9.9 roots, respectively, reached with the 6,000 mg.Kg-1 concentration, with an increasing linear growth trend (Figure 1A, 1B). There was no significant effect of the tested regression models for the mini-cuttings from Viçosa (11.04 cm plant-1 and 6.94 roots, respectively).

FIGURE 1 (A)
length of the largest root; (B) number of roots per mini-cutting; (C) surface area; (D) root dry mass of D. nigra mini-cuttings subjected to different concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid, 60 days after staking. * and ** significant at 5% and 1% probability, respectively.

The individual effect for the IBA factor was observed for SA and RDM, where the maximum increment value of 1,487.97 mm² and 0.0444 g.plant-1, respectively, was observed at the dose of 6,000 mg.Kg-1, with a tendency to increasing linear growth (Figure 1C, 1D). There was also a significant effect of the interaction between the CRF dosage factors and origins for the RDM variable of mini-cuttings (Table 3), where the 8 kg.m-3 CRF combination for the Linhares origin mini-cuttings increased more.

TABLE 3
Interaction between the controlled release fertilizer (CRF) doses and geographical origins for the root dry mass (RDM) of D. nigra mini-cuttings.

DISCUSSION

Mini-cuttings survival, rooting and rooting speed

Considering that commercial clonal forest nurseries generally prefer to propagate species with at least 70% rooting (Hunt et al., 2011HUNT, M. A.; TRUEMAN, S. J.; RASMUSSEN, A. Indole-3-butyric acid accelerates adventitious root formation and impedes shoot growth of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii × P. caribaea var. hondurensis cuttings. New Forests, v. 41, n. 3, p. 349-360, 2011.; Rigby and Trueman, 2015RIGBY, E. M.; TRUEMAN, S. J. Umbrella Fern: A New Ornamental Crop. Acta Horticulturae, v. 1097, p. 221-226, 2015.), the first hypothesis of the present study can be considered partially confirmed. It is possible to propagate D. nigra species by mini-cuttings from juvenile shoots from seedlings with satisfactory survival and rooting index rates, which are crucial variables and considered determinants for the success of the mini-cuttings technique.

The S (%) and the R (%) of the D. nigra mini-cuttings were similar to other forest species, such as Erythrina falcata (Cunha et al., 2008CUNHA, A. C.; WENDLING, I.; SOUZA JÚNIOR, L. Miniestaquia em sistema de hidroponia e em tubetes de corticeira-do-mato. Ciência Florestal, v. 18, n. 1, p. 85-92, 2008.) and Peltophorum dubium (Mantovanii et al., 2017MANTOVANI, N.; ROVEDA, M.; TRES, L.; FORTES, F. D. O.; GRANDO, M. F. Cultivo de canafístula (Peltophorum dubium) em minijardim clonal e propagação por miniestacas. Ciência Florestal , v. 27, n. 1, p. 225-236, 2017.), all presenting averages above 70% for the survival and rooting of mini-cuttings. In contrast, averages of 85.3 and 73.18 were obtained for S (%) and 45.3 and 16.67 for R (%), for Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Dias et al., 2015DIAS, P. C.; XAVIER, A.; DE OLIVEIRA, L. S.; CORREIA, A. C. G.; BARBOSA, G. A. Tipo de miniestaca e de substrato na propagação vegetativa de Angico-vermelho (Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brenan). Ciência Florestal , v. 25, n. 4, p. 909-919, 2015. ) and Plathymenia reticulata (Pessanha et al., 2018PESSANHA, S. E. G. L.; BARROSO, D. G.; BARROS, T. C.; DE OLIVEIRA, T. P. D. F.; DE CARVALHO, G. C. M. W.; DA CUNHA, M. Limitações na produção de vinhático (Plathymenia reticulata Benth) por miniestaquia. Ciência Florestal , v. 28, n. 4, p. 1688-1703, 2018.), respectively, showing that species of the Fabaceae family do not follow a rooting pattern.

However, there were significant differences in S (%) and R (%) between the tested origins, validating the second hypothesis. These results infer that these variations come from genetic control or even from the differences between the endogenous balances of the plant related to physiological and morphological factors (Mankessi et al., 2009MANKESSI, F.; SAYA, A.; BAPTISTE, C.; NOURISSIER, S.; MONTEUUIS, O. In vitro rooting of genetically related Eucalyptus urophylla × Eucalyptus grandis clones in relation to the time spent in culture. Trees , v. 23, n. 5, p. 931-940, 2009.). Even though they are of the same species, the seeds in each mother plant development location are subject to variations in physiological quality due to edaphoclimatic differences and other variants which end up highlighting certain aspects of their genetic composition, which would not manifest in another location (Lima et al., 2018LIMA, C. C.; OHASHI, S. T.; SILVEIRA, A. S. Efeito de diferentes concentrações de AIB e procedências geográficas no enraizamento de estacas de paricá. Ciência Florestal , v. 28, n. 3, p. 1282-1292, 2018.).

Plants can present a set of responses for cuttings rooting, which can vary in a complex way between genotypes (Schwaegerle, 2005SCHWAEGERLE, K. E. Quantitative genetic analysis of plant growth: biases arising from vegetative propagation. Evolution, v. 59, n. 6, p. 1259-1267, 2005. ; Xavier et al., 2013XAVIER, A.; WENDLING, I.; SILVA, R. L. Silvicultura clonal: Princípios e Técnicas. Viçosa, UFV, 2013, 280 p.). Dias et al. (2012DIAS, P. C.; XAVIER, A.; OLIVEIRA, L. S. D.; PAIVA, H. N. D.; CORREIA, A. C. G. Propagação vegetativa de progênies de meios-irmãos de angico-vermelho (Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth) Brenan) por miniestaquia. Revista Árvore , v. 36, n. 3, p. 389-399, 2012.) found a heterogeneous response among the Anadenanthera macrocarpa progenies regarding the rooting percentage of apical mini-cuttings, with values between 66.7% and 85.5%. Granja et al. (2018GRANJA, M. M.; MOTOIKE, S. Y.; ANDRADE, A. P. S.; CORREA, T. R.; PICOLI, E. A.; KUKI, K. N. Explant origin and culture media factors drive the somatic embryogenesis response in Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart., an emerging oil crop in the tropics. Industrial Crops and Products, v. 117, p. 1-12, 2018. ) and Cati et al. (2014CATI, M.; GENNARI, F.; MARINO, G. Effect of culture jar seal on in vitro rooting and subsequent acclimatization of three Italian apricot varieties. Scientia Horticulturae, v. 168, p. 120-123, 2014.) found that the aptitude for in vitro rooting and the survival of seedlings ex vitro were also dependent on the genotype. The authors reiterate that the genetic factor within the species is yet another parameter to be considered for maximizing rooting potential.

The hypothesis that mineral nutrition of the stock plant modulates the root growth of D. nigra mini-cuttings was also confirmed. The highest tested CRF dose promoted an accelerated root growth observed in the means of the MRET variable, as well as an increase in the mini-cutting productivity per m² (Table 1). The ability of plant tissues to form adventitious roots and the nutrition of the parent plant are closely correlated and decisive events in forming quality clonal plants.

The nutritional condition of the collected propagule determines the amount of metabolic compounds, such as carbohydrates and auxins, which are essential to the rhizogenesis initiation and speed (Xavier et al., 2013XAVIER, A.; WENDLING, I.; SILVA, R. L. Silvicultura clonal: Princípios e Técnicas. Viçosa, UFV, 2013, 280 p.; Pereira and Peres, 2016PEREIRA, F. B.; PERES, F. S. B. Nutrição e enraizamento adventício de plantas lenhosas. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, v. 36, n. 87, p. 319-326, 2016. ; Almeida et al., 2017ALMEIDA, M. R.; AUMOND, M.; DA COSTA, C. T.; SCHWAMBACH, J.; RUEDELL, C. M.; CORREA, L. R.; FETT-NETO, A. G. Environmental control of adventitious rooting in Eucalyptus and Populus cuttings. Trees, v. 31, n. 5, p. 1377-1390, 2017.). According to Dias et al. (2012DIAS, P. C.; XAVIER, A.; OLIVEIRA, L. S. D.; PAIVA, H. N. D.; CORREIA, A. C. G. Propagação vegetativa de progênies de meios-irmãos de angico-vermelho (Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth) Brenan) por miniestaquia. Revista Árvore , v. 36, n. 3, p. 389-399, 2012.), the more nourished the plant, the greater the number of cells produced by the meristems and the longer the growth axis will be, thus reaching the lower end of the tube in a short time. MRET is a non-destructive variable used in most forest nurseries as an important indication of rooting, as it enables a practical indication of when to transfer plants to the later stages of the production process (Borges et al., 2011BORGES, S. R.; XAVIER, A.; OLIVEIRA, L. S.; MELO, L. A.; ROSADO, A. M. Enraizamento de miniestacas de clones híbridos de Eucalyptus globulus. Revista Árvore, v. 35, n. 3, p. 425-434, 2011.).

Radicular system vigor

Although indole-3-butyric acid was not a condition for R (%) regarding the vigor of the formed root system, the exogenous application of this plant regulator promoted significant gains for RL, NR, SA and RDM, which partially proves the fourth hypothesis. This result was also observed by Oliveira et al. (2016OLIVEIRA, T. P. F.; BARROSO, D. G.; LAMÔNICA, K. R.; CARVALHO, G. C. M. W. Aplicação de AIB e tipo de miniestacas na produção de mudas de Handroanthus heptaphyllus Mattos. Ciência Florestal , v. 26, n. 1, p. 313-320, 2016. ) in mini-cuttings of Handroanthus heptaphyllus, and by Mantovani et al. (2017MANTOVANI, N.; ROVEDA, M.; TRES, L.; FORTES, F. D. O.; GRANDO, M. F. Cultivo de canafístula (Peltophorum dubium) em minijardim clonal e propagação por miniestacas. Ciência Florestal , v. 27, n. 1, p. 225-236, 2017.) for Peltophorum dubium.

The emission of a larger number of roots with greater length and contact area by the root system in D. nigra plants is fundamental for increasing the soil volume to be explored, thereby favoring acquisition of water and nutrients, which in turn constitute factors which may be useful for increasing survival rates and the initial growth of this species in the field. According to Gibson et al. (2019GIBSON, E. L.; GONÇALVES, E. D. O.; SANTOS, A. R. D.; ARAÚJO, E. F.; CALDEIRA, M. V. W. Controlled-Release Fertilizer on Growth of Melanoxylon brauna Schott Seedlings. Floresta e Ambiente, v. 26, n. SPE1, 2019.), seedlings with a vigorous root system can establish themselves more quickly in adverse conditions, recover and increase microbiological activity in the soil, in addition to contributing to the increase of biomass, aggregation and soil structure.

It was also observed that the geographic origin of the propagule influenced the root system quality, as the mini-cuttings from Linhares showed superior performance for RL and NR. These contrasting differences between the origins can be explained by the genetic variability, or also by the physiological conditions of the parent plants at the time of seed collection. The phenotypic variations between plants propagated via asexual result from the interaction between the genotypic effects, environmental effects and the “genotype x environment” interaction (Xavier et al., 2013XAVIER, A.; WENDLING, I.; SILVA, R. L. Silvicultura clonal: Princípios e Técnicas. Viçosa, UFV, 2013, 280 p.). Therefore, there is a response based on genetic variability and adaptation to edaphoclimatic conditions, which are probably responsible for different internal compounds and concentrations between plant genotypes (Lima et al., 2018LIMA, C. C.; OHASHI, S. T.; SILVEIRA, A. S. Efeito de diferentes concentrações de AIB e procedências geográficas no enraizamento de estacas de paricá. Ciência Florestal , v. 28, n. 3, p. 1282-1292, 2018.).

It is also noteworthy that the Linhares origin was more responsive to CRF addition in relation to Viçosa in terms of root dry matter production. According to Ferreira and Araújo (1981FERREIRA, M.; ARAÚJO, A. J. Procedimentos e recomendações para teste de procedência. Curitiba: EMBRAPA, 1981, 28 p.), the importance of working with seeds from different locations under a geographic and climatic perspective enables verifying the genetic differences within the species, and the phenotypic differences determined by environmental variations. In knowing the natural variability, you can select individuals or materials which have superior characteristics, and thus provide information on potential parents to be used in breeding and genetic conservation programs (Borém and Miranda, 2009BORÉM, A.; MIRANDA, G. V. Melhoramento de plantas. Viçosa, UFV, 2009. 529p.). According to Botezelli et al. (2000BOTEZELLI, L.; DAVIDE, A. C.; MALAVASI, M. M. Características dos frutos e sementes de quatro procedências de Dipteryx alata Vogel (Baru). Cerne, v. 6, n. 1, p. 9-18, 2000.), studying different origins makes it possible to capture various expressions of the genotype made possible by the different environmental conditions of the occurrence location.

Therefore, given the suitability of D. nigra mini-cuttings technique as a method of vegetative propagation using juvenile propagules, the plant production technique is recommended as an alternative to propagation via seeds. Furthermore, we suggest that studies should be carried out to analyze the residual effect of using IBA in all stages of the plant production cycle and in its field establishment in order to assess the viability of using this regulator in propagating D. nigra via mini-cuttings technique. It is important to highlight that the use of IBA requires a cost to the nursery, less optimization in the staking activity and a storage location, therefore implementing this chemical in practical terms is at the producer’s discretion for propagating D. nigra via mini-cuttings.

CONCLUSIONS

Mini-cuttings technique of juvenile shoots from seedlings is technically feasible for propagating D. nigra. The geographical origins present a different set of responses and behavior in the survival, rooting and vigor of the mini-cuttings. The mother plant’s nutrition influences the mini-cuttings root growth. The different indole-3-butyric acid concentrations do not have an effect on the mini-cuttings rooting percentage, but they do promote greater vigor of the root system. However, further research is suggested to define the feasibility of using this regulator in vegetative propagation of D. nigra plants.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This study was financid in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brazil (CAPES) - Código de Financiamento 001; by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Espírito Santo (FAPES), by the Secretaria de Estado de Agricultura, Abastecimento, Aquicultura e Pesca do Estado do Espírito Santo (SEAG), by the Rosal Energia, by the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • 1
    The genotype affects the quality of the mini-cuttings root system.
  • 2
    Stock plant nutrition was positively related to adventitious rooting.
  • 3
    Indole-3-butyric acid was not conditioning for adventitious rooting mini-cuttings.
  • 4
    The protocol enables mass propagation and vegetative recues of D. nigra genotypes.

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    14 Dec 2020
  • Date of issue
    Oct-Dec 2020

History

  • Received
    20 May 2020
  • Accepted
    10 Sept 2020
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