This work aimed to verify the germination and speed of emergence index of passion fruit species to obtain plants suitable for grafting. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse at Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruits, in Cruz das Almas, BA from January to June, 2002. It was used a completely randomized design and the treatments were constituted of five passion fruit species: Passiflora edulis Sims f. flavicarpa Deg., Passiflora edulis Sims, Passiflora giberti N.E. Brown, Passiflora laurifolia L. and Passiflora alata Curtis, with four replications. The species constitute five different groups for the variable, speed of emergence index and, concerning to the germination, two different groups, one formed by the species P. giberti and P. laurifolia and the other by the species P. edulis Sims f. flavicarpa, P. edulis Sims and P. alata. Regarding to plant height, the species P. giberti had the highest average, 40,40 cm, constituting a group that is different from the others. The species P. edulis and P. edulis f. flavicarpa presented better speed of emergence index and germination, consequently the plants obtained were ready for grafting in a shorter period of time.
asexual propagation; speed rate of emergence; grafting
