Produção de mudas cítricas em viveiro: uso de substrato alternativo e inoculação com Xylella fastidiosa. / Production of citrus seedlings in nursery: use of alternative substratum and inoculation with Xylella fastidiosa.

AUTOR(ES)

Ronaldo Alberto Duenhas Cabrera

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004

RESUMO

Alternative substrates have being used for a better establishment of plants at nursery stages, thus ensuring that healthier plants will be transferred to the field. In the case of Citrus, this is a concern especially when there is a past history of diseases at field conditions, such as Citrus Variegated Chlorosis caused by Xylella fastidiosa (X.f.). This study evaluated the addition of vermicompost to a commercial substrate and the performance of seedlings of four citrus varieties inoculated or not with X. f. at greenhouse condition, for a period of 450 days. Biometric measurements of plant growth and nutritional balance indicators using DRIS - Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System were performed in 9 month-old plants. Mycorrhizal infection by native vesicular-arbuscular fungi was also evaluated in all plants. The studied variables were: vermicompost substrate (100%, 50%, 0%), variety (Baia, Pêra, Natal and Escape) and inoculation (with or without X.f.), in a total of 24 treatments (variety x substrate x inoculation) with 6 replicates each. Growth development evaluated stem diameter, plant height, shoot and root biomass accumulations, arbuscular mycorrhizal infection, and macro and micronutrient concentration in the shoot. When using vermicompost (100% or 50%), positive effects were observed in the plant growth parameters. On the other hand, mycorrhizal infection and DRIS were inversely correlated to the substrate addition, indicating that nutrient imbalances may be occurring at this plant growth stage. No significant effect of X.f. inoculation was observed on the plant growth and the biometric parameters studied, except for increased foliar nitrogen content - 1,46% for inoculated and 1,30% for uninoculated plants, and decreased foliar phosphorus content - 0,32% for inoculated and 0,40% for uninoculated plants.

ASSUNTO(S)

estufa inoculação xylella fastidiosa alternative substrate bactérias fitopatogênicas variedades vegetais mudas citrus seedlings fitossanidade citricultura inoculation

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