Use of sawdust in the culture of anthurium cultivation

• Grant number: 11/20193-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2012
• End date: January 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Botany - Pant Physiology
• Principal Investigator: Juliana Domingues Lima
• Grantee: Samara Zanetti
• Host Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Registro. Registro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In the Ribeira Valle, Anthurium andraeanum Lindl (Anthurium) is one of the most cultivated ornamental plants. However, there is still a lack of technical information on the cultivation of this plant species. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the most appropriate amount of sawdust for use as a ground cover for productivity and quality of harvested flower stalks. The project will be conducted with adult plants of Anthurium andraeanum "Apalai" in a completely randomized design with five treatments (0, 20, 40, 60 and 80 L m-2) and eight repetitions. The application of the sawdust will be made four times a year, when leaves will be collected samples of soil, leaf and used sawdust, and determined the total leaf area of plants. Each week there will be the harvest of flower stalks and determining their dimensions, as well as its appearance. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LIMA, JULIANA DOMINGUES; ZANETTI, SAMARA; NOMURA, EDSON SHIGUEAKI; FUZITANI, EDUARDO JUN; ROZANE, DANILO EDUARDO; IORI, PIERO. Crescimento e produção de antúrio em resposta a cobertura do solo com serragem de madeira. Ciência Rural, v. 46, n. 3, p. 440-446, MAY 2016. (11/20193-2)