Métodos de enxertia na produção de mudas de tamarindeiro

Abstract

The tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) is attracting interest of the South American population due to its medicinal properties. However, studies with agronomic techniques for the species are scarce. Aiming to determine the best grafting method for the production of tamarind seedlings, an experiment was conducted in the greenhouse at the Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido - UFERSA, Mossoró, RN. The design used was a completely randomized blocks, consisting of five grafting methods (top cleft grafting, English top cleft grafting, top grafting "complicated English way", side cleft grafting, and plate budding) with seven replicates and each plot with 14 plant seedlings. The variables evaluated were: percentage of grafting success, shoot length, root length, branch length, leaf number, branch number, stem diameter, shoot dry matter, root dry matter, and total dry matter. The data were subjected to analysis of variance and compared by Tukey test at 5[%] significance. The methods top cleft grafting, top grafting "complicated English way", and English top grafting are, respectively, the best grafting methods for the tamarind.