Study on Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum Lin.) vitroplant acclimatization

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C. Morales

Abstract

The present study was carried out at the National
Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA), with the objective
of evaluating Anthurium vitroplant acclimatization. Thus,
varietal influence on vitroplant behaviour of Tropical, Merengue
and Sonate varieties was considered, after recording their
survival by means of countings from the 15 up to 90 days of
being transplanted. The influence of vitroplant size was also
taken into account, so that three groups were formed according
to its height: small (<2.5 cm), medium (2.5-3.5 cm) and big (>4 cm)
ones. Vitroplant survival was likewise evaluated per each group
through physically counting them. Transplanting time was
another factor considered in the study, evaluating its influence
on vitroplant behaviour in May, July, October and December.
Results confirm that despite survival dynamics marked a very
similar tendency independently of the variety, its absolute
values were notably different, standing out the Tropical variety
with the biggest percentages of survival, whereas Sonate
showed the lowest survival. On the other hand, vitroplant size
had a significant influence on their survival in favour of the
biggest ones; however, their survival proved not to be
influenced by transplanting time.

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Morales, C. (2013). Study on Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum Lin.) vitroplant acclimatization. Cultivos Tropicales, 30(4), 48–51. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/765
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