Substrate effect on anthurium (Anthurium andreanum) crop acclimatization

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C. Morales

Abstract

Acclimatization is a significant stage in the mass
multiplication of any vegetable species through in vitro culture,
so that knowing the most influencing factors on vitroplant
survival is important when arranging a handling strategy for
optimizing a protocol. Therefore, this research work was carried
out at the Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding from the
National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, aimed to know the
influence of different substrates on vitroplant acclimatization
of anthurium, a sort of ornamentals mainly appreciated by the
diverse colors of its flowers. A randomized complete experimental
design was used, besides applying the comparison
analysis of proportions for the variable of vitroplant survival
and variance analysis for the growth variables evaluated.
Results showed differences among substrates, standing out
the one made up by acid peat + cow manure + soil (3/5.5/1) as
for survival and ball composition for transplanting to nursery.
There were not significant differences for growth variables,
maybe due to the slow phase development of the species
tested, which indicates that it is not good to evaluate this
variable for determining the protocol efficiency of in vitro
Anturium andreanum micropropagation.

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Morales, C. (2012). Substrate effect on anthurium (Anthurium andreanum) crop acclimatization. Cultivos Tropicales, 29(3), 75–79. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/245
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