Quantidade de folhas e bokashi influenciando na brotação de estacas de Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi

Abstract

Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi. (Pink pepper, Anacardiaceae) is used due to its medicinal and spice properties, as well as urban afforestation and regeneration of degraded areas. Despite this, there are few studies related to vegetative propagation. The objective of this work was to evaluate the presence of leaves and the use of bokashi in the propagation of pink pepper. Three types of cuttings (without, one and two leaves) were evaluated, without and with addition of bokashi (10 g kg-1 ) to the substrate, under 50% sombrite. The experimental arrangement was in a 3x2 factorial scheme, in the randomized complete block design, with four replications. The highest sprouts percentage was observed in leafless cuttings, without bokashi (50.0%), at 35 and 42 days after staking (49.3 and 47.2%, respectively); The highest sprouting speed index was in the leafless cuttings (0.5766) and the highest shoot length (24.37 cm) was observed with the addition of bokashi to the substrate. The amount of leaves and use of bokashi influenced the propagation by cutting of the pink pepper.