Platanus, an arboreal and deciduous plant, is widely adapted and can be used for several purposes. Despite producing viable seeds, production of platanus seedlings usually occurs through vegetative propagation; cuttings are the best and most efficient source for obtaining seedlings. Although cuttings offer a practical and easy method to obtain seedlings in different vegetable species, they are influenced by several factors, both external and internal. The present study aimed to analyze the behavior of plantain cuttings planted in sand subjected to damage or no damage at the cuttings base, and planted at depths of 20 and 40 cm. Experiment was carried out at the experimental station of horticulture and protected cultivation of UNIOESTE-Brazil, in a randomized 2×2 factorial design, which comprises both, planted at 20 cm and 40 cm depths, with 5 replicates and 5 cuttings per replicate. After 170 days of incubation, injured and non-injured cuttings, were evaluated for rooting percentage and cuttings sprouted, length of roots and medium length of stems, stem diameter, number of leaves per stem, and dry mass of roots and shoots. No significant differences were observed in cutting injury. All variables analyzed presented higher values when cuttings were planted at 20 cm depth. Results indicate that planting of platanus cuttings at 20 cm depth leads to better rooting rates and vegetative development.Key words: Plant propagation, propagation by cuttings, propagation materials, rooting potential, rhizogenesis, vegetative development. ResumoO plátano, planta arbórea e caducifólia, possui ampla adaptabilidade, podendo ser utilizada para diversas finalidades. Apesar de produzir sementes viáveis, a produção de mudas geralmente se dá através da propagação vegetativa, sendo a estaquia o melhor e mais eficiente método para obtenção de mudas da espécie. A estaquia, apesar de ser um método prático e fácil para obtenção de mudas de diferentes espécies vegetais, sofre influencia de inúmeros fatores, tanto externos quanto internos ao vegetal. Com isso, o presente trabalho buscou analisar o comportamento de estacas de plátano plantadas em leito de areia, submetidas a lesão da base da estaca ou não e profundidades de plantio de 20 e 40 cm. Para isso, montou-se um experimento na Estação Experimental de Horticultura e Cultivo Protegido da UNIOESTE, em delineamento de blocos inteiramente casualizado e esquema fatorial 2x2, constituído de estacas lesionadas e não lesionadas, estaqueadas a 20cm e 40cm de profundidade, contendo 5 repetições com 5 estacas por repetição. Passados 170 dias do plantio, avaliou-se o percentual de estacas enraizadas e brotadas; comprimento da maior raiz e comprimento médio de haste; diâmetro de haste; número de folhas por haste e massa seca de raiz e de parte aérea. Quanto à lesão nas estacas, não observou-se diferenças significativas. No entanto, para as profundidades de plantio, todas as variáveis analisadas apresentaram maiores valores quando as estacas foram plantadas a 20 cm de profundidade, concluindo...
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