In regions of high temperature, production and quality in the lettuce is reduced. This requires finding of cultivars that are more adapted to such conditions and adjust the planting density for each cultivar. Consequently, the aim of this study was to evaluate the productive and physiological performance of lettuce cultivars at different planting densities under semi-arid conditions. The experiment was carried out at the

No abstract

Grafting has been considered an important tool to produce tomato in adverse environments. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop grafting protocols for tomato on rootstocks of Jilo, Cocona and Jurubeba. The work was carried out in a randomized block design, in a factorial scheme (3x2) + 1 with three grafting methods (slant-cut grafting, cleft grafting and splice grafting), combined with two graft ages and rootstocks (depending on the species), and the control. The rootstocks for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) cv. Santa Clara were: 1) Jilo (S. gilo) cv. Comprido Grande Rio; 2) Cocona (S. sessiliflorum) and 3) Jurubeba (S. jamaicense). The methods were individually studied and the graft length (GL); chlorophyll ‘a’ and chlorophyll ‘b’ in pre and post-grafting; graft diameter (GD), pre-grafting and tissue union of the grafted individuals through the assignment of grades were evaluated. Seven days after grafting, evaluations of grafted plants were performed. It was possible to establish a grafting protocol for all the combinations. The rootstock of Cocona provided greater vigor to ‘Santa Clara’ tomato graft. The cleft grafting technique can be indicated as the most effective for tomato grafting on the studied Solanaceae species.

No abstract

Dentre os fatores ambientais, a água pode ser considerada o de maior influência no processo germinativo. Neste trabalho, objetivou-se avaliar períodos de pré-embebição de sementes de melancia em água e seus efeitos em características de crescimento e desenvolvimento de plântulas. Os tratamentos constituíram-se de pré-embebição por: 0, 12, 24, 48 e 72 h. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições. Aos seis e 12 dias após a semeadura (DAS), cinco plantas por repetição foram coletadas, sendo avaliados: comprimento da raiz principal, parte aérea e total da planta; massas fresca e seca da raiz principal, da parte aérea e total da planta. A pré-embebição das sementes por 12 horas favoreceu o aumento na emergência aos 12 DAS. As plântulas obtidas a partir de sementes pré-embebidas por 48 e 72 h foram as que apresentaram maiores valores para as características de crescimento e desenvolvimento avaliadas.