SURVIVAL ANALYSIS AND GROWTH OF Cordia trichotoma, BORAGINACEAE, LAMIALES, IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE, BRAZIL

• Main Authors: Sergio Luiz Salvadori, Claudia Universal Batista Deinzer Duarte, Ana Francisca Gomes da Silva, Wagner Lopes Klein
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2013-12-01
• Series: Ciência Florestal
• Subjects: monitoramento de plantas; louro-pardo; Mundo Novo-MS
• Online Access: http://cascavel.ufsm.br/revistas/ojs-2.2.2/index.php/cienciaflorestal/article/view/12357
• ISSN: 0103-9954; 1980-5098

<p><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509810538">http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509812357</a></p><p><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509810538"></a>The evaluation of a plant survival percentage and growth may reflect its competitive ability in plantcommunity. Cordia trichotoma is a common native tree in Mato Grosso do Sul State and one of the mostpromising for planting. This study monitored the survival percentage and growth of Cordia trichotomaunder different conditions such as weeding and receiving or not fertilization. The experiment started inSeptember 2008 and it was concluded in March 2010. The seeds collection and sowing were held in urbanarea of Mundo Novo Municipality and the area for permanent planting to measure seedlings survival andgrowth was set at Japorã Municipality, Fazenda Santa Clara. Seedlings were planted in two categories: theuse or not of fertilizer and crowing resulting in four distinct groups: block fertilizer bare earth (ATN), bareland block without fertilizer (BTN), fertilizer and crown block (AC) and without fertilizer and crownedblock (BC). The results indicated high survival of Cordia trichotoma in the seedling transplant system from bed to bags. The BC block showed the highest percentage of survival, but the smaller increments in height.The AC, ATN and BTN blocks presented the same survival pattern and similar average growth. However,there may be differences in nutritional and chemical composition of the soil suggesting sector analysis forfuture studies.</p>