Euterpe edulis Seedlings in the Understory of Two Forest Fragments
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2013-01-01
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Souza, L. S. [UNESP]
Falchi, I. S.
Uzzo, R. P.
Tombolato, AFC
Tucci, MLS
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Int Soc Horticultural Science
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The palm Euterpe edulis is one of the most exploited due the intense illegal extraction, which is very harmful because this species dies right after the cutting process. This study aimed to assess the palms' development as an enrichment plant in a forest fragment belonging to a Preservation Area and the Biosphere Reserve of the Green Belt of Sao Paulo State, in Embu das Artes city. The seeds were obtained from the Instituto Florestal, which follows all the regulations for seeds, in order to get seedlings with a high genetic variation. The seedlings were planted in two successional stages: secondary forest with low trees (SFLT) and secondary forest with medium trees (SFMT). The seedlings survival and growth were periodically assessed and the results were compared by the variance analysis. Both areas presented high rates of survival, which were superior comparing to other similar studies with Euterpe edulis. Despite the successional difference between the areas, the development of the seedlings did not show significant difference on the analysis of variance regarding leaf number, height growth, stem diameter and survival, except for plant height at 60 days after planting, when seedlings planted in SFLT reached higher height (21.38 cm) than when planted in SFMT (19.31 cm).
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enrichment plant, Atlantic rain forest, secondary forest
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I International Symposium on Genetic Resources of Bamboos and Palms and Iii International Symposium on Ornamental Palms. Leuven 1: Int Soc Horticultural Science, v. 1003, p. 173-178, 2013.