Effect of seed treatment with zinc and gibberellic acid on the emergency and initial growth of sugarcane plants

  • Marcos Rengel Agris de Venezuela, C.A., estado Lara. Venezuela.
  • Fernando Gil Fundación Azucarera para el Desarrollo, la productividad y la Investigación (FUNDACAñA), Chivacoa, estado Yaracuy. Venezuela.
  • José Montaño Fundación Azucarera para el Desarrollo, la productividad y la Investigación (FUNDACAñA), estado Lara. Venezuela.
Keywords: Saccharum sp, hybrids, establishment, sprouting, flowable suspension, Teprosyn Zn®.

Abstract

In order to compare the application of a concentrated suspension based on zinc (Zn), Teprosyn Zn®, with the use of gibberellic acid (gA ) in the treatment of seed and evaluate its effect on emergence and early growth of sugarcane plants, Saccharum spp., var. cp 742005, a trial was conducted in the Sugar Development Foundation, productivity and Research (FUNDACAÑA), located in Chivacoa, municipality Bruzual, Yaracuy. For this purpose was used a completely randomized design with five treatments and three replications, the first one corresponded to the control application (T0). Treatments T1, T2, and T3 consisted in immersing stem sections 5 cm long with a viable bud (mini cuttings) for 10 min in solutions of Teprosyn  Zn®  1%, 2%, and 3% respectively,  while in the last treatment (T4) seed was subjected to immersion in a solution of 1 g Activol®/ 100 l water during the same time. The sowing was performed in black plastic bags using a substrate obtained from a mixture of soil and filter cake compost in a 1:1 proportion. Data were analyzed with the program Statistix  8. The results indicate that seed treatment with Teprosyn Zn® promoted the emergence, initial growth of roots, the dry weight and dry matter production (MS) in whole plants, favoring the establishment of the crop.

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2011-03-31
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Rengel, M., Gil , F., & Montaño, J. (2011). Effect of seed treatment with zinc and gibberellic acid on the emergency and initial growth of sugarcane plants. Agronomía Tropical, 61(1), 37-45. Retrieved from http://publicaciones.inia.gob.ve/index.php/agronomiatropical/article/view/305
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