TY  - EJOU
AU  - Silva, Giovana Pinheiro Viana da 
AU  - Costa, Edilson 
AU  - Melo, Paulo Henrique Rosa 
AU  - Bortolheiro, Fernanda Pacheco de Almeida Prado 
AU  - Dantas, Thaise 
AU  - Binotti, Flávio Ferreira da Silva 
AU  - Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo da Silva 
AU  - Silva, Abimael Gomes da 

TI  - Colored Tubes and Chlorella Vulgaris Bioinput Improve Growth and Quality of <i>Hancornia speciosa</i> Seedlings
T2  - Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany

PY  - 2025
VL  - 94
IS  - 10
SN  - 1851-5657

AB  - <i>Hancornia speciosa</i> ‘Gomes’, commonly known as mangabeira, is a fruit-bearing tree native to Brazil that plays a crucial role in sustaining its native biome, restoring degraded areas, and improving the socio-environmental conditions of these regions. The use of colored materials and bioinputs can help improve the quality of seedling production of <i>Hancornia speciosa</i>. This study aimed to evaluate the use of colored seedling tubes and a <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i>-based bioinput in developing <i>Hancornia speciosa</i> seedlings. The experiment was conducted at the Mato Grosso do Sul State University (UEMS), in Cassilândia, MS, using a completely randomized design in a 5 × 2 factorial arrangement. Treatments included colored reflective tubes (blue, white, red, yellow, and black) and bioinput application (absence or presence). The <i>Hancornia speciosa</i> seeds were collected near the Cassilândia campus and the <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i>-based bioinput was produced at the Microalgae and Biotechnology Laboratory of the Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Bolsão Sul-Mato-Grossense (CEDESU). The bioinput was applied at sowing and after 30, 60 and 90 days after emergence (DAE), totalizing three applications. An increase in plant height, number of leaves, chlorophyll a and total, CO<sub>2</sub> assimilation rate, water use efficiency was observed. The combination of tube color and the presence of the <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i> bioinput significantly improved biometric traits, seedling quality index, chlorophyll a and total chlorophyll content, and CO<sub>2</sub> concentration, thus enhancing the seedling quality and potentially increasing field establishment and survival rates.
KW  - <i>Hancornia speciosa</i> ‘Gomes’; wavelength; <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i>; native species; cerrado fruit tree

DO  - 10.32604/phyton.2025.070221