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Direct seeding of native fruit tree species with economic benefits in a Brazilian Cerrado managed landscape

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Planting native species of economic interest is attractive to ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation because of their potential to generate income, products and services, combining socioeconomic and environmental demands. Direct seeding is a low-cost restoration technique compared to nursery-raised seedling planting, but there is still a lack of information about restoration success in different savanna habitat types in Brazil. We tested direct seeding of six fruit tree species of the Brazilian Cerrado in a landscape compressed by five management regimes used by traditional farmers in a rural settlement in northern Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil. We monitored germination, survival, growth and establishment for three years. Of the 9000 seeds planted, 18.7% germinated, 29.8% survived and 8.9% were established three years after sowing. Eugenia dysenterica (Mart.) DC. and Dypterix alata Vogel had higher germination, survival and establishment rates and are, thus, the most appropriate species. E. dysenterica showed high rates on native and managed Cerrado and D. alata in agroforestry system, hillside fields and lower field. The species studied are well adapted to conditions of water scarcity and low soil fertility. However, phosphorus concentration may be a limiting factor to species growth. Our results suggest that direct seeding of fruit tree species of the Cerrado is promising to some species, and to others, the sowing should be done with more seeds, or using nursery-raised seedling. The planting of fruit trees could be a practice that allow smallholders farmers to increase biodiversity at the same time that could contribute to their livelihoods.

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  1. The procedures were learned between 2012 and 2015, when the main author and members of her team spent an average of ten days every two months in Americana Agroextractive Settlement, conducting fieldwork and participating in many aspects of daily life, including harvesting, processing, and planting native fruits, and attending community meetings.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by Funbio/TFCA, CNPq and CAPES grants and fellowships. Embrapa Cenargen provided technical and logistic support. Juarez P. Amaral, José M. Mendonça, Nilton F. Barbosa, Daniel R. Oliveira, Pedro Vasconcelos and Elisa Pereira helped with fieldwork. We acknowledge all farmers of the Americana Agroextractive Settlement, especially Maria Elei N. Souza (in memorian), Aparecido A. Souza, João Altino Neto and Cristovino F. Neto.

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  1. Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil

    Isabela Lustz Portela Lima

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    Aldicir Scariot

  3. Departamento de Ensino, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciências e Tecnologia do Ceará – IFCE Campus Crateús, Avenida Doutor Geraldo Barbosa Marques, Crateús, CE, 63708-260, Brazil

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All authors contributed to the study conception, design and data collection. ILPL and AS obtained funding. ILPL and ABG wrote the first draft of the manuscript and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. ABG analyzed the data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Lima, I.L.P., Scariot, A. & Giroldo, A.B. Direct seeding of native fruit tree species with economic benefits in a Brazilian Cerrado managed landscape. Braz. J. Bot 45, 1067–1080 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-022-00831-2

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