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Multivariate strategies for selection of organic growing media to produce yellow passion fruit seedlings

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Information about the selection of growing media for inexpensive organic passion fruit production systems is an important advance, considering the lack of reliable information. Thus, we evaluated different formulations of growing media for these systems to identify which provides better germinative vigor and root and shoot growth of Passiflora edulis Sims. The experimental design was completely randomized, composed of 40 growing media containing different proportions of coconut fiber, manure, organic compost, soil, and vermiculite. Germinative vigor and seedling growth parameters were evaluated at 60 days after sowing. The data were submitted to multivariate analysis and the groups formed were submitted to analysis of variance. Based on principal component and cluster analyses, five groups were identified with the best performance of the seedlings grown in the growing media of group 4, with emphasis on the formulations using coconut fiber and vermiculite in the proportion (volume) of 45% of each plus 10% organic compost (T11), and soil with coconut fiber in the proportion of 40% of each plus 20% organic compost (T4), which produced the best development of the seedlings’ aerial parts and roots. Therefore, group 4 growing media, in particular T11 and T4, are recommended for the production of yellow passion fruit seedlings.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the Bahia Research Support Foundation (FAPESB) for granting the scientific initiation scholarship to the first author and to the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for granting the postdoctoral scholarship to the second author (L.K.S.L-PDJ 150370/2021-0 and 152551/2022-0) and the productivity grant to the fifth author (O.N.J-PQ311495/2021-4). We also thank Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura and Bioenergia Orgânico for providing experimental materials and technical and financial support.

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This work was funded by the Company Bioenergia Orgânicos and the macroprogram of Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura (Process 22.16.04.007.00.00).

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  1. Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil

    Luana Nascimento da Silva

  2. State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil

    Lucas Kennedy Silva Lima

  3. Postgraduate Program in Plant Genetic Resources, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil

    Idália Souza dos Santos

  4. Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Amargosa, BA, Brazil

    Sidnara Ribeiro Sampaio

  5. Embrapa Cassava and Fruit Cruz das Almas, Bahia, BA, Brazil

    Onildo Nunes de Jesus

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ONJ and LKSL: conception and design; LNS, ISS, SRS, LKSL, and ONJ: acquisition of data; ONJ, LKSL, and LNS: analysis and interpretation of data; LNS, ISS, SRS, ONJ, and LKSL: drafting the article; ONJ and LKSL: critical review of important intellectual content; all authors: final approval of the version to be published.

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da Silva, L.N., Lima, L.K.S., dos Santos, I.S. et al. Multivariate strategies for selection of organic growing media to produce yellow passion fruit seedlings. Org. Agr. 12, 445–459 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13165-022-00401-6

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