The objective of this work was to evaluate the development of S. terebinthifolius and C. fairchildiana seedlings under shade and full sunlight conditions. The seedlings were cultivated under 70% and 50% sunlight and full sunlight. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with four replications of twenty seedlings. Stem height and collar diameter were evaluated every 21 days. At the end of the experiment total dried weight (TDW-g), leaf area (LA-dm²), leaf weight rate LWR-g/g) and leaf specific weight (LSW-g/dm²) were also evaluated. The seeds of S.terebinthifolius and C. fairchildiana showed a germination of 70% and 85% respectively. S. terebinthifolius tolerated moderate shade (70% sunligth) however, full sunlight seemed to be most appropriate. C. fairchildiana seedlings did not develop in a satisfactory manner under full sunlight. Although the stem height did not vary among light levels (16.39 cm), the seedlings showed lower diameter (5.32mm), lower total dried weight (26.22), lower leaf area (32.98 dm²) and higher leaf specific weight (0.4).
Germination; shading; Fabaceae; Anacardiaceae
