The objective of the present work was to evaluate the efficiency of the antioxidants ascorbic acid, activated carbon and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on the rooting of mini-cuttings of four clones of Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla. The mini-cuttings were collected in a mini-clonal hedge developed in a hydroponic system in small gutters. Experimentally, five concentrations of ascorbic acid, four concentrations of activated carbon and seven concentrations of PVP were tested, for the four clones studied. Evaluation of the rooting percentage and growth of the rooted mini-cuttings were made in a greenhouse, a shade house and in the open sun. The obtained results led to the conclusion that there's a strong correlation between the genotypic differences of the analyzed materials and the plants rooting and their survival success as a response to the use of antioxidants ascorbic acid, activated carbon and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on different clones.
Mini-cuttings; Stem-Cutting rooting; Vegetative propagation and Clonal forestry
