ADVANCES IN GUAVA PROPAGATION

Guava (Psidium guajava L.) can be propagated by seed, layering, air layering, grafting (budding or grafting), cuttings (root or shoot) or tissue culture. Propagation by seed is used for rootstock production and for raising populations for screening at early phases in the breeding programs. Vegetativ...

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Autores: Pereira, Fernando Mendes [UNESP], Usman, Muhammad, Mayer, Newton Alex, Nachtigal, Jair Costa, Maphanga, Oscar Ranny Mbongeni, Willemse, Salomie
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/163573
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-29452017358
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/163573
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Psidium guajava
seeds
grafting
cutting
air layering
tissue culture
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Sumario:Guava (Psidium guajava L.) can be propagated by seed, layering, air layering, grafting (budding or grafting), cuttings (root or shoot) or tissue culture. Propagation by seed is used for rootstock production and for raising populations for screening at early phases in the breeding programs. Vegetative propagation methods are used to clone selected genotypes from these programs and commercial orchards because it perpetuates all characteristics of each cultivar. This review addresses different methods that can be used to propagate guava, the methods commercially adopted and the progress obtained in recent years. There are several propagation technologies available, however, the adoption levels are rather different between producing countries. Needs for improvement on the production of guava trees will be discussed.