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Abstract Araçá ( Psidium cattleianum Sabine) is a native fructiferous species, of great economic importance in pharmaceutical and food industry. Therefore, there is a need to produce good quality seedlings capable of meeting market demands. The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of the environment and the use of slow release fertilizer Osmocote ® on the development of araçá seedlings. Araçá seeds were collected in March 2015 and germinated. After approximately 90 days, the seedlings were arranged for the treatments. The treatments consisted of five doses of fertilizer (0; 3.0; 6.0; 9.0 e 12.0 g L -1) and two environments, greenhouse and shade house (50%) in factorial scheme 5 x 2. At 210 days, we evaluated the height of seedlings (cm); collar diameter diameter (mm); dry weight of shoot and root (g) and chlorophyll index (SPAD). There was interaction of the factors for most of the variables, with the exception of the chlorophyll index. The intermediate dose of the fertilizer implicated in the best performance of growth of seedlings in almost all the occasions, as well as the shaded environment. For araçá seedlings, the use of 6 mg L -1 of fertilizer and a shade house environment are recommended for its better development. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Author Biographies Bruno Nascimento, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias (CAV) Doutorando em Produção Vegetal Aline Meneguzzi, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias (CAV) Mestre em Engenharia Florestal Dionéia Felippe, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias (CAV) Mestre em Engenharia Florestal Alexandra Cristina Schatz Sá, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias (CAV) Mestranda em Engenharia Florestal Mariane de Oliveira Pereira, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) Doutora em Engenharia Florestal Marcio Carlos Navroski, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias (CAV), departamento de Engenharia Florestal Professor Doutor da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina References ALMEIDA LS et al. 2005. Crescimento de mudas de Jacaranda puberula Cham. em viveiro submetidas a diferentes níveis de luminosidade. Revista Ciência Florestal 15: 323-329.

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