The aim of this diploma thesis was to summarize the issue of different types of seed / fruit propagation and to propose teaching material containing elements of inquiry based education. In the presented research proposal, pupils focused on finding out how to spread the seeds / fruits through their own process. The pupils worked with the worksheet, a description of the selected plants and the presented tools. The research task was carried out in four schools. The pre-test was conducted with seven grade students and final testing with seventh-grade students. Even though selected pupils met for the first time with this type of learning, they were able to build their own practice and discuss each other's findings.

Propagating methods for peach (Prumis persica L. Batsch.) are currently limited to the use of seeds or cuttings. Most of the rootstocks commonly used for establishing peach trees commercially originate from a narrow genetic base. The most commonly used peach rootstock in South Africa is 'Kakamas', which has disadvantages such as slow growth, and a high susceptibility to certain pests and diseases. 'Kakamas' is classified as a mid to late ripening cultivar, hence, its use as a rootstock is restricted in early ripening cultivars. Optimising peach seedling and cutting production may on the other hand increase more selection material that will increase genetic variability and also serve as the basis for future production and selection of rootstocks for peach nursery establishments. Hence, this study was designed to improves success of peach cutting production by increasing the rooting percentage and the survival rate of cuttings. This was firstly achieved by the application of various concentrations of IBA and several rooting-cofactors. Secondly, rooting success of cuttings taken at different seasons was studied. The response of two cutting positions to various IBA and rooting-cofactor was evaluated. Attempts were also made to overcome the requirement of peaches for a seed stratification period by using plant growth regulators. Studies to optimise the establishment and growth of embryos of early to late ripening cultivars ('Klara', 'Oom Sarel' and' Summer Giant') in vitro were undertaken to overcome the problem of small underdeveloped embryos which are often obtained from early ripening peach cultivars. The early ripening peach cultivars 'DeWet', 'Earlibelle' and 'Florida Prince' were propagated by softwood, semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings prepared from August 1999 to July 2000. It was found that softwood cuttings prepared in October and November responded well to an IBA application of 1000 mg 1(-1), resulting in 100 % rooting in all three cultivars. In 'Florida Prince' and 'DeWet' the rooting-cofactors chlorogenic acid and phloroglucinol at the concentration of 100ug 1(-1) yielded 77 % and 81 % rooting, respectively while quercitin and rutinin gave only 46 and 44 % rooting for all cultivars. The basal portion of the cutting rooted better than the terminal portion (78 % versus 58 %). Rooting percentage differed in all treatments in response to IBA application and rooting-cofactors 74 % for 'Florida Prince', 62 % for 'DeWet' and 54 % for 'Earlibelle'. The use of IBA and Ca-EDTA proved to be beneficial for rooting of 'Florida Prince' cuttings and resulted in a rooting percentage of 86 % in wounded hardwood cuttings of this cultivar. It was also shown that the simple sugars glucose, fructose and sucrose as well as the sugar alcohols sorbitol and mannitol accumulated at the base of the cutting during adventitious base root formation if the cutting bases were treated with 1000 mg 1(-1) IBA. The concentration of these sugars and sugar alcohols were lower in untreated cuttings compared to IBA treated cuttings during the adventitious root formation process. Studies on the origin of adventitious root formation in stem cuttings of peaches were conducted using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. These studies revealed that adventitious roots originate (in peaches) in the vicinity of the vascular bundle tissue and in the cells around them. It was found, however, that adventitious root formation in IBA treated cuttings is associated with the formation of root primordia. These may trigger root initiation and ultimately the development of adventitious roots. In embryo culture studies the highest number of roots and greatest length of roots per embryo as well as the highest number of embryos forming roots was achieved when either the medium of Murashige and Skoog (MS) (1962) or of Steward and Hsu (SH) (1978) were employed. The Woody Plant medium (Lloyd and McCowan, 1978) and the medium after Schenk and Hildebrandt (1972) were found to be less effective when compared to MS and SH media. Addition of GA(3) (0.01 mg 1(-1)), BAP (0.2 mg 1(-1)) or GA(3) (0.01 mg 1(-1))+ BAP (0.2 mg 1(-1))+IBA (0.5 mg 1(-1)) to the media gave the best results with respect to embryos forming roots (86 %), number of roots per embryo (8.0) and total length of roots per embryo (7.57 cm). Furthermore, the following conditions for optimal rooting of peach embryos were established: pH 5.2, 1.5 g 1(-1) agar, 60 g 1(-1) sucrose and 16h light/8h darkness photo period. Further studies on the influence of the stratification temperature on germination of embryos revealed the highest germination percentage after exposure to 40 C ±2 constantly for 30 to 60 days. However, this chilling requirement can be successfully substituted by the addition of GA(3) , kinetin, zeatin, BA and thiourea to the culture media. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2001.

Submitted by CARLOS HENRIQUE BARBOSA SANTOS null (carlosufrb@hotmail.com) on 2017-10-18T12:25:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Carlos_Henrique_Barbosa_Santos.pdf: 953644 bytes, checksum: 56603e75ff2fec6f11d766aa8ee7d73a (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-10-23T17:35:43Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 santos_chb_dr_jabo.pdf: 953644 bytes, checksum: 56603e75ff2fec6f11d766aa8ee7d73a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-23T17:35:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 santos_chb_dr_jabo.pdf: 953644 bytes, checksum: 56603e75ff2fec6f11d766aa8ee7d73a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-05 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A utilização de microrganismos promotores do crescimento de plantas (MPCP) tem sido aceita como alternativa a redução do uso de adubos químicos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar dois métodos de encapsulamento de diferentes MPCP para verificar o estabelecimento destes microrganismos no solo e, consequentemente, o efeito do uso dos MPCP no crescimento de mudas de espécies frutíferas. O inóculo microbiano continha as seguintes espécies: Azospirillum brasilense, Burkolderia cepacia, Bacillus thuringienses, B. megaterium, B. cereus, B. subtilis, Tricoderma spp. e Isolado 411. As espécies frutíferas avaliadas foram: Myrciaria cauliflora (DC.) O. Berg (jabuticaba); Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G. Barros & Sobral (cabeludinha); Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) Mc Vaugh (camu-camu); Eugenia brasiliensis Lam. (grumixama); Diospyros kaki L. (caqui); Garcinia brasiliensis Mart. (bacupari); Annona muricata L. (graviola); Duguetia lanceolata A. St. – Hil. (pindaíba); Chrysophyllum cainito L. (caimito); Anacardium occidentale L. (caju); Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. (nêspera) e Litchi chinensis Sonn. (lichia). O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado (DIC), em esquema fatorial 3 (controle, alginato de sódio e argila) x 2 (presença e ausência de inóculo microbiano) com cinco repetições (uma muda por repetição). As mudas foram mantidas em 50% de iluminação à temperatura média de 22,5°C, durante noventa dias, sendo avaliada a altura da planta, diâmetro do colo, massa seca da parte aérea e de raiz, atividade enzimática da desidrogenase, determinação do amônio e nitrato, fosfato solúvel em bicarbonato, carbono da biomassa microbiana e número total de bactérias. O diâmetro do caule para as mudas de M. dubia foi maior quando não se utilizou os MPCP, sejam eles encapsulados ou não. A presença de MPCP, independentemente do encapsulante utilizado, promoveu melhor desenvolvimento das mudas de caimito (altura, diâmetro do caule e massa seca de raiz) e de lichia (diâmetro do caule e massa seca da planta). Desta forma, os MPCP favorecem o crescimento das mudas destas espécies. A atividade microbiana no substrato não foi influenciada pela adição de microrganismos encapsulados. Os agentes encapsulantes argila e alginato de sódio, com ou sem inóculo microbiano, podem modificar a atividade enzimática da desidrogenase, o nitrogênio e o carbono da biomassa microbiana no solo, porém são dependentes da espécie frutífera cultivada. / The use of plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPM) has been accepted as an alternative to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers. The objective of this study was to evaluate two methods of encapsulation of different PGPM to verify the establishment of these microorganisms in the soil and, consequently, the effect of PGPM on the growth of seedlings of fruit species. The microbial inoculums contained the species: Azospirillum brasilense, Burkolderia cepacia, Bacillus thuringienses, B. megaterium, B. cereus, B. subtilis, Tricoderma spp. and Isolado 411. The fruit species evaluated were: Myrciaria cauliflora (DC.) O. Berg; Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G. Barros & Sobral; Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) Mc Vaugh; Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.; Diospyros kaki L.; Garcinia brasiliensis Mart.; Annona muricata L.; Duguetia lanceolata A. St. – Hil.; Chrysophyllum cainito L.; Anacardium occidentale L.; Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. and Litchi chinensis Sonn. The experimental design was a completely randomized, in a factorial arrangement 3 (control, sodium alginate and clay) x 2 (presence and absence of microbial inoculum) with five replicates (one seedling per replicate). Seedlings were maintained in 50% illumination at an average temperature of 22.5 °C for ninety days, and evaluated for plant height, diameter, root shoot and stem dry shoot, enzymatic activity of dehydrogenase, determination of ammonium and nitrate, bicarbonate soluble phosphate, carbon of the microbial biomass and total number of bacteria. The stem diameter of M. dubia seedlings was higher when PGPM was not used, either encapsulated or not. The presence of PGPM, regardless the encapsulant used, promoted a better development of C. cainito (height, stem diameter and root dry mass) and L. chinensis (stem diameter and plant dry mass) seedlings. In this way, the PGPM favor the growth of the seedlings of these species. Microbial activity in the substrate was not influenced by the addition of encapsulated microorganisms. The encapsulating agent clay and sodium alginate, with or without microbial inoculum, may modify the enzymatic activity of the dehydrogenase, the nitrogen and the carbon of the microbial biomass in the soil, but are dependent on the cultivated fruit species.