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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the growth responses of various Eucalyptus and Corymbia species subjected to different intensities of simulated hypergravity relative to the control. A centrifuge was used to simulate hypergravity. It was developed and built at the Centro de Microgravidade of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Seeds of five Eucalyptus and one Corymbia species (E. grandis, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus benthamii, Eucalyptus saligna, Eucalyptus dunnii, and C. maculata) were placed on moist germination paper in plastic containers and rotated at speeds simulating 5 Gz and 7 Gz for different lengths of time. Hypergravity technology significantly increased seedling production (diameter, height, and survival at 120 days) in nurseries. In E. globulus, the effects of hypergravity were significant at 7 Gz at all lengths of time (from 1 d to 9 days). Effects of hypergravity were significant in both E. benthamii and E. grandis at 7 Gz and 8 h exposure. Therefore, simulated hypergravity could be used in performance tests of Eucalyptus seedlings in early stages of development.

ABSTRACT: In eucalyptus crops, it is important to determine the number of plants that need to be evaluated for a reliable inference of growth. The aim of this study was to determine the sample size needed to estimate average trunk diameter at breast height and plant height of inter-specific eucalyptus hybrids. In 6,694 plants of twelve inter-specific hybrids it was evaluated trunk diameter at breast height at three (DBH3) and seven years (DBH7) and tree height at seven years (H7) of age. The statistics: minimum, maximum, mean, variance, standard deviation, standard error, and coefficient of variation were calculated. The hypothesis of variance homogeneity was tested. The sample size was determined by re sampling with replacement of 10,000 re samples. There was an increase in the sample size from DBH3 to H7 and DBH7. A sample size of 16, 59 and 31 plants is adequate to estimate DBH3, DBH7 and H7 means, respectively, of inter-specific hybrids of eucalyptus, with amplitude of confidence interval of 95% equal to 20% of the estimated mean.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a variabilidade genética e o desempenho silvicultural de clones de híbridos interespecíficos de Eucalyptus urophylla, E. globulus, E. maidenii, E. saligna, E. grandis, E. pellita, E. resinifera, E. kirtoniana e E. dunnii, e determinar a viabilidade da seleção precoce em selecionar clones superiores. Os diâmetros do tronco à altura do peito aos três (DAP3) e sete (DAP7) anos de idade e a altura total das árvores aos sete anos de idade foram mensurados. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, com 138 clones, 10 repetições e seis plantas por parcela. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e agrupados pelo método das k-médias, tendo-se realizado a comparação de médias e determinado a correlação de Pearson (r) entre as variáveis avaliadas. A validação do agrupamento foi realizada por meio de análise de variância e do teste de Tukey. Os clones de híbridos interespecíficos de Eucalyptus apresentaram variabilidade genética. Foram estabelecidos cinco grupos de clones com base no desempenho silvicultural (DAP3, DAP7 e altura). O DAP3 é altamente correlacionado ao DAP7 e à altura aos sete anos de idade. A seleção com base no DAP3 pode ser utilizada para identificar clones superiores de Eucalyptus com grande vigor de crescimento.