Abstract

PINHEIRO, Régis de Araujo; DUARTE, Violeta Cavalheiro Bachieri; BEVILAQUA, Gilberto Antonio Peripolli  and  ANTUNES, Irajá Ferreira. Effects of homeopathic preparations on seed vigor and seedlings development of common bean. Rev. de Ciências Agrárias [online]. 2019, vol.42, n.2, pp.81-90. ISSN 0871-018X.  https://doi.org/10.19084/RCA.15209.

The use of homeopathy in agriculture is still incipient, although several studies showed the effects of the application in the growth and development of plants, as well as in the control of pests and diseases. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of several homeopathic preparations on seed vigor and on the development of bean seedlings. The preparations used were Penicillium, Phosphorus and Arsenicum in different dilutions. The evaluations took place through the following parameters: percentage of germination, shoot length and root, dry and fresh biomass weight. The treatment of bean seeds with pre-germinated homeopathic preparations showed that Penicillium CH 7 and Phosphorus CH 15 improved seed germination and vigor, while Penicillium CH 24 and CH 200 and Phosphorus CH 15 improved the growth of bean seedlings, without, however, affecting the production of dry matter. Further research, more in-depth and detailed, should be performed using other procedures for seed treatment with homeopathic preparations as well as mixing the preparations.

Keywords : Phaseolus vulgaris; seedling biomass; Phosphorus; Penicillium; Arsenicum.

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