Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIII, Issue 2
Written by Mariana TOMA (SINGH), Vasilica LUCHIAN
Guava - Psidium guajava Linn. (Myrtaceae) is an evergreen tree cultivated for its precious fruit and high therapeutic properties of the whole plant. Guava is native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America. In 2011, guava was propagated by seed and it was analysed in 2018 at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest. The research pointed that in Romania guava, as container plant, can produce fruit every year, starting with the fourth year after sowing. The morphological analyses showed that the leaves of the main shoots varied in length between 11.1-12.5 cm, in width between 5.6-6.5 cm and the length of the petiole was between 0.7-1cm. The leaves of the suckers varied in length between 8.7-10.5 cm, in width between 4.1-5.3 cm and the length of the petiole was between 0.6-0.9 cm. The anatomical analyses of the leaf showed a dorsoventral mesophillum with a multiseriate upper epidermis. Biochemical analyses were done on fresh and dried leaves of 8 years old guava tree.
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