This study aims to evaluate the production of biomass of different cattle manure, and biofertilizer concentrations. The experiment was conducted between April and June 2014 in a greenhouse at the seedling production nursery of the State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba (PB) state. The experiment was completely randomized in a 5 x 2 factorial design corresponding to five levels of cattle manure (0, 20, 40, 60 and 80% of the substrate volume) in the absence, and the presence of a biofertilizer. The propagation material was giant yellow passion fruits with 95 to 100% of purity purchased in the local market. After 60 days, the following variables were evaluated: root dry matter (RDM), plant dry matter (PDM), root biomass (RB), shoot biomass (SB), plant biomass (PB), biomass percentage (BP), effective leaf area (ELA) and leaf area ratio (LAR). The interaction between cattle manure and fertilizer concentrations was significant for root dry matter, mass of total plant dry matter, root biomass, shoot biomass and total plant biomass. In turn, cattle manure affected significantly biomass percentage, effective leaf area and leaf area ratio. Cattle manure and biofertilizer make the production of yellow passion fruit seedlings feasible.

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Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) is an oleaginous of high economic value because its oil has numerous applications in the industry, such as in the manufacture of enamels and paints. Presently, its production is aimed at being used as a biodiesel. The main obstacle to a high production is the survival of the young plants in field in a no-tillage system. An alternative would be the production of seedlings. The objective of this research was to evaluate the initial growth of BRS Gabriela (R. communis L.) castor bean seedlings in function of different substrates and container volumes. The work was conducted at the nursery of the State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Catolé do Rocha, PB, Brazil. The experimental design was completely randomized (CRB) in a 4 × 2 factorial design with 6 replications. The factors consisted of 4 container volumes: 1, 0.5, 0.3, and 0.27 dm -3 and 2 substrates (S 1 = 50% soil and 50% earthworm humus, and S 2 = 40% soil, 30% earthworm humus and 30% sand). The analyzed variables were stem dry matter (SDM), root dry matter (RDM), plant leaf area (PLA), leaf biomass (LPM), stem biomass (SPM), water content (WC), plant height and stem diameter ratio (PHe/SD), root dry matter and dry shoot dry matter ratio (RDM/SDM), Dickson quality index (DQI) and succulence. The morphological characteristics were influenced by container volume and substrate. The largest container volume, together with the substrate S1 (50% soil and 50% earthworm humus), provided viable seedlings ready to be transplanted to the field.