Development of Pineapple cv. Turiaçu with biweekly Applications of Aerobic Biofertilizer with and without Mulching
Ananas comosus. fusariosis. organic production. plastic mulching
The pineapple cv. Turiaçu, has its production, basically, in the north of Brazil, unlike the Pearl and Smooth Cayenne varieties. However, it is necessary to advance in the studies of the behavior of this cultivar in organic production systems, to analyze its performance regarding development and productivity without the adoption of packages of inputs present in conventional agriculture. Thus, the objective of this work will be to analyze the development of pineapple cv. Turiaçu under different frequencies of application of aerobic biofertilizer in comparison to fertilization with soluble products of chemical synthesis, in cultures in the presence and absence of plastic mulching plus litter. The experiment will be installed at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Maranhão (IFMA), Campus São Luís - Maracanã, in the city of São Luís, capital of Maranhão. The experimental design will be the randomized blocks (DBC) with eight treatments and four replicates or blocks. The treatments will be: (T1) biofertilizer applications every 14 days + Plastic mulching + burlap under plastic mulching; (T2) biofertilizer applications every 14 days + plastic mulching, no litter; (T3) applications of biofertilizer every 14 days + mulching of litter; (T4) application of biofertilizer every 14 days, without mulching; (T5) Plastic mulching + burlap under plastic mulching, without biofertilizer; (T6) only litter mulching; (T7) Control: only with synthetic fertilization; and, (T8) Witness: no treatment and no fertilization. The data averages will be submitted to analysis of variance, tests of normality and homogeneity, having significance, these will be compared by the Tukey test, using the program SISVAR or Rbio.