Fertigation of ‘BRS Princesa’ banana with humic substance and saponin-based plant extracts

Autores

  • Diego Magalhães de Melo Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia
  • Eugênio Ferreira Coelho Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Cassava and Fruitculture Research (CNPMF)
  • Raul Castro Carriello Rosa Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Agrobiology Research (CNPAB)
  • Ana Lúcia Borges Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Cassava and Fruitculture Research (CNPMF)
  • Djalma Barbosa dos Santos Federal Institute of Amazonas (IFAM)
  • Bruno Laecio da Silva Pereira Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia/Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering

Resumo

The use of humic substances and plant extract has been increasing mainly in organic crop systems without scientificbased
recommendations. Research is necessary to evaluate the feasibility and the recommendations of these substances.
The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of humic substances (humic and fulvic acids) applied by fertigation
with and without saponin-based plant extracts on growth and yield of ‘BRS Princesa’ banana. The experiment was
carried out using the banana cultivar ‘BRS Princesa’, at a spacing of 2.0 × 2.5 m, fertigated by drip irrigation in a Dystric
Densic Xantic Ferralsol, at the Recôncavo da Bahia, Brazil. Treatments consisted of five doses of humic substances (0.0;
70; 105; 140, and 210 L ha-1 cycle-1) applied with and without a saponin-based plant extract in a randomized block design
in split-plot scheme. The following growth variables were evaluated: number of leaves, pseudostem height, pseudostem
diameter, and length and width of the third leaf. The number of fruits/hand and hands/bunch, hand and bunch yield, and
length and fruit diameter of the second central hand were evaluated during harvest. The doses of humic substances
influenced only pseudostem height. Hand yield, as well as fruit length and diameter of ‘BRS Princesa’ banana were
higher in plants fertigated with humic substance and plant extract in comparison with plants fertigated with only humic
substance.

Biografia do Autor

Diego Magalhães de Melo, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia

Estudante de pós-graduação em engenharia agrícola, em nível de mestrado acadêmico. Desenvolve trabalhos, setor de irrigação do Centro Nacional de Pesquisa Mandioca e Fruticultura da EMBRAPA, na temática do emprego de biofertilizantes e bioestimulantes em fertirrigação, sob orientação do Dr. Eugênio Ferreira Coelho.

Eugênio Ferreira Coelho, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Cassava and Fruitculture Research (CNPMF)

Agricultural Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Viçosa (1981), master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa (1984) and PhD in Irrigation Engineering - Utah State University (1996). He is currently a faculty member of the Post Graduate of Agricultural Sciences in the  Federal University of Reconcâvo da Bahia and researcher of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation. Has experience in the area of Agricultural Engineering, with emphasis on Irrigation and Drainage, acting on the following topics: irrigation scheduling, fertigation, banana, papaya and management of fertigation

Raul Castro Carriello Rosa, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Agrobiology Research (CNPAB)

Agronomist graduated from the State University of Norte Fluminense (1998), master's degree in Plant Production by State University of Norte Fluminense (2001) and PhD in Plant Production by State University of Norte Fluminense (2005). In 2007 he was a fellow post doctorate (CNPq) in Environmental Sciences Laboratory at Northern State University Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro. He has experience in Agronomy, with emphasis on Soils, Mineral Plant Nutrition, Management and Cultural Tracts. He is currently a researcher at Embrapa Agrobiology. It operates mainly in the area of sustainable production systems in tropical fruit with an emphasis on plant nutrition, soil fertility and development of new fertilizers and soil conditioners.

Ana Lúcia Borges, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Cassava and Fruitculture Research (CNPMF)

Agronomist graduated from the Federal University of Viçosa (1979), master's degree in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at the Federal University of Viçosa (1982) and PhD in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition by Superior School of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz (1993). She is currently a researcher at Embrapa Cassava and Fruitculture. She has experience in Agronomy, with emphasis on Soil Fertility and Fertilization, acting on the following topics:. Musa spp, soil management, fertigation and organic production.

Djalma Barbosa dos Santos, Federal Institute of Amazonas (IFAM)

Agronomist graduated from the Federal University of Bahia (1999), master's degree in agricultural Science at the Federal University of Bahia (2006).  He is teacher os the Federal Institute of the Amazonas. He has experience in Agronomy, with emphasis on plant production.

Bruno Laecio da Silva Pereira, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia/Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering

Agronomist graduated from the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (2010), master's degree in agronomy science at the Federal University of Ceara (2012), Doctoral student of Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering of the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia. He has experience in agronomy, with emphasis on plant nutrition, soil physics and plant production

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Publicado

2017-08-28

Como Citar

de Melo, D. M., Coelho, E. F., Rosa, R. C. C., Borges, A. L., dos Santos, D. B., & Pereira, B. L. da S. (2017). Fertigation of ‘BRS Princesa’ banana with humic substance and saponin-based plant extracts. Revista Ceres, 64(4). Recuperado de https://ojs.ceres.ufv.br/ceres/article/view/4931

Edição

v. 64 n. 4 (2017)

Seção

PRODUÇÃO VEGETAL

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