Influência de podas de formação e tipos de cobertura de solo no quiabeiro

Abstract

The culture of the okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) is an annual fruit, shrub, erect and stem semilenhoso, originating from the region of Ethiopia, in the horn of Africa. In Brazil, there are excellent climatic conditions for its cultivation, especially in the Northeast and Southeast regions, where it is a popular culture, mainly by small and medium producers, the objective of this work was to evaluate the behavior of the okra handled under different types of pruning training, and under different types of soil cover. The work was carried out in the didactic garden of the Department of Agronomy of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, from April 2018 to August 2018. The design was a randomized complete block design in the factorial scheme (3 x 4), with 4 replications. (plastic film, uncoated and mulch) and four types of driving pruning (plastic film, without cover and mulch), and the type of pruning (apical pruning, lateral pruning up to 20 cm, pruning lateral to 40 cm and without pruning). The number of fruits per plant, fruit yield, mean length (cm), mean diameter (cm) and mean fruit mass (g) were evaluated. The treatment of lateral pruning up to 40 cm over plastic covering effect was the one that presented the highest number of fruits per plant, resulting in the treatment that provided higher final yield. The mean length, mean diameter and mean weight of fruits did not differ between treatments, as these parameters are intrinsically related to the way the harvest is made, and the age of the fruit when harvested.