Efeito do pó de rocha na produção e qualidade da banana BRS princesa em sistema agroflorestal de base agroecológica

Abstract

Banana is one of the most consumed fruits in the world and is mainly popularized for its flavor. Agroecological agroforestry systems bring numerous benefits, both environmental, social and economic. The use of rock dust constitutes an “agroecological practice” that helps in the rejuvenation of soils, restoring their fertility through the gradual release of nutrients. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of rock dust on the production and quality of BRS Princesa banana in an agroecological agroforestry system. The experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Mato Grosso in Sinop-MT. The experimental design adopted was in Randomized Blocks with two treatments (T1 with rock dust and T2 without rock dust) and six replications. Each plot consisted of two beds measuring 0.9 x 3.5 m with two banana trees. The variables analyzed were: total mass of the bunch, mass of the bunch without stalk, mass of the hands, number of hands in the bunch, total number of fruits in the bunch, number of fruits per bunch, average mass of the hands, number of useful leaves in the day from harvest, number of days from planting to harvest, fruit diameter and length, fruit mass with and without peel, total soluble solids, acidity and pH. The results obtained allowed us to conclude that there was no significant difference with the use of rock dust for the variables analyzed, however, it was possible to observe both productive characteristics and above average fruit quality when compared to similar works, as well as improvements in quality. soil in this system.