LANDRACE MAIZE: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR FIELD PROFITABILITY

Authors

  • César Augusto Sandri Faculdades Integradas de Mineiros
  • Mauro Brasil Dias Tofanelli Faculdades Integradas de Mineiros

Keywords:

Rusticity, profitability, production cost

Abstract

In recent times corn cropping has been discredited by Brazilian farmers due to its low profitability. A possible solution for this problem may be in a kind of agriculture based in traditional agronomic principles. The landrace maize, a race of great genetic variability and high rusticity, makes possible to obtain profitable yields in a system that ranges from medium to low technology input. The objective of this study was to evaluate the productivity and profitability of a landrace maize, in Cerrado conditions, in Mineiros (Goiás State, Brazil). The sowing was carried out on December 12th, 2005, and the harvest on May 14th, 2006. The parameters evaluated were grain yield, percentage of impurities, humidity, and rotten grains. The landrace maize average yield obtained in this research was 4,742 kg ha-1, with a profitability of 112%. Considering its low production cost, this race of maize can be characterized as an option for agriculture under a low input level.

KEY-WORDS: Rusticity; profitability; production cost.

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Published

2008-04-01

How to Cite

SANDRI, C. A.; TOFANELLI, M. B. D. LANDRACE MAIZE: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR FIELD PROFITABILITY. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 38, n. 1, p. 59–61, 2008. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/3629. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

v. 38, n. 1, Jan./Mar. 2008

Section

Scientific Note

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