VEGETATIVE BEHAVIOR OF BANANA CULTIVARS AT DIFFERENT IRRIGATION LEVELS

Authors

  • Luciana Borges e Silva
  • Jorge Luiz do Nascimento
  • Ronaldo Veloso Naves
  • Paulo Henrique Ferreira

Keywords:

Musa sp., irrigation, evapotranspiration

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the vegetative behavior of three banana cultivars to different levels of irrigation, in the Goiás cerrado. The irrigation levels corresponded to 30, 65, 100 and 135% of the potential evapotranspiration of the crop (ETpc) based on evaporation in a classe-A tank. A field experiment was carried out in the experimental area of the “Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Goiás”, Goiânia-GO, from May 24, 2001 to October 15, 2002. Cultivar FHIA 18, unlike of the others, showed a significant response to variation in irrigation levels for the observed variables. The irrigation affected the diameter of the pseudostems, the diameter of the pseudostems at point of insertion of the bunch, the number of live leaves and the productive and total cycles of the plants. Grande Naine and Prata cultivars, unlike of the FHIA 18, were not affected by irrigation levels.

KEY-WORDS: Musa sp.; irrigation; evapotranspiration.

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Author Biography

Luciana Borges e Silva

Programa de Pós-graduação em Agronomia / UFG. Bolsista da Capes. E-mail: lborges1001@yahoo.com.br

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Published

2007-11-10

How to Cite

SILVA, L. B. e; NASCIMENTO, J. L. do; NAVES, R. V.; FERREIRA, P. H. VEGETATIVE BEHAVIOR OF BANANA CULTIVARS AT DIFFERENT IRRIGATION LEVELS. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 34, n. 2, p. 93–98, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2331. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

v. 34, n. 2, May/Aug. 2004

Section

Research Article

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