Albanise Barbosa Marinho

Pinhão-manso: crescimento sob condições diferenciadas de irrigação e de adubação no semiárido nordestino

One of the viable alternatives for the occupation of the space left by the cotton in the semiarid of Ceara is the cultivation of Jatropha curcas L. aiming the production of biodiesel. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of different levels of irrigation water (735.53, 963.30, 1191.03, 1418.82 and 1646.60 mm) and nitrogen fertilizer (0, 25, 50 and 75 kg N ha-1) on the growth of the Jatropha curcas L crop. The data regarding the growth of fresh biomass epigeal phytomass were obtained at seven different crop cycle times (30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 and 210 days after pruning). According to the results, the stem height and the relative growth rate in stem height had a linear increase with the increase of water depths. The collection time influenced the values of height and stem diameter, resulting in both a linear behavior over the course of the experiment. There was a decline in the values of relative growth rate in height and stem diameter caused by climatic factors (temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and evaporation) and the onset of flowering and fruit formation.

Produtividade e qualidade de frutos de mamão cultivar 'Golden' sob diferentes lâminas de irrigação e doses de potássio no norte de Espírito Santo

This work aimed to study the effects of different irrigation depths and potassium doses on yield and fruit quality of papaya cv Golden. The experiment was carried out in an area of commercial and agricultural production situated in Linhares - ES, Brazil. The design employed was randomized blocks, arranged in subdivided parcels and having three replications. The treatments consisted of five irrigation depths in the parcel and four potassium doses in the subparcel, totalizing 20 treatments. The five programmed irrigation depths were 50; 70; 90; 110 and 130% of the reference evapotranspiration and the four potassium doses were 30; 42; 54 and 66 g of K2O plant-1month-1. The high rainfall rates in the experimental period (February-2005 to June-2006), greatly overcame the plant water requirements, interfering in the treatments, not allowing significant variation in the variables analyzed, particularly in function of the applied depths. During the 11 months and 21 days of harvest, the average yield was 79.41 t ha-1, with an average of 96 fruits per plant which, in the first stage of ripening, presented a mass of 404 g, average total soluble solids content (SST) of 10.11 oBrix and pulp and fruit firmness of 79.80 N and 126.19 N, respectively.

Irrigação e fertirrigação potássica na cultura da videira em condições semiáridas

The potassium irrigation management and fertigation adjustment may improve grape yield and quality. Aiming at evaluating the biometric and productive characteristics of the ‘Ribier’ grapevine, under five irrigation levels (50%, 75%, 100%, 125% and 150% of the class A pan evaporation - CAE) and five potassium fertilization doses (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 days), applied by fertigation, two experiments were carried out in a randomized blocks design, with five treatments and five replications, in Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara State, Brazil. The variables bunch number, size and average weight, soluble solids and yield were evaluated for the five irrigation levels, while the bunch average weight and width, number of berries, soluble solids and yield were evaluated for the five potassium fertigation intervals. The maximum irrigation level (150% of the CAE) and the seven days interval for the potassium fertigations provided the best yield for the ‘Ribier’ grapevine, under the Ceara State semiarid conditions.

Crescimento inicial do milho sob diferentes concentrações de biofertilizante bovino irrigado com águas salinas

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of irrigation with water of high and low salinity on the initial growth of corn plants grown in soil fertilized with bovine bio-fertilizer. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse of the Department of Soil Science - UFC. The seeds were planted in vessels with a 12 kg capacity, containing Alfissol as substrate and one plant per pot. The experiment followed a completely randomized design, in a 5x2 factorial scheme, with four replications, referring to five concentrations of bio-fertilizer: C1 = 50% biofertilizer + 50% water (1:1), C2 = 33.33% biofertilizer + 66.67 + water (1:2), C3 = 25% biofertilizer + 75% water (1:3), C4 = 20% biofertilizer + 80% water (1:4) and C5 = 11.12% biofertilizer + 88, 88% water (1:5) and two salinity levels of irrigation water for S1 = 0.8 dS m-1 (low salinity) and S2 = 3.4 dS m-1 (high salinity). We analyzed the early growth of plants as compared to the readings of electrical conductivity of water saturated soil extracts (ECse) by using the collected data on plant height, stem diameter, leaf area, shoot dry matter, root dry matter and total dry matter. Irrigation with low salinity water was found more efficient in promoting the initial growth of plants under increasing concentrations of biofertilizer, except for root dry matter. Under the same concentrations of biofertilizer, plus irrigation with saline water, soil salinity increased, but did so with less intensity in soil irrigated with low salinity water.

Análise econômica da cultura do cajueiro-anão precoce BRS 189 em função dos níveis de água e doses de adubação potássica

Water and fertilizer among the production factors are the elements that most restrict the production of cashew. The precise amount of these factors is essential to the success of the crop yield. This research aimed to determine the best factor-product ratio and analyze technical and economic indicators, of productivity of the cashew clone BRS 189 (Anacardium occidentale) to production factors water and potassium. The experiment was conducted from May 2009 to December 2009 in an experimental area of 56.0 m x 112.0 m in the irrigated Curu - Pentecoste, located in the municipality of Pentecoste, Ceara, Brazil. Production factors water (W) and potassium (K) were the independent variables and productivity (Y), the dependent variable. Ten statistical models that have proven satisfactory for obtaining production function were tested. The marginal rate of substitution was obtained through the ratio of the potassium marginal physical product and the water marginal physical product. The most suited model to the conditions of the experiment was the quadratic polynomial without intercept and interaction. Considering that the price of the water was 0.10 R

Aclimatização de mudas micropropagadas de helicônia em ambiente protegido em função do tipo de substrato

mm -1, the price of the potassium 2.19 R

Fertirrigação potássica na cultura do morango no litoral Cearense

kg -1 and the price of the cashew 0.60 R

Teores de macronutrientes em folhas de bananeira CV. Pacovan Apodi, sob lâminas de irrigação e doses de potássio

kg-1, the amounts of water and K2O to obtain the maximum net income were 6,349.1 L plant-1 of water and 128.7 g plant -1year, -1 respectively. Substituting the values obtained in the production function, the maximum net income was achieved with a yield of 7,496.8 kg ha-1 of cashew.