PRODUÇÃO DE MORANGO EM FUNÇÃO DO ARRANJO DE PLANTAS E DA DISTRIBUIÇÃO DA FERTIRRIGAÇÃO EM SUBSTRATOS

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate plant arrangements and forms of fertigation distribution in strawberry cultivation in substrate. The experiment was carried out in a protected environment, in randomized blocks, in a factorial scheme of five plant arrangements, two forms of fertigation distribution and three cropping seasons. The plot consisted of a culture bag filled with commercial substrate, containing eight plants. Plant survival, productivity, number and mass of total, marketable and unmarketable fruit were evaluated. There was no effect of the plant arrangement and the form of fertigation distribution on the number and yield of commercial fruits in classes 35 and 15. The lozenge and rectangular plant arrangements provided lower plant survival from the third harvest on. Keeping the plants for three seasons in the same substrate reduces productivity in the third year. The use of four drip cuttings per cultivation bag can be an alternative to reduce costs with the use of a more precise irrigation system. The evaluated plant arrangements did not interfere in the productivity of San Andreas strawberry fruits, in three successive harvests.