Commercial productivity and quality of pitaya as a function of number of fruits per cladode

According to these reports, the variations occur due to nutrient availability, so that the nutritional management of the orchard is one of the factors responsible for the commercial production of pitayas with quality. The climate of the region is Aw, classified as tropical high-altitude, with averag...

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Published in:Revista Ceres 2023-03, Vol.70 (2), p.41-48
Main Authors: Santos, Núbia Cassiana, Cruz, Maria do Céu Monteiro, Alves, Deilson de Almeida, Lima, João Esdras, Guimarães, Amanda Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Annual rainfall
Classification
Climate
commercial yield
fruit size
Fruits
High altitude
Hylocereus polyrhizus
Nutrient availability
Orchards
Plant reproduction
Plot (Narrative)
Productivity
Selenicereus undatus
Split-plot design
Weed control
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Summary:According to these reports, the variations occur due to nutrient availability, so that the nutritional management of the orchard is one of the factors responsible for the commercial production of pitayas with quality. The climate of the region is Aw, classified as tropical high-altitude, with average annual temperature of 21.5 °C and average annual rainfall of 1,246 mm. In the period of evaluation, from January 2018 to April 2019, the accumulated rainfall was 503 mm. The monthly average of maximum temperature was 29.7 °C, average temperature was 26.5 °C, and minimum temperature was 23.2 °C (AccuWeather, 2019). The weed control was carried out within a radius of 40 cm from the stem by hand weeding, and the remainder of the area was mowed. The unfolding of the interaction was carried out to study the effect of the number of fruits per cladode in the different seasons, comparing the means with the Tukey test, with a 5% probability of error.
ISSN:0034-737X
2177-3491
2177-3491
DOI:10.1590/0034-737x202370020005