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- Title
Growth and yield of anthurium in response to sawdust mulching.
- Authors
Lima, Juliana Domingues; Zanetti, Samara; Nomura, Edson Shigueaki; Fuzitani, Eduardo Jun; Rozane, Danilo Eduardo; Iori, Piero
- Abstract
The objectives of the study were to analyze the effect of sawdust mulch on the: (1) soil characteristics; (2) growth and flower yield of the anthurium cv. 'Apalai'. Assay was conducted in a totally randomized design in subdivided plots, with five treatments and eight replications. The treatment consisted of five volumes of sawdust 0, 20, 40, 60 and 80L m-2, distributed over the bed, every three months. Soil, plants and flower stalks were evaluated during two years. Soil temperature, moisture, organic matter, bulk density and water retention conditions were improved, while the leaf area of plants and the yield of flower stalks were increased when the soil were mulched with sawdust. In addition to increasing soil organic matter, however, no change occurred in the level of nutrients in plants. Sawdust also improved the dimension of flower stalks. Application of 40L m-2 of sawdust every three months is recommended.
- Subjects
ANTHURIUMS; WOOD waste; MULCHING; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; SOIL temperature; ORGANIC compounds
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2016, Vol 46, Issue 3, p440
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0103-8478cr20141192