The use of mulch contributes to the reduction of water consumption and weed infestation in strawberry cultivation. Recycled paper, being biodegradable, has great potential to replace plastics. Thus, the objective was to evaluate the water consumption and agronomic performance of strawberry subjected to different wetted areas and mulches. The wet areas tested were 40% (WA40) and 70% (WA70) imposed by a drip irrigation system. The different types of mulch were: white polyethylene (WHP), black polyethylene (BLP), recycled paper (REP) and no mulch (NM). BLP, REP and WHP mulches promoted the same weed control. The number of fruits per plant, fruit length, fruit yield, and water productivity did not differ for the factors wetted area and types of mulch. Higher fruit mass and diameter were found in the WA40 treatment, while the mulches favored only fruit mass. Thus, fruit yield showed no difference, and only water consumption differed between the wet areas and between the types of mulch. Strawberry water consumption was higher in WA70. In relation to fruit waste, it was found that the WHP and BLP mulches provided higher values than REP and NM. Thus, the recycled paper, combined with a wet area of 40%, is recommended as a mulch in strawberry production.
Mulching with recycled paper has the potential to be used in agricultural production and can be adopted in strawberry cultivation. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the agronomic characteristics, water consumption and technical coefficients of strawberry cultivated with recycled paper as mulch. The treatments consisted of strawberry cultivation in lysimeters with recycled paper mulch and without soil cover. The recycled paper used was 187 μm-thick. The irrigation system was installed with drippers whose flow rate was 2 L h−1. Strawberry irrigation requirements were 317 and 394 mm, with and without mulch, respectively. Mulching with recycled paper did not have a significant effect on the average number of fruits, fresh fruit mass, fruit waste per plant, average fruit yield and water productivity. In relation to the technical coefficients, maximum values of the evaporation coefficient (Ke) of 0.40 (calculated with the evapotranspiration of the grass—L) and 0.28 (calculated with the Penman–Monteith ETo—PM) were obtained for OPM. The Kc values for the initial and full development stages were 0.31 and 0.84 (L) and 0.24 and 0.66 (PM), respectively. NDVI can be used to estimate strawberry Kc values. Recycled paper as mulch reduces the water consumption of strawberry crops and does not alter the agronomic characteristics.
A microrregião de Barbacena, no sudeste de Minas Gerais, vem se destacando na produção de morango por apresentar condição climática favorável ao cultivo. Entretanto, existem poucas informações sobre a produção, consumo hídrico e uso de cobertura de solo. Diante do exposto, o objetivo deste estudo foi conhecer a produção de morango e avaliar as características agronômicas, consumo hídrico e coeficientes técnicos em cultivos utilizando cobertura de solo. No primeiro capítulo foi realizado um diagnóstico junto aos produtores da microrregião de Barbacena-MG, buscando as seguintes informações: vínculo do produtor com a terra, mão de obra, diversificação com outras atividades, forma de cultivo com ou sem solo, qual a cultivar, quantidade de plantas, sistema de irrigação, fonte de água, principais dificuldades, produção e comercialização e destinação dos plásticos pós consumo. No segundo capítulo foi conduzido um experimento em Viçosa-MG. Para este estudo foram utilizados lisímetros de drenagem sob ambiente protegido para avaliar as características agronômicas, consumo hídrico e coeficientes técnicos do morangueiro cultivado com papel reciclado como cobertura de solo. Os tratamentos consistiram em (i) lisímetros com morangueiro cultivados sem cobertura de papel, (ii) morangueiro cultivado com cobertura de papel reciclado, (iii) lisímetros não cultivados e cobertos com papel reciclado e (iv) cultivados com grama batatais. No terceiro capítulo, realizou-se um experimento em Barbacena-MG para avaliar diferentes coberturas de solo e perfis de molhamento no consumo hídrico e desempenho agronômico do morangueiro. Os perfis de molhamento foram de 40 e 70% e os tipos de cobertura foram polietileno preto, polietileno branco, papel reciclado e sem cobertura de solo. Diante do diagnóstico, foi possível conhecer a produção de morango da microrregião de Barbacena e, com os experimentos, verificou-se que o papel reciclado como cobertura de solo reduz o consumo hídrico pela cultura do morango e não altera as suas características agronômicas. Palavras-chave: Agricultura familiar. Coeficiente de cultura. Cultivo protegido. Fragaria x ananassa Duch. Manejo de irrigação.
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