Organic fertilization and crop association are two agroecological management practices that have the potential to optimize land use in horticultural production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Bokashi and Bokashi amended with Vermicompost Leachate (VL) on the growth, yield and quality of jalapeño pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and onion (Allium cepa L.) in monoculture and intercropping cultures. This work was conducted under rainfed conditions in the community of Santa Rosa el Oriente, a municipality of Trinity, Chiapas. A randomized complete block design in a split plot arrangement with six treatments and four replicates by treatment was used. Bokashi significantly increased the number of leaves and plant height in onion (37 and 62%) and jalapeño pepper (133 and 94%) compared with the control plants. In jalapeño pepper and onion, the content of capsaicin and soluble solids was 41 and 42% higher with the application of Bokashi plus VL, respectively. In onion, Bokashi increased the polar and equatorial diameters and bulb weight by 28, 69 and 269%, respectively, and its yield increased from 6.4 to 21.0 t ha -1 . The land equivalent ratio (LER) was 1.34 to 1.55, which indicated that intercropping was advantageous on monoculture, regardless of the fertilization type. Therefore, the application of Bokashi and crop association favored the yield and quality of jalapeño pepper and onion with an efficient use of the land.

No abstract

No abstract

No abstract

150-50-250) and the control. The experimental design was completely randomized blocks with three replications for each treatment. The experimental unit was a stump with stems of A. purpurata. For the soil, the concentrations of organic C, total N, available P and exchangeable K were determined. For the foliage, N, P and K contents were determined. For the stump, the number of stems, the commercial and the noncommercial biomass were determined. For the stem, length, diameter, flower diameter and flower length were determined. Fertilized soils had an increase in C (40%), N (47%), P (83%) and K (56%) after 40 days. One year after the addition of fertilizers, the soils maintained acceptable nutritional levels for production. The Bokashi fertilizer increased the concentration of P (9.5%) and K (8.3%) in the foliage of plants from Medellín and Madero. Liquid humus increased N (16%) in the foliage from Ignacio Allende. When fertilized with fermented manure and compost, the plants increased the number of stems (35.3%), total biomass (35.5%), stem length (19.2%), stem diameter (16%), flower diameter (9.5%), and flower length (12.3%).