Agronomic Performance of Different Banana Cultivars in the Capixaba North Region
Ana Paula Cândido Gabriel Berilli
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
Marcos Viganô
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
Ramon Amaro de Sales *
Center for Agrarian Sciences and Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Alto Universitário Street, s/no, Guararema, CEP: 29500-000, Alegre, ES – Brazil.
Sávio da Silva Berilli
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
Patrícia Soares Furno Fontes
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
Alexandre Gomes Fontes
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
Waylson Zancanella Quartezani
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Montanha, Highway ES 130 - Km 01, Straw, CEP: 29890-000, Montanha, ES – Brazil
Jadier de Oliveira Cunha Junior
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
Carolina Maria Palácios de Souza
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
Evandro Chaves de Oliveira
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
Eduardo Varnier
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Unit Itapina, Highway BR-259, Km 70 – Countryside, Post Office Box 256 – CEP: 29709-910 – Colatina, ES – Brazil
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
There are many banana cultivars developed by genetic breeding programs in Brazil, however, when considering the related aspects, consumer market preference and the effects of the genotype-by-environment interaction, the options may be restricted to a few regions of the country. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the vegetative and productive development in three cycles of 12 banana genotypes under an irrigation system in the edaphoclimatic conditions of the northwestern region of the state of Espírito Santo, in a randomized block design with four replicates. During three cycles, the following characteristics were evaluated: plant height, number of shoots, number of total and functional leaves, pseudostalk diameter at 5 and 30 cm from the ground, bunch weight, number of fruits per bunch, number of bunch and size and fruit diameter. The results showed that the genotypes with the greatest productive potential were the 'Grand Nine' of the Cavendish group, followed by Thap Maeo Cavendish group. For the ‘Prata’ group, the best genotypes were the ‘Gali’, ‘Pacovan’ and ‘Fhia 18’. The ‘Princesa’ was the most productive in the ‘Maçã’ group, having a cultivation potential in the northern region of Espírito Santo.
Keywords: Musa sp, genotype by - environment - interaction, family agriculture