The Use of Scarlet Starglory (Merremia aegyptia L.) Mixed with Poultry Manure in the Agronomic Viability of Coriander in the Semiarid Region
Idelzuite Ferreira da Gama Neta
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Paulo César Ferreira Linhares *
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Natalia Fernandes de Oliveira Alves
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Roberto Pequeno de Sousa
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Mikael Kercio Sousa da Silva
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Thiffany Louhanne Alves Dantas
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Maria Eduarda Pereira dos Santos
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Janilson Pinheiro de Assis
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Lunara de Sousa Alves
Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Paraíba-UFPB, Jitirana Research Group, UFERSA, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Geovanna Alicia Dantas Gomes
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Eudes de Almeida Cardoso
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
Andreza Maria da Silva Alves
Jitirana Research Group, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: This research was aimed to study udy the use of jitirana mixed with poultry manure on the agronomic viability of coriander in the semiarid region.
Study: The experiment site was in the municipality of Mossoró, RN, Brazil, located at 5º 11' south latitude and 37º20' west longitude and altitude of 18 m.
Methodology: The experiment was carried out at the Rafael Fernandes Experimental Farm, belonging to the Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-árido, located in the district of Alagoinha, rural area of Mossoró, Brazil. The experimental design was completely randomized with treatments arranged in a 5 x 2 factorial scheme, with three replications. The treatments consisted of the combination of five amounts of the mixture of scarlet starglory (Merremia aegyptia L.) plus poultry manure (0.0; 1.2; 2.4; 3.6 and 4.8 kg m-2 of area in dry basis) and the second factor, by the forms of application to the soil (incorporated and covering).
The sown coriander cultivar was the Verdão cultivar. The characteristics evaluated were the following: plant height, number of stems plant-1, productivity, number of bunches and dry mass of coriander.
The highest productivity and number of bunches of coriander culture was observed in the amount of 4.8 kg m-2 of the mixture of scarlet starglory with poultry manure, with values of 1246.5 g m-2 and 24.9 units of bunches m-2, respectively. The mixture It is concluded that the misture of organic fertilizers (scarlet starglory with poultry manure) contributed positively to the agronomic characteristics of the coriander crop.
Keywords: Agroecological production, spontaneous species, organic fertilization, condiment vegetables