There is limited information in Colombia on the effect of rootstock compatibility on the amount and concentration of nutrients in avocado cv. Hass. This study aimed to determine the effect of rootstock/scion compatibility on fruit and leaf nutritional concentration. This experiment was developed in 9-year-old commercial avocado ‘Hass’ orchards in three locations with a moderately cold climate in Colombia (Rionegro, El Peñol, and Anserma). The scion cv. Hass was grafted on rootstocks with an Antillean origin. 15 trees were selected and marked in each orchard and location, and 25 fruits per tree and per treatment were taken at random (compatible and incompatible grafting). Subsequently, the fresh and dry weight of the skin (epicarp), the pulp (mesocarp), seed, and the seedcoat were obtained. The concentration of major and minor elements was analyzed in each tissue. There was no significant effect on the concentration of nutrients in the fruits from trees with and without compatibility between rootstock and scion. Statistical differences were observed at three locations in the concentration of nutrients in the different parts of the fruit. The nutrient with the highest concentration in the four fruit tissues was K, followed by N. The seed coat had the highest concentration of nutrients for all locations. The embryo had the lowest concentration of the major elements, such as N, K, Ca, Mg, S, and P. The order of the concentration in the fruit tissues was: K> N> Mg> P> Ca> S> Fe> B> Zn > Mn. The compatibility did not show significant differences between the leaf mineral content, nor did it affect the nutrient balances for each element at the foliar level.
El plátano es un importante artículo de la canasta familiar tanto en la zona rural como en la zona urbana de Colombia, pues está presente prácticamente a diario en la dieta nacional. Por ello, es necesario mantener actualizados a los productores y técnicos a través de diferentes medios de divulgación, para lo cual la Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia) y la Fundación Aurelio Llano Posada (FALLP) ponen a su disposición este manual sobre el manejo del cultivo del plátano en el Suroeste antioqueño y las áreas similares del país en términos agroecológicos. De manera instruccional, profusamente ilustrado y con un lenguaje sencillo, este documento recorre, bajo el esquema de las buenas prácticas agrícolas, todo el ciclo del cultivo desde el conocimiento de la planta y sus partes, la producción intensiva de material de siembra con calidad, los métodos de manejo agronómico y prácticas culturales del cultivo, el control de plagas y enfermedades, el manejo en cosecha y poscosecha, hasta aspectos de la estructura de costos que deben llevar los productores en sus fincas para que su agronegocio sea rentable.
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