Production and economic viability of banana managed with cover crops

Barbosa, Francisca Edineide Lima; Lacerda, Claudivan Feitosa de; Amorim, Aiala Vieira; Costa, Raimundo Nonato Távora; Silva, José A. da; Hernández, Fernando Felipe Ferreyra

doi:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n12p1078-1082

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“…It can be seen that growing the crop with carnauba straw and elephant grass showed 47% and 42% increase in economic water productivity (EWP) for the cherry tomato, compared to no ground cover. Researchers working with banana and watermelon crops obtained lower values of BRL 2.65 and 11.48 m -3 for economic water productivity than those of this study, (Barbosa et al, 2016;Oliveira et al, 2012). Faced with a water crisis, these results demonstrate that the tomato proved to be efficient in economic water productivity, confirming it as a crop of high added value.…”

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Response of the cherry tomato to watering and ground cover under organic cultivation

Silva¹,

Rabelo²,

Costa³

et al. 2019

Aust J Crop Sci

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Studies on production factors of the irrigated organic cherry tomato in the Brazilian semi-arid region are just at the beginning phase. It mainly focuses on adequate irrigation management. Therefore, the aim of the present study was the technical and economic evaluation of some production factors like water and ground cover on cherry tomato. The climate of the region is of the BSw'h type, hot and semi-arid, with irregular rains distributed from February to May. The ground has fairly flat relief. The soil presents a sandy loam texture, well-drained, without risk of salinity and sodicity problems. The experimental design was of randomised blocks with three replications and subdivided plots, comprising five primary treatments in the plots and three secondary treatments arranged in the subplots. The primary treatments consisted of five levels of irrigation with 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150% of crop evapotranspiration, and three secondary treatments were assigned with ground covers of carnauba straw (CS), elephant grass (EG), plus a control treatment with no ground cover. The crop was irrigated by a system of drip irrigation. The results showed estimated slides equivalent to 454 mm (107% ETc loc), 461 mm (109% ETc loc) and 592 mm (140% ETc loc) can contribute to the highest commercial yield, corresponding to 11401, 10466 and 7802 kg ha-1 of cherry tomatoes for carnauba straw, elephant grass and uncovered soil, respectively. Carnauba straw presented potential as a vegetative cover, being economically feasible as it allowed a reduction in water consumption and yield of cereal tomato under poor irrigation strategy.

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Section: Productivity Of Culture Water (Pa)supporting

confidence: 51%

Response of the cherry tomato to watering and ground cover under organic cultivation

Silva¹,

Rabelo²,

Costa³

et al. 2019

Aust J Crop Sci

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Co-designing innovative plantain cropping systems to support the diversity of agroecological pathways in Guadeloupe

Bezard

Barlagne

Diman

et al. 2023

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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In the French West Indies, and particularly in Guadeloupe, agricultural policies mainly support the banana and sugarcane export sectors. However, driven by consumer demand, policy-makers are increasingly interested in developing local and agroecological food systems. Plantain (Musa spp., AAB), cultivated by a wide range of farmers, plays a key role in the diversification of local production and food systems, contributing to food security. However, important gaps in knowledge about plantain cropping systems are hindering the understanding of their contribution to the agroecological transition of farms. Farmers are also requesting more guidance from technical advisers and research. The aim of the work, presented in this article, was to co-design agroecological plantain cropping systems with farmers in order to fill this knowledge gap and to support local food systems. The co-design process was based on the characterization of the diversity of plantain farming systems, the evaluation of changes in practices implemented between 2017 and 2019, and the co-design of a system experiment. We identified six types of plantain farming systems defined by the role of plantain in the production strategy of the farm and a gradient of agroecology in plantain management practices. Our results also show progress toward agroecology between 2017 and 2019. Four innovative plantain cropping systems were designed based on a combination of existing knowledge held by farmers from the six types of farming systems. These results confirm that plantain cropping systems are contributing to the agroecological transition of farms in Guadeloupe and highlight that there are multiple possible agroecological transition pathways for plantain farmers. These results also provide a concrete example of integration of academic and non-academic knowledge for the co-design of agroecological systems.

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Fusarium wilt: a threat to banana cultivation and its management.

Thangavelu¹,

Loganathan²,

Arthee³

et al. 2020

CABI Reviews

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Banana is affected by a wide number of diseases, of which, Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) race 1 has played a major role in devastating Gros Michel banana plantations. Since 1960s, the pathogen Foc race 4 has threatened the survival and existence of the Cavendish group of bananas, which has necessitated detailed study on Fusarium wilt, the causal organism Foc, its biology, dispersal, pathogenicity, diversity and detection at a molecular level (especially in soils) and its management. The recently developed technique of transferring the gene encoding green fluorescent protein into Foc has assisted in visualizing and analysing the colonization and infection of banana plants by the pathogen. Studies on the pathogenicity secreted in xylem genes have helped in rapid detection of the pathogen in planta and techniques such as real-time fluorescence loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay have facilitated rapid and direct quantitative detection of Foc in soil. Several management practices, especially resistant varieties/transgenics and biological control methods are available for the effective management of this deadly disease. Strict quarantine procedures and reduction of Foc inoculum are the methods undertaken to limit the spread of the disease to other un-infected regions. This review summarizes the recent developments of Fusarium wilt in banana and its management.

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Production and economic viability of banana managed with cover crops

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Response of the cherry tomato to watering and ground cover under organic cultivation

Response of the cherry tomato to watering and ground cover under organic cultivation

Co-designing innovative plantain cropping systems to support the diversity of agroecological pathways in Guadeloupe

Fusarium wilt: a threat to banana cultivation and its management.

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