Pastos y Forrajes (Nov 2007)
Nota técnica: Influencia de la densidad de plantación en el establecimiento de la morera Technical note: Influence of planting density on mulberry establishment
Abstract
Con el objetivo de determinar el efecto de la densidad de plantación en el crecimiento inicial de la morera, durante la etapa de establecimiento, se estudiaron tres marcos de plantación: 1 m x 0,80; 1 m x 0,40; y surcos triples separados a 0,5 m de camellón x 0,40 m de narigón y a 1 m entre surcos triples (12 500; 25 000 y 37 500 planta/ha, respectivamente). Para ello se utilizó un diseño totalmente aleatorizado. El período de evaluación fue de 10 meses. Se seleccionaron cinco plantas al azar en cada parcela y se midió la altura y el número de ramas, mensualmente. En el procesamiento de los datos se utilizó un análisis factorial, mediante la opción One-Way ANOVA correspondiente al paquete estadístico SPSS versión 10.0. En la comparación de las medias se usó la prueba de rangos múltiples de Duncan, para un nivel de significación a PWith the objective of determining the effect of planting density on the initial growth of mulberry, during the establishment stage, three planting frames were studied: 1 m x 0,80; 1 m x 0,40; and triple rows separated at 0,5 m between rows x 0,40 m between plants and at 1 m between triple rows (12 500; 25 000 and 37 500 plants/ha, respectively). For this a completely randomized design was used. The period of evaluation was 10 months. Five plants were randomly selected in each plot and the height and number of branches were measured monthly. In the data processing a factorial analysis was used, by means of the option One-Way ANOVA corresponding to the statistical pack SPSS version 10.0. In the comparison of means Duncan’s multiple range test was used, for a significance level at P<0,05. The results indicated statistical differences in each variant regarding plant height. With the density of 25 000 plants/ha the highest height was reached (90,8 cm); while for 12 500 and 37 500 plants/ha no statistical differences were found. Regarding the number of branches, the highest values were found when using the lowest planting density. The densities studied were concluded to influence significantly the establishment of the mulberry crop; to continue the study during the exploitation stage of the crop is recommended, aiming to evaluate the influence of this factor on the yield and bromatological composition of the plants.
