DESEMPENHO DE BANANEIRAS CULTIVAR “NANICÃO” SOBRE COBERTURA VIVA DE SOLO NO SEMIÁRIDO

Abstract

This work aimed to evaluate the growth and yield of banana cv. "Nanicão", in intercropping with live coverage crops in the semi - arid region. The experiment was analysed as a randomized complete block with four replications. The experiment used a split - plot design, and some variables were sub - subdivided over time. In the plots, factor "A", made of three management strategies of soil cover - the leguminous, calopo and tropi- cal kudzu, and bare soil (hoed soil); Factor "B", on the sub - plots, banana plants in three morphophysiological ages (different cycles and sizes) and factor "C", dates of collections in the sub - plots. The cultivation of banana cv. Nanicão in soil under live coverage with calopo and tropical kudzu in the semi - arid region promotes an increase in the number of fruits, fruit weight and bunches.