Effect of two types of containers and two types of fertilization on the growth of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) rootstocks under nursery conditions
Colombia currently has a National Plan for the sustainable management of single-use plastics, which proposes in one of its goals that by 2030 all single-use plastics be reusable, recyclable or compostable. Based on this need, this research project proposed as a general objective the technical valida...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA |
| Repositorio: | Biotecnia |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.biotecnia.unison.mx:article/2057 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://biotecnia.unison.mx/index.php/biotecnia/article/view/2057 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Theobroma cacao; Propagation, Cocoa, Ultrafoam; Nursery Theobroma cacao Propagación Espuma Agricola Vivero |
| Resumo: | Colombia currently has a National Plan for the sustainable management of single-use plastics, which proposes in one of its goals that by 2030 all single-use plastics be reusable, recyclable or compostable. Based on this need, this research project proposed as a general objective the technical validation of the production of cocoa seedlings from the use of foams based on sand and lime, technological products available in the national market. The research was developed in the nursery for La Paz located in the Motilonia Research Center of Agrosavia, which is managed by the Compañía Nacional de Chocolates. As a comparison parameter, the seedling production protocol was taken from the use of plastic bags, which is standardized by the national chocolate company. Two types of fertilization and two types of containers (substrates) including Agricultural Foam were evaluated. It was found that there is an interaction between the type of container, fertilizer and time of the plant in the nursery; showing that at 90 days the best treatment in terms of total plant dry matter (MSP) was Agricultural Foam with granular fertilization. Finally, the results of this first phase of the research show that the use of foams is a viable technology for the development of cocoa seedlings for patronage. |
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