Sprinkler and drip irrigation in the organic tomato for single crops and when intercropped with coriander

Autor: Waldir Aparecido Marouelli, Daniel Anacleto da Costa Lage, Cristina Silveira Gravina, Miguel Michereff Filho, Ronessa Bartolomeu de Souza
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Revista Ciência Agronômica, Vol 44, Iss 4, Pp 825-833
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-6690
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-66902013000400020
Popis: The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of both sprinkler and drip irrigation systems on the organic production of the tomato, cultivar Duradouro, when cultivated both as a single crop and intercropped with coriander. The experiment was carried out in the Distrito Federal, Brazil, using a randomized block design with six replications and a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement for the treatments. There was no significant interaction between the factors of irrigation system and cropping system. The productivity and mass of the tomato fruits were not affected by the treatments, but for the coriander, productivity was higher under the sprinkler system. Drip irrigation hindered the development of late blight (Phytophthora infestans) and reduced the percentage of rotten fruit, whereas the incidence of powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica) and infestation by the tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta) were higher under the sprinkler system. The volume of soil exploited by the roots of tomato plants was higher with the sprinkler system, while the water productivity index with the drip system was 47% higher than with the sprinkler system. Firmer fruits were produced under drip irrigation. The cultivation system had a significant effect on the occurrence of insect pests, with the tomato intercropped with coriander showing a lower percentage of damaged fruit due to the Tomato Leafminer and to Spodoptera eridania.
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