CULTIVO DE BANANEIRAS BRS PLATINA ADUBADAS COM PÓ MICAXISTO

Abstract

Banana (muse spp.) is one of the most consumed fruits and is of great importance in fruit growing. It is a very demanding culture nutritionally and depends on an adequate relationship of nutrients for its development. The objective of the research was to evaluate the development and productivity of the "BRS Platinum" banana tree with the use of micaxist rock powder (soil remineralizer) in the first cultivation cycle. The experiment was controlled at Instituto Federal Goiano – Campus Morrinhos, in a randomized block design. The treatments consisted of fertilization with and without micaxist rock dust, with seven plants per installment and 12 repetitions. First cycle (mother) plants were evaluated at 230, 275 and 320 days after seedling transplantation. Plant height, pseudocaule circumference and leaf number were measured. When they entered the productive phase and reached harvesting point, dough, numbers and bananas, through manual counting, was evaluated. Michaxist FMX fertilization favored the vegetative development of plants, but did not statistically influence the productivity of BRS platinum banana trees.