EFEITOS DE COBERTURA NO SOLO COM RESÍDUOS VEGETAIS NA QUALIDADE PÓS-COLHEITA DE CENOURA

Abstract

The carrot is a vegetable very consumed in Brazil and in the world. Due to its economic value ways of improving performance in the field and an influence treatments on post-harvest characteristics to be analyzed. The aim of this study was evaluated as the effect of different cover crops in the field without yield of the carrot in summer crop and to evaluate an influence of coverings on post-harvest characteristics of the roots. The experimental design was for the randomized blocks with four replicates, using different sources of coverage: T1-rice husk, T2-emerald grass, T3-sugarcane straw and T4-soil without vegetation. Finding a yield on the field as post-harvest results were: longitudinal, transverse and firmness, soluble solids content (SS), titratable acidity (TA), pH and dry matter content of root and shoot. It was noticed that in the great part of the postharvest characteristics as coverings have no influence, however for productivity dry matter the treatments of grass and cane residue had better results.