Articles
SOUND NUTRIENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF PAPAYA IN BRAZIL
Article number
894_21
Pages
191 – 200
Language
English
Abstract
The application of fertilizers by means of irrigation system is a practice that is growing in use in Brazilian irrigated agriculture.
The main resistance to the adoption of fertigation is still the lack of knowledge of this technique on the part of agriculturists and even by technicians involved in this sector.
This resistance can be considered natural, since fertigation demands more rigor and professionalism in management of soil, water and fertilizers, and in the knowledge of the nutritional demands of plants.
Fertigated and highly productive papaya cultures in Brazil are concrete examples that fertigation is a viable and economical technique, providing the same benefits obtained by developed countries that practice state-of-the-art agriculture.
Therefore, to achieve maximum efficiency of fertigation, it is essential to manage it adequately, obeying the criteria already discussed and in accordance with the edaphoclimatic characteristics.
The main resistance to the adoption of fertigation is still the lack of knowledge of this technique on the part of agriculturists and even by technicians involved in this sector.
This resistance can be considered natural, since fertigation demands more rigor and professionalism in management of soil, water and fertilizers, and in the knowledge of the nutritional demands of plants.
Fertigated and highly productive papaya cultures in Brazil are concrete examples that fertigation is a viable and economical technique, providing the same benefits obtained by developed countries that practice state-of-the-art agriculture.
Therefore, to achieve maximum efficiency of fertigation, it is essential to manage it adequately, obeying the criteria already discussed and in accordance with the edaphoclimatic characteristics.
Authors
O.K. Yamanishi, V.J. Zuffo
Keywords
irrigation, fertigation, nutrition, growth, leaf analysis
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