Viabilidade econômica do cultivo de alface e cenoura em sistemas consorciados.

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi verificar a viabilidade econômica do consórcio das hortaliças alface e cenoura. Os dados analisados foram obtidos em experimento realizado numa propriedade rural localizada na região da Bacia do Alto Pacuí, Montes Claros – MG. Utilizou-se o delineamento em blocos casualizados, com três repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram de: alface solteira e em consórcio com manjericão e hortelã, cenoura solteira e consorciada com manjericão e hortelã, e consórcio alface e cenoura. Os indicadores econômicos utilizados foram: uso eficiente da terra, renda bruta, renda líquida, vantagem monetária, vantagem monetária corrigida, taxa de retorno e índice de lucratividade. O índice de uso da terra foi em torno de 2,95, demonstrando a viabilidade do consórcio entre cultivares sobre o monocultivo

CRESCIMENTO DO JATOBÁ E DE LEGUMINOSAS ARBÓREAS EM DIFERENTES ESPAÇAMENTOS, EM ÁREA DEGRADADA

The use of pioneer plants, mainly nitrogen-fixing leguminous trees, associated to the secondary and climax species, has been making possible good results in the land reclamation. However, it is important to establish the appropriate spacing among the form species obtaining a fast covering and protection of the soil, without there is strong competition of the plants for light, water and nutrients. So, the objective of this work was to evaluate the growth of the Hymenaea courbaril and leguminous trees at, in system quincux, in different spacings. The treatments, in factorial scheme 3 x 3 with three replicates, corresponded to three species of pioneer leguminous trees (Acacia mangium, Senna multijuga and Leucaena leucocephala combined with Hymenaea courbaril) and three spacings among pioneer plants (4 x 2; 4 x 3 and 4 x 4 m). After one and two years of planting determined the height, stem diameter at ground level and crown diameter of pioneer plants and Hymenaea courbaril. Acacia mangium showed growth characteristics superior to those of Senna multijuga and Leucaena leucocephala, however, no influence of spacing between species in relation to these characteristics. The growth characteristics of the Hymenaea courbaril were not influenced by pioneer species associated, however, the denser spacing between the pioneer species favored the greatest increase

Water stress before harvest of pepper-rosmarin

The objective of this work was to assess the effect of different periods of water stress before harvest of pepper-rosmarin (Lippia sidoides) on the contents of essential oil and flavonoids. The experiment was carried out during 270 days of cultivation, with drainage lysimeters, in a completely randomized block design with five treatments: 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 days of water suppression before harvest, with four replicates. Fresh and dry matter yield, essential oil content, total flavonoids content, and water potential and temperature of leaves were determined. There was a decrease of approximately 50% in oil content and of 60% in total flavonoid content with the reduction of leaf water potential in 0.3 MPa. Essential oil is more sensitive to water stress than total flavonoids