EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION OF CACTUS PERA (Opuntia Ficus - Indica Mill) IN THE DENSITY PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Worldwide, the cactus pear is used in human food, animal feeding, as a source of energy, in medicine, in the cosmetics industry, in the protection and soil conservation, among other noble uses, such as the manufacture of adhesives, glues, and fibers for handicrafts, paper, dyes, mucilage, antiperspirant and ornamentation. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the production of cactus pear culture Opuntia ficus - indica Mill, the type of crop used was the density. The research was conducted under field conditions in the Agrotechnical School Cajueiro in Catole Rocha-PB, was deployed in an area of 0.5 ha, from September 2006 until August 2007. The production of forage palm in half a hectare in dense system reached 192.5 tons in rainfed system; this result comes from the first cut, and may be influenced by external factors such as cultural adaptation of the region

Evaluation of production of cactus pera, Opuntia Ficus, Indica Mill, in the density production system

Worldwide, the cactus pear is used in human food, animal feeding, as a source of energy, in medicine, in the cosmetics industry, in the protection and soil conservation, among other noble uses, such as the manufacture of adhesives, glues, and fibers for handicrafts, paper, dyes, mucilage, antiperspirant and ornamentation. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the production of cactus pear culture Opuntia ficus - indica Mill, the type of crop used was the density. The research was conducted under field conditions in the Agrotechnical School Cajueiro in Catole Rocha-PB, was deployed in an area of 0.5 ha, from September 2006 until August 2007. The production of forage palm in half a hectare in dense system reached 192.5 tons in rainfed system; this result comes from the first cut, and may be influenced by external factors such as cultural adaptation of the region.Mundialmente, a palma forrageira é usada na alimentação humana, arraçoamento animal, como fonte de energia, na medicina, na indústria de cosméticos, na proteção e conservação do solo, dentre outros usos nobres, a exemplo da fabricação de adesivos, colas, fibras para artesanato, papel, corantes, mucilagem, antitranspirante e ornamentação. O objetivo da pesquisa foi avaliar a produção da cultura da palma forrageira Opuntia fícus – indica Mill, o tipo de cultivo utilizado foi o adensado. A pesquisa foi realizada em condições de campo, na Escola Agrotecnica do Cajueiro, em Catolé do Rocha-PB, foi implantado em uma área de 0,5 ha, de setembro de 2006 até agosto de 2007. A produção de palma forrageira no sistema adensado em meio hectare chegou a 192,5 toneladas em sistema de sequeiro, esse resultado é proveniente do primeiro corte, podendo ter influencia de fatores externos como a adaptação da cultura a região