Abstract
The search for techniques that maximize the use of water is becoming necessary for the sustainability of agriculture in semi-arid areas. In this sense, the present work aimed to evaluate the effects of soil protection against water loss and the use of bovine biofertilizer on fruit production and chlorophyll content in bell pepper plants. The experiment was conducted in the municipal district of Nova Floresta in the semi-arid region of the State of Paraíba during the period of August 2010 to February 2011. The experimental design was a randomized block design with four repetitions in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial scheme, corresponding to soil without and with bovine biofertilizer, without and with mulch, and without and with side coating of the grooves with polyethylene film, to reduce water loss through evaporation and lateral movement of water. The results showed that the use of side coatings of the grooves led to greater production, generating productivity gains in bell pepper cultivation. The association between side coating of the grooves and mulching of the soil resulted in increased levels of chlorophyll, but the bovine biofertilizer × side coating × mulch interaction inhibited the production of chlorophyll in the plants.
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Side coating of grooves increased bell pepper production and productivity.
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e0“the use of side coatings of the grooves led to greater production, generating productivity gains in bell pepper cultivation”
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Side coating combined with mulch increased chlorophyll levels in bell pepper.
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- bell pepper plantst0
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- side coating of the grooves and mulching of the soile0
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- levels of chlorophylle0
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- increasede0
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t0“bell pepper plants”
e0“The association between side coating of the grooves and mulching of the soil resulted in increased levels of chlorophyll”
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The biofertilizer, side coating and mulch interaction inhibited chlorophyll production in bell pepper.
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- bell pepper plantst0
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- bovine biofertilizer × side coating × mulche0
- Outcome
- production of chlorophylle0
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- inhibitede0
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t0“bell pepper plants”
e0“the bovine biofertilizer × side coating × mulch interaction inhibited the production of chlorophyll in the plants”
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