Abstract
Banana tree cultivation requires high doses of fertilizers to reach the productive potential of improved cultivars. On the other hand, more than 70% of banana plantations are concentrated in family farming, which has low capital availability and technology. The present study aimed to evaluate the ability of Trichoderma asperellum to improve the efficiency of nutrient use and economic viability of the banana tree cultivation under nutritional management with native T. asperellum, in a family production system in the Amazon region. Three treatments were tested: 100% of fertilizers (control), 50% of fertilizers + T. asperellum (TA) and 100% of fertilizers + TA. Fertilization consisted of inorganic fertilizers and poultry litter. The first banana cycle production and the economic viability of the practices were evaluated. The inoculation of TA + 100% of fertilizers increased productivity by 23%. The banana productivity was similar for control treatments (100%) and 50% for fertilizers + TA, however, using 50% of fertilizers reduced the production costs by 7.2% in the year of implantation and, in 17, 6% from the 2nd year of planting. In six years, the inoculation with T. asperellum increased revenues by US$\$$ 8,944.40 with 100% of fertilizers, and by US$\$$ 1,936.35 with 50% of fertilizers. Our results show for the first time that using T. asperellum in the nutritional management of bananas improves the agronomic performance of the crop, being economically viable in a family production system in the Amazon. The use of biostimulants is a promising practice to increase the earnings for farmers and make banana production more sustainable in the region.
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Claim · model-written summary
T. asperellum with full fertilizer increased banana productivity by 23%.
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- banana treet0
- Treatment
- inoculation of TA + 100% of fertilizerse0
- Interactor
- TAe0symbiont
- Outcome
- productivitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 23%e0
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t0“banana tree”
e0“The inoculation of TA + 100% of fertilizers increased productivity by 23%.”
Claim · model-written summary
Banana productivity with half fertilizer plus T. asperellum was similar to the full fertilizer control.
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t0“banana tree”
e0“The banana productivity was similar for control treatments (100%) and 50% for fertilizers + TA”
Claim · model-written summary
Half fertilizer with T. asperellum reduced implantation year production costs by 7.2%.
- Taxon
- banana treet0
- Treatment
- 50% of fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- production costse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 7.2%e0
- Qualifier
- year of implantatione0
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t0“banana tree”
e0“using 50% of fertilizers reduced the production costs by 7.2% in the year of implantation”
Claim · model-written summary
Half fertilizer with T. asperellum reduced production costs by 17.6% from the second year.
- Taxon
- banana treet0
- Treatment
- 50% of fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- production costse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 17, 6%e0
- Qualifier
- 2nd year of plantinge0
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Verbatim
t0“banana tree”
e0“using 50% of fertilizers reduced the production costs by 7.2% in the year of implantation and, in 17, 6% from the 2nd year of planting”
Claim · model-written summary
T. asperellum with full fertilizer increased six-year revenues by US$8,944.40.
- Taxon
- banana treet0
- Treatment
- inoculation with T. asperellume0
- Interactor
- T. asperellum
Trichoderma asperellume0symbiont - Outcome
- revenuese0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- US$\$$ 8,944.40e0
- Qualifier
- 100% of fertilizerse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“banana tree”
e0“In six years, the inoculation with T. asperellum increased revenues by US$\$$ 8,944.40 with 100% of fertilizers”
Claim · model-written summary
T. asperellum with half fertilizer increased six-year revenues by US$1,936.35.
- Taxon
- banana treet0
- Treatment
- inoculation with T. asperellume0
- Interactor
- T. asperellumTrichoderma asperellume0symbiont
- Outcome
- revenuese0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- US$\$$ 1,936.35e0
- Qualifier
- 50% of fertilizerse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“banana tree”
e0“In six years, the inoculation with T. asperellum increased revenues by US$\$$ 8,944.40 with 100% of fertilizers, and by US$\$$ 1,936.35 with 50% of fertilizers”
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