Evaluation of Lettuce in Consortium with Carrot in Agroecological Production of Brazil
João Luciano de Andrade Melo Junior
Federal University of Alagoas, Center of Agrarian Sciences, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
Luan Danilo Ferreira de Andrade Melo *
Federal University of Alagoas, Center of Agrarian Sciences, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
Laís Gonzaga da Silva
Federal University of Alagoas, Center of Agrarian Sciences, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
Reinaldo de Alencar Paes
Federal University of Alagoas, Center of Agrarian Sciences, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
Wesley Oliveira de Assis
Federal University of Alagoas, Center of Agrarian Sciences, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
Lucas dos Santos Medeiros
Federal University of Alagoas, Center of Agrarian Sciences, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
Lívia Francyne Gomes Chaves
Federal University of Alagoas, Center of Agrarian Sciences, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
Ana Caroline de Melo Morais
Federal University of Alagoas, Center of Agrarian Sciences, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
Rayanne Thalita de Almeida Souza
Department of Zootechny, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
José Jairo Florentino Cordeiro Junior
Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Agroecology is the science that establishes the basis for construction of sustainable farming styles. The consortium usually to stand out as alternative interesting small for producers with structural and financial limitations, because it is an effective cropping system practiced long ago and found in all parts of the world, with greater diversity in the tropics. The experiment was conducted between August to November 2012 in the municipality of Garanhuns-PE/Brazil It had as objective to observe how the lettuce would behave in consortium with the carrot in an agroecological system of production. The parameters evaluated in the experiment were plant height, total weight of the plant, weight of leaves and number of leaves. The data obtained were submitted to a statistical comparison test between averages of the consortium and non-consortium beds, using Student's t-test at a significance level of 5%. It was observed that the consortium between lettuce and carrot presented a significant difference for most of the studied variables, negatively influencing its growth.
Keywords: Agricultural systems, agroecology, biodiversity