Espaçamentos entre plantas e cobertura do solo com cama-de-frango na produção da bardana (Arctium lappa L.)

Abstract

The experiment was carried out in the medicinal garden of the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados – UFGD, in the period from February to October 2006. The survey aimed to study the growth, development and yield of Bardana responding to five different spacing rows between the plants (40,0; 47,5; 55,0; 62,5 and 70,0 cm) and to the use - CCF (10 t ha-1) or not - SCF - of semi-decomposed poultry litter. All ten experimental designs were arranged in a factorial scheme 5x2 in randomized blocks with four replications. Plants were initially propagated in sowing polystyrene plates and then they were placed in double rows 50 cm far of each other. Harvest was done 180 days after transplanting. Plants averages of height (172 cm) and foliar area (20.704 cm-2) and roots averages of length (23,6 cm) and diameter (16,2 mm) were neither significantly influenced by the spacing nor positively influenced by the use or not of the semi-decomposed poultry litter. Highest and lowest values of leaves fresh (25.676 kg ha-1 and 15.217 kg ha-1) and dry (1.941,02 kg ha-1 e 1.104,61 kg ha-1) masses, of root number (490.750 ha-1 and 272.120 ha-1) and roots fresh (5.080,35 kg ha-1 and 3.546,25 kg ha-1) and dry (1.448,91 kg ha-1 and 1.051,31 kg ha-1) masses were found in 40,0 and 70,0 cm spaces respectively, showing linear decrease as spacing was increased. Dry leaves (12,84 g kg-1 and 0,33 g kg-1) and roots (4,11 g kg-1 and 0,13 g kg-1) mass rates of Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorous (P), respectively, were not significantly influenced by spacing but they were by the covering or not with chicken manure respectively.