Produção da alface crespa e umidade do solo em função de diferentes fontes de matéria orgânica e cobertura do solo

Abstract

The general objective of this work was to evaluate the development of the lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) under different organic seasoning sources and the specific objectives had been to verify the influence of some sources of organic substance in the fertilization of the lettuce, to verify the thermal amplitude in function of the covering of the ground and organic fertilization and to verify the influence of the covering of the ground and the organic substance in the water retention in the ground. The work was carried through in the experimental area of the Pequeno Produtor Grande Empreendedor of the Gbarbosa Institute in partnership with the Federal University of situated Sergipe in the city of located Itabaiana the 56 kilometers of the Capital, Aracaju. The used delineation was of blocks casualizados with four repetitions, being the treatments composites of five sources of organic substance (compost, chicken manure, cattle manure, sheep manure and castor bean) and a witness without fertilization all with and without covering deceased totalizing 12 treatments. The characteristics of diameter of the plant, height of plant, cool and dry substance of root and aerial part had been evaluated, water tension of the ground and temperature of the ground. For determination of the water tension they had been installed tensiometers in the ground and the temperatures had been measured with the use of digital thermometer. The treatment that had as source of organic substance chicken manure presented optimum resulted when associated to the covering deceased of the ground. When not to exist the possibility of the use of the covering of the ground is recommended the use of the organic composition as organic seasoning source. When it was used covering of the ground got lesser values of water tension in the ground. It had trend of lesser temperatures when covering of the ground was used and greaters temperatures when castor bean was used.