Efecto de diferentes enmiendas en el desarrollo y estado fitosanitario de musas spp.

Abstract

The research carried out at the El Arrozal farm in the parish of La Iberia is focused on evaluating the influence of different amendments on the growth and health of banana plants. The experiment is developed with a DCA experimental design within an area of 20 000 m², divided into four experimental units where three treatments were applied with different doses of Biochar + Agricultural Silicon + Paecilomyces spp. and a control treatment where only Biochar + Agricultural Silicon was applied. The results of the study reveal that the treatments applied showed a statistically significant impact on most of the variables studied, with notable differences in the reduction of nematode populations, especially in Radopholus and Meloidogyne, as well as a significant increase in the percentage of live roots in banana plants treated with Paecilomyces spp. and an improvement in morphological growth. In particular, Treatment 1, which combined Biochar, Silicon and Paecilomyces lilacinus, proved to be the most effective, achieving the greatest increase in pseudostem girth length, with an average of 48,15 cm. This treatment was also better in terms of plant height with an average of 3,22 m. In addition, fruit weight was higher, reaching an average of 25.48 kg, indicating a high efficacy in improving productivity. This suggests that the treatments applied not only help control pests, but also promote overall crop vigor.