Growth and production of onion cultivars in organic system in a nontraditional planting period

Authors

  • Marcelle Michelotti Bettoni Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Átila Francisco Mógor Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Cícero Dechamps Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Vitor Cezar Pacheco da Silva Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Mariane Daniele Sass Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Eliseu Geraldo dos Santos Fabbrin Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n5p2139

Keywords:

Allium cepa, Biometric characteristics, Productivity.

Abstract

This experiment was conducted in the organic area of Canguiri experimental farm, in the metropolitan area of Curitiba-PR, aiming to evaluate the growth of open pollinated onion cultivars, in organic system, seeded in January – a nontraditional period. The experimental design was completely randomized, with three replications and seven cultivars: Franciscana IPA-10 (purple), Vale Ouro IPA-11 e Brisa IPA-12 (from Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária – IPA), Alfa Tropical (from Embrapa Hortaliças), Alfa São Francisco (VIII cycle) e Alfa São Francisco-RT (thrips resistant – genotype under test; from Embrapa Semi-árido) e BR-29 (Topseed- Agristar). Biometric linear and nonlinear evaluations and productive characteristics were undertaken. We verified that the organic production of onion established in a nontradicional period in metropolitan area of Curitiba is possible, mainly for the following cultivars of Embrapa: Alfa São Francisco, Alfa Tropical and Alfa São Francisco-RT that showed the best performance and productivity.

Author Biographies

Marcelle Michelotti Bettoni, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Discente do curso de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, PR.

Átila Francisco Mógor, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Prof. Dr. do Deptº de Fitotecnia e Fitossanitarismo, UFPR, Curitiba, PR.

Cícero Dechamps, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Prof. Dr. do Deptº de Fitotecnia e Fitossanitarismo, UFPR, Curitiba, PR.

Vitor Cezar Pacheco da Silva, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Discente do curso de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, UFPEL, Pelotas, RS.

Mariane Daniele Sass, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Discente do curso de Graduação em Agronomia, UFPR, Curitiba, PR.

Eliseu Geraldo dos Santos Fabbrin, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Discente do curso de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, PR.

Published

2013-10-17

How to Cite

Bettoni, M. M., Mógor, Átila F., Dechamps, C., Silva, V. C. P. da, Sass, M. D., & Fabbrin, E. G. dos S. (2013). Growth and production of onion cultivars in organic system in a nontraditional planting period. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 34(5), 2139–2152. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n5p2139

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