Crescimento do milho consorciado com a fava em épocas de semeadura

Abstract

Corn is one of the most widely produced cereals in the world, with wide geographical distribution and adaptability. In Brazil it appears as one of the pillars for sustaining the economy. In the northeast it is widely used by small farmers as a socioeconomic environment. In the planting system, corn is increasingly being used in consortia with legumes such as fava beans. The objective of this work was to evaluate the vegetative growth of corn intercropped with bean in different seasons. The experiment was conducted in four randomized blocks with repetitions in five treatments: T1 = corn; T2 = corn x bean; T3 = v1 corn + bean; T4 = v3 corn + bean and T5 = v5 corn + bean. Data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and means compared by Tukey test (p <0.05). The vegetative growth variables evaluated were: Plant height, stem diameter, leaf width, leaf length and number of leaves. The results of growth for plant height, stem diameter, leaf width, leaf length were highlighted for treatments 4 and 5 and for leaf height treatment 5 was highlighted. Given the results, treatment 4 was highlighted ( v3 corn + bean) and 5 (v5 corn + bean), achieving the best growth averages, facilitating the management of the corn and bean intercropping sowing.