AVALIAÇÃ DE GENÓTIPOS DE FEIJÃO-VAGEM DE CRESCIMENTO DETERMINADO EM AREIA-PB

Abstract

The region in Areia-PB Brazil, despite having favorable conditions for production of snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) there is a need for studies of new cultivars that will provide an increased range of cultivars to growers options, thus providing greater security and even acceptance in the consumer market. With respect, this culture has been widely cultivated by smallholders, is considered a good source of income and an alternative to diversify production, with increasing use in crop rotation or other off-season vegetable crops. Cultivars of pole beans determinate growth are less widely used because of its low productivity relative to indeterminate growth, but have less requirement for labor, since it does not require staking and have lower cycle are less subject to incidence of pests and diseases, furthermore, possible to use full mechanization of sowing and harvesting, constituting an excellent attraction. In this sense, the present work aimed to evaluate the behavior of thirty genotypes of snap beans at conditions of Sand - PB. The work was conducted in the period June to August 2014, the Farm-to-Garden Tea from the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba in Areia - PB. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with 30 treatments and three replications, and plots of twenty useful plants, spaced 1.0 x 0.30 m. The Delinel and Derby were the most productive genotypes at conditions under study.