Título:	Optimal experimental plot size for papaya cultivation.
Autor:	SILVA, M. dos S. da SILVA, S. de O. e DONATO, S. L. R. LEDO, C. A. da S. SAMPAIO FILHO, O. M. SILVA, G. de M. A.
Afiliación:	MAURICIO DOS SANTOS DA SILVA, UFRB; SEBASTIÃO DE OLIVEIRA E SILVA, UFRB; SÉRGIO LUIZ RODRIGUES DONATO, IF Baiano; CARLOS ALBERTO DA SILVA LEDO, CNPMF; ORLANDO MELO SAMPAIO FILHO, IF Baiano; GILMARA DE MELO ARAÚJO SILVA, UFRB.
Año:	2019
Referencia:	Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Brasília, v.54, e00768, 2019.
Descripción:	The objective of this work was to determine the optimal size of experimental plots for the evaluation of agronomic characteristics and fruit quality of papaya, by the linear model of plateau response, under soil and climatic conditions of the Recôncavo Baiano region, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The experiment consisted of a uniformity test, with the papaya lineage L78, at 3×2 m spacing, in 16 rows with 22 plants, totaling 352 plants and 2,112 m2 useful area. Each plant was considered as a basic unit, and 11 forms of pre-established plots, with rectangular and row formats, were obtained. The agronomic characteristics and fruit quality were evaluated in the plots. Optimal plot size varied greatly among the variables related to agronomic characteristics, with a greater participation of the variable number of marketable fruit per plant at 14 months (16 basic units). The optimal plot size for the evaluation of the agronomic characteristics and fruit quality in papaya is eight experimental units, with 48 m2 area, at a spacing of 3 m between rows and 2 m between papaya plants.
Thesagro:	Mamão
ISSN:	1678-3921
DOI:	10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2019.v54.00768
Tipo de Material:	Artigo de periódico
Acceso:	openAccess
Aparece en las colecciones:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPMF)