Growth, yield and irrigation water efficiency of ‘Brs Imperial’ pineapple cultivated with plastic mulching

Lenilson Wisner Ferreira Lima; Eugênio Ferreira Coelho; Aristóteles Pires de Matos; Damiana Lima Barros; José Carlos Lopes de Lima; Luiz Antonio Conceição de Carvalho; Domingo Haroldo Rudolfo Conrado  Reinhardt

doi:10.1590/1983-21252025v3812370rc

Authors

Lenilson Wisner Ferreira Lima Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3073-0501
Eugênio Ferreira Coelho Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7079-6858
Aristóteles Pires de Matos Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9166-9126
Damiana Lima Barros Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5134-567X
José Carlos Lopes de Lima Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0727-8353
Luiz Antonio Conceição de Carvalho Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1755-6363
Domingo Haroldo Rudolfo Conrado Reinhardt Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2029-9177

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21252025v3812370rc

Keywords:

Ananas comosus. Soil cover. Percolation. Crop development. Water productivity.

Abstract

The use of mulch combined with drip irrigation is a common crop management technique in orchards and contributes to increasing yields while saving water. This work aimed to evaluate the effects of using plastic film mulching as soil cover and as an underground percolation barrier on the growth, yield, fruit quality, and irrigation water productivity of pineapple. Crop development, yield, fruit quality and irrigation water productivity were evaluated. The experiment was set up in a randomized block design with six replications, with a 2 x 2 split-plot arrangement for the treatments studied: With (WC) and without (NC) soil surface cover in the plots and with (WPB) and without (NPB) percolation barrier in the sub-plots. A plastic film (biodegradable agricultural mulching) was used to cover the ground and to prevent percolation. Plastic film mulching as soil surface cover reduced about nine times the water used for irrigation along the crop cycle, increased plant growth, fruit size and yield, improved fruit quality, and enhanced irrigation water productivity. The plastic percolation barrier did not significantly affect plant growth and production, but significantly enhanced irrigation water productivity.

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