EFFECT OF GREEN MANURING WITH MERREMIA AEGYPTIA ON AGRO-ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF RADISH PRODUCTION

Renato Leandro Costa Nunes; Francisco  Bezerra Neto; Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima; Aridênia Peixoto Chaves; Josimar Nogueora da Silva; Elizângela Cabral dos Santos

doi:10.1590/1983-21252020v33n411rc

Authors

Renato Leandro Costa Nunes Teaching Department, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Limoeiro do Norte, CE https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5792-2442
Francisco Bezerra Neto Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, RN https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9622-206X
Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, RN https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-592X
Aridênia Peixoto Chaves Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, RN https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2184-2536
Josimar Nogueora da Silva Secretariat of Agriculture and Water Resources, Belém do Brejo do Cruz, PB https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9508-5526
Elizângela Cabral dos Santos Department of Agronomic and Forestry Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, RN https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7074-3147

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21252020v33n411rc

Keywords:

Raphanus sativus. Brazilian semi-arid. Green manure.

Abstract

The introduction of new crops in northeastern Brazil, associated with the use of the green manure, can become an alternative for family farmers. Thus, the objective of this work was to determine the effect of green manuring with M. aegyptia L. on the agro-economic efficiency of radish production. The experimental design was a randomised complete block with four treatments and five replicates; the treatments were composed of four doses of M. aegyptia (20, 35, 50 and 65 t ha^-1 on a dry basis) incorporated into the soil in three cropping periods. In radish plants, we evaluated plant height, fresh and dry mass of shoots, total and commercial productivity of roots, productivity of scrap roots, dry mass of roots and root diameter. The economic indicators gross income, net income, rate of return and profit margin were used to evaluate the agro-economic efficiency of the system. The maximum agronomic efficiency was reached with a commercial root productivity of 7.86 t ha^-1 and the addition of 49.29 t ha^-1 of green manure. The maximum economic efficiency was obtained with a net income of 11,955.46 R$ ha^-1 when a green manure dose of 46.00 t ha^-1 was added. The use of M. aegyptia as green manure is economically viable in the production of radish in the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil.

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