Abstract

MOTA FERNANDEZ, Iván Francisco; VALDES RODRIGUEZ, Ofelia Andrea; SOL QUINTAS, Gabina  and  PEREZ VAZQUEZ, Arturo. Response to bocashi and the vermicompost of Moringa oleifera Lam. after pruning. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.2, pp.289-299. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v10i2.827.

Moringa oleifera Lam. due to its multiple uses, it has an enormous potential as an alternative for sustainable cultivation to be implemented in the central area of the state of Veracruz. The present work evaluates the vegetative and reproductive response of the species to organic fertilization after pruning in this region. The experimental design was completely randomized with three-year-old moringa trees, pruned only once at a height of 1.5 m, to which two organic fertilizers were applied: vermicompost and bocashi and one control. The fertilizers were applied at the beginning of the experiment and later every four months. The variables: 1) number of sprouts; 2) survival of sprouts; 3) length of sprouts; 4) thickness of sprouts; 5) number of bunches per plant; 6) number of buttons per cluster; 7) flowers per bunch; 8) fruits per bunch; 9) number of fruits per plant; 10) length of fruits; 11) number of seeds per fruit; and 12) seed dimension, were measured every month for 10 months. Treatments were evaluated by one-way analysis of variance (p< 0.05). The results showed that the application of organic fertilizers did not influence variables 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 as there were no significant statistical differences in these; except the total number of fruits per plant, where plants with bocashi achieved the highest productivity. It is concluded that the best fertilizer for fruit production was bocashi, while in vermicompost no significant differences were observed.

Keywords : Moringa oleifera Lam.; organic fertilizers; vegetative response.

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