Peso fresco y calidad de nopalito (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) fertilizado con composta de estiércol de vaca

Fresh weight and quality of nopalito (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) fertilized with cow manure compost

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https://doi.org/10.54167/tch.v10i1.581

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compost lixiviate, organic production, enzymatic browning, shelf-life quality

Abstract

Cactus crop as a tender leaf at Milpa Alta, D.F., Mexico, has depended for more than 40 years in the use of high doses of fresh cow manure (600 t.ha-1) and this could be a source for greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide; friendly nutrition alternatives are needed to the environment. To compare different sources of fertilizing on cactus plant yield, cladode quality and cladode shelf-life, three-year-old cactus plants were treated with compost, compost lixiviate applied to the soil or as a foliar spray, fresh cow manure and synthetic fertilizer; plants treated with water applied to the soil or as a foliar spray served as checks. Regarding to the plant yield, there was no statistical difference among treatments. Cladodes of plants treated with compost and fresh manure showed a lower pH (4.7) than those of plants treated with water applied to the soil (5.1; p ≤ 0.007). Cladodes from plants treated with synthetic fertilizer showed higher resistance to cutting (6.9 Nw) than those from plants treated with manure (5.2 Nw), foliar sprayed with compost lixiviate (5.1 Nw) and water applied to the soil (5.1 Nw; p ≤ 0.002). Cladodes of plants treated with synthetic fertilizer and foliar sprayed with compost lixiviate took more days to show darkening on shelf (4.6 and 4.4 days, respectively) than cladodes from plants treated with water applied to the soil (1.2 days; p≤0.001). It is concluded that compost manure could be a suitable substitute for fresh cow manure in fertilizing cactus tender leaf crops.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54167/tch.v10i1.581

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2016-02-29

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Peso fresco y calidad de nopalito (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) fertilizado con composta de estiércol de vaca: Fresh weight and quality of nopalito (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) fertilized with cow manure compost. (2016). TECNOCIENCIA Chihuahua, 10(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.54167/tch.v10i1.581

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