Agrometeorological Conditioning in Lettuce Cultivars

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the adaptation of lettuce cultivars based on day-degree greenhouse methods in the Gurguéia Valley. The experiment was carried out in a protected environment, at the Federal University of Piauí - UFPI / CPCE. The experimental design was a randomized block design, with treatments of lettuce cultivars. The cultivars used were: Simpson, Bruna, Palmas and Grand Rapids - TBR. The meteorological data (air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind velocity and precipitation) were obtained in a portable weather station that was installed in the protected environment. The temperature of the air during the experiment presented maximum of 33 °C and minimum of 26 °C. The cultivars ‘Simpson’ and ‘Grand Rapids’ presented an earlier cycle (45 days), when compared to the others (52 days), both with a thermal constant (CT) of 898 °gd. The cultivars ‘Bruna’ and ‘Palmas’ showed CT = 1050 °gd. Among the evaluated cultivars, the ‘Palmas’ and ‘Bruna’ cultivars obtained adequate behavior and morphology in relation to the high regional temperatures. Thus, it is concluded that the ‘Palmas’ and ‘Bruna’ cultivars have productive potential for the region when cultivated in a protected environment.