PERFORMANCE OF BANANA "Nanicão" ON LIVE COVERAGE OF SOIL IN SEMIARID

ABSTRACT: This work aimed to evaluate the growth and yield of banana cv. "Nanicão", in intercropping with live coverage crops in the semi-arid region. The experiment was analysed as a randomized complete block with four replications. The experiment used a split-plot design, and some variables were sub-subdivided over time. In the plots, factor "A", made of three management strategies of soil cover - the leguminous, calopo and tropical kudzu, and bare soil (hoed soil); Factor "B", on the sub-plots, banana plants in three morphophysiological ages (different cycles and sizes) and factor "C", dates of collections in the sub-plots. The cultivation of banana cv. Nanicão in soil under live coverage with calopo and tropical kudzu in the semi-arid region promotes an increase in the number of fruits, fruit weight and bunches.摘要：本研究旨在评估半干旱地区与活体覆盖作物间作的‘Nanicão’香蕉品种的生长与产量表现。试验采用随机完全区组设计，设置4次重复，同时采用裂区设计，部分变量随时间进行亚细分。主区因子A包含3种土壤覆盖管理方案：豆科覆盖植物、卡洛波草（calopo）、热带葛藤（tropical kudzu）以及裸地（中耕裸地）；副区因子B为3个不同形态生理龄期（即不同生育周期与植株大小）的香蕉植株，副副区因子C为采样时期。在半干旱地区采用卡洛波草与热带葛藤作为活体覆盖作物种植‘Nanicão’香蕉品种，可提升果实数量、单果重量及果串产量。