Produção de biomassa de Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen e Plantago major L. em cultivo solteiro e consorciado

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the production of Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen and Plantago major biomass in sole culture and intercropped. The treatments in study were three and four rows of plants of common plant for plat, two rows of Pfaffia glomerata spaced of 36 cm or 54 cm, three rows of common plant alternated with two rows of Pfaffia glomerata (36 cm)-T3F36 and four alternated rows of common plant with two rows of Pfaffia glomerata (54 cm)-T4F54. The experimental was desigm randomized blocks, with four replications. The spacing between plants was 40 cm for Pfaffia glomerata and 30 cm for common plant. The culture type and spacing between rows did not influence the fresh and dry roots and aerial part mass of the Pfaffia glomerata. In the common plant, it was observed significant effect of the form of culture in all the evaluated characteristics and number of rows for tassel. The maximum heights of the Pfaffia glomerata plants were 185 cm and 183 cm to the 172 and 164 days after transplanting, under single culture, for the 54 cm and 36 cm spacing, respectively. The area reason equivalent (RAE), for intercropping T3F36 was 1.07 and for the T4F54 was 1.50. Therefore, the intercopping T4F54, might be recomended.