Produtividade de cultivares de morangueiro, submetidas a diferentes épocas de plantio

Abstract

We evaluated strawberry yield in different planting dates. The experiment was carried out in Bom Repouso, southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. A randomized block design with five replications in a factorial design was used, comprising four cultivars (Aromas, Camarosa, Festival and Oso Grande) and four planting dates (May, June, July and August), in a spacing of 35x35 cm. Planting on May was the best option, except for 'Oso Grande' with no difference among May, June and July, the result being inferior in August. Regarding the cultivars, 'Aromas' was among the most productive in May and August, while 'Oso Grande' kept its productivity throughout the studied seasons. The cultivars presented the same characteristic for marketable fruits number and mass. There was no interaction between number and mass of no marketable fruits, in which 'Aromas' and 'Oso Grande' presented inferior results, considered advantageous. 'Oso Grande' produced the highest number of marketable fruits and was considered, in this study, the cultivar most adapted for the planting seasons in Bom Repouso.