Cultivares e densidades de plantio em cultivo orgânico de tomate

Abstract

Organic agriculture in Brazil has been growing between 20-30% annually, and demand for healthier foods brings farmers and consumers to search for an awareness to form new eating habits. The organic tomatoes among the vegetables, it presents a challenge with prospects of good results in terms of profits for the producer. However, there are lines developed for use in organic systems, and are not available, too technical recommendations on spacing and management techniques, which hinder the expansion of area under organic cultivation of tomato. The objective of this work to identify cultivars better adapted to organic systems, adapting them to better planting density. In selecting varieties for organic farming, some authors report the compatibility of the production system adopted, it being then adapted to grow commonly associated with the cultivation area. The search for more suitable materials is important to generate information that can guarantee producers a greater chance of success in growing organic tomatoes. In the search for greater productivity, within or outside protected environments, with different spacing between rows and plants, too, are worked information aimed at studying agronomic parameters that bring the producer answers to questions regarding what spacing should be used to obtain a consistent with production costs of farming. The Santa Clara, with a density of 4.2 plants.m-2 had the highest productivity.