Open AccessAgroecological coverings for the sustainable production of Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.)
Author(s) -
Humberto Osorio Espinoza,
Juan Francisco Aguirre-Cadena,
Nidia Bélgica Pérez de la O,
Alfredo Isaac Brindis-Santos,
Francisco Javier Marroquín-Agreda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
agro productividad
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2594-0252
DOI - 10.32854/agrop.v14i9.2143
Subject(s) - rambutan , agroecology , randomized block design , yield (engineering) , horticulture , crop , biology , agroforestry , agronomy , agriculture , ecology , materials science , metallurgy
Objective: To evaluate the influence of living and dead covers on the yield and quality of rambutan fruits (Nephelium lappaceum L.) in Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico.
Design / methodology / approach: Five treatments were evaluated, two live covers, two dead covers and an always clean control without covers. The following were evaluated: plant height, crown volume, fruit quality, fruit yield (t ha-1). The data were analyzed under a randomized block experimental design.
Results: All the agroecological modalities of hedging evaluated produced fruits with the quality required for national and international commercialization.
Study limitations / implications: The morphological and physiological response of the crop can change with the age of the tree.
Findings / conclusions: An agroecological management strategy is presented to develop rambutan cultivation in Soconusco region.