ORGANIC CARROT PRODUCTIVITY IN DIFFERENT SHADE SCREENS, NOVA XAVANTINA-MT (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The market demand for unconventional foods is growing, and the consumer is increasingly concerned about consuming healthier and pesticide-free foods, which denotes the importance of alternative cropping systems that consider such aspects. Among the most cultivated vegetables in organic production systems, the carrot has great relevance in this form of cultivation. The use of shading screens has been increasingly used to reduce the direct incidence of sunlight on different species, which can be an option for the cultivation of carrots in the region, and when tested we can reach results that can guide the farmer in decision making regarding its cultivation, since, among the factors that affect carrot productivity, luminosity and temperature are the main ones. The objective of this work was to evaluate the development and yield of organic carrot cv Brasília in different shade screens. The experimental design was completely randomized, with five treatments and ten replications. The treatments consisted of 35% and 50% black, 35% aluminized and 35% red shading screens. The 50% black shading screen is the most suitable for the cultivation of organic carrot cv Brasília in the edaphloclimatic conditions of Nova Xavantina-MT.