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Crop And Soil Management Systems To Reduce Nutrient Stress In The Caribbean. I. Soil Acidity And Liming : Bean And Pumpkin Responses

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  • Rafols-Sallaberry, N.
  • Snyder, V.
  • Cavallero, N.
  • Martinez, G.
  • Gonzalez, A.

Abstract

Differentially limed plots were established on acid soils at the Corozal and Isabela Experimental Farms of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (PRAES). The soil at Corozal is an Ultisol with relatively high levels of exchangeable AI and low Mn under natural acid conditions, whereas the soil at Isabela (an Oxisol) presents lower AI values but higher concentrations of Mn. Two crops, one of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and one of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata), were planted at all sites and response to liming observed. Yields were affected both by lower surviving plant populations and developmental factors. At Corozal the fungus Microphomyna caused nearly a 50 percent loss in plant population at soil pH values of around 4.5 or lower. Addition of lime drastically reduced the level of infection in 3 out of 4 bean varieties currently being evaluated in Puerto Rico. In Isabela, during the first crop of beans, a yield increase was observed with lime addition. Yields in the second crop dropped sharply on those plots where lime additions were kept low suggesting inadequate residual effects of low lime application rates. A strong response to liming by the pumpkin crop was observed in Corozal, whereas no data could be obtained in Isabela due to crop failure to fungal attack. ----- Des parcelles ont été installées surdes sols acides des fermes expérimentales de Corozal et d'Isabela de Puerto Rico (P.R.A.E.S.) avec différentes doses de chaux. Le sol de Corozal est un ultisol à niveaux élevé de Al échangeable et bas de Mn en condition naturelle acide, tandis que l'oxisol d'Isabela présente des teneurs basses en Al et élevées en Mn. la réponse au chaulage est observée sur haricots (Phaseolus vulgaris) et sur giraumon (Curcubita moshata). Les récoltes sont affectées par le petit nombre de plantes qui survivent et par des facteurs de développement. A Corozal le champignon Mycrophomyna a causé environ 50 % de pertes de plants à des valeurs de ph < 4,50. L'apport de chaux réduit de façon drastique le niveau d'infection de 3 des 4 variétés de haricots testés couramment à Puerto Rico. A Isabela l'apport de chaux entraîne une augmentation de la production de la 1ère culture de haricots. Les récoltes de la 2ème culture diminuent considérablement sur ces parcelles où les apports de chaux sont maintenus faibles et se révélant insuffisants pour des effets résiduels. Le giraumon répond bien au chaulage à Corozal, alors qu'à Isabela, l'échec de la culture par suite d'attaque fongique ne fournit aucune donnée.

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  • Rafols-Sallaberry, N. & Snyder, V. & Cavallero, N. & Martinez, G. & Gonzalez, A., 1989. "Crop And Soil Management Systems To Reduce Nutrient Stress In The Caribbean. I. Soil Acidity And Liming : Bean And Pumpkin Responses," 25th Annual Meeting, July 1-6, 1989, Gosier, Guadeloupe 259917, Caribbean Food Crops Society.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:cfcs89:259917
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.259917
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