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PRODUCTION OF HYBRID PAPAYA CULTIVATED UNDER<br />

DIFFERENT IRRIGATION LEVELS.<br />

Mônica Shirley Silva Souza, Av. Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande, PB, 58429-<br />

900, Brazil<br />

Alberto Soares de Melo, Av. Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande, PB, 58429-900,<br />

Brazil<br />

Juarez Paz Pedroza, Av. Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande, PB, 58429-900,<br />

Brazil<br />

Josivanda Palmeira Gomes Av. Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande, PB, 58429-<br />

900, Brazil<br />

moni_shirley@hotmail.com<br />

Abstract<br />

Wishing to know the potential production <strong>of</strong> hybrid papaya under irrigation, an<br />

experiment was conducted to evaluate their productivity under different irrigation levels,<br />

seeking subsidies for irrigated agriculture in semiarid region <strong>of</strong> Paraíba state. The work was<br />

done in the Campus IV, at the Center <strong>of</strong> Human and <strong>Agricultural</strong> Sciences, Universidade<br />

Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), located in Catolé do Rocha – Paraíba (brazilian Northeast). It<br />

were tested four irrigation levels (50, 75, 100 and 125 % <strong>of</strong> ETo) and the reference<br />

evapotranspiration (ETo) calculated by Penman-Monteith model. It was used the papaya<br />

(Carica papaya L.) UENF/Caliman 01, planted in single rows, in the spacing 4.0 m x 2.0 m,<br />

irrigated by drip. The experimental design used was randomized blocks with six repetitions<br />

and three plants per plot. The variables studied were: fruit mass, number <strong>of</strong> fruits and<br />

productivity. In the level 2 (75 % ETo) obtained the maximum number <strong>of</strong> fruits (41.84 mg ha -<br />

1 ), showing that the hybrid UENF/Caliman 01 can be cultivated in the region <strong>of</strong> semiarid<br />

region <strong>of</strong> Paraíba state with this replacement rate, without compromising on growth<br />

performance <strong>of</strong> the crop.<br />

Keywords: Carica papaya L., irrigation management, productivity.<br />

1 Introduction<br />

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is widespread in tropical and subtropical climate regions,<br />

and in 2005 was cultivated in 54 countries, and Brazil among the three largest producers.<br />

The country stood out as the largest producer, reaching 1,650,000 tonnes, followed by<br />

Mexico and Nigeria, with 955,694 and 755,000 tonnes respectively (FAO, 2010).<br />

The amount <strong>of</strong> water stored in the soil throughout the period <strong>of</strong> development <strong>of</strong> the<br />

papaya crop affects their productivity, being affected by both the excess and lack.<br />

Montenegro et al. (2004) said that the estimates <strong>of</strong> irrigation water to apply and the<br />

frequency <strong>of</strong> irrigation <strong>of</strong> crops are a great importance to avoid a decrease in income, caused<br />

by excess or deficit <strong>of</strong> soil moisture.<br />

It is known that water is a limited natural resource in semiarid region <strong>of</strong> Brazil, and its<br />

use in irrigated horticulture should stick to improving the efficiency <strong>of</strong> its use in farming<br />

systems in regions, especially in high evapotranspiration demand. In this sense, it becomes<br />

necessary to study that takes into account the productive potential <strong>of</strong> the papaya crop,<br />

specifically the hybrid UENF/Caliman 01 under different irrigation enabling the improvement<br />

in efficiency <strong>of</strong> water use.

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