Evaluación de podas de floretes laterales en el factor de conversión (caja/racimo) del cultivo de Musa x paradisiaca L. Williams, en Finca San Juan La Selva, Sipacate, Escuintla.

Quich Solval, Wilmer Oswaldo (2024) Evaluación de podas de floretes laterales en el factor de conversión (caja/racimo) del cultivo de Musa x paradisiaca L. Williams, en Finca San Juan La Selva, Sipacate, Escuintla. Other thesis, USAC.

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Abstract

SUMMARY In the cultivation of bananas for export, requirements must be met in the fruits, the thickness of the fruit or export caliber is 0.0317 m. (caliber 40) by not reaching this calibration, the fruit is rejected due to low calibration, as well as the length of the fruit is 0.203 m. (8 inches) by not reaching this length the fruit is rejected due to short florets (short fingers) and in the same way the fruit is rejected if it has damage to the fruit such as; tip damage, friction, growth scars, malformed florets, among others, by reducing these damages the conversion factor (box/bunch), the quality of the fruit and the profitability of the product can be increased; Therefore, five prunings of lateral florets of the banana fascicles M. x paradisiaca L. were evaluated to determine the pruning treatment that generates the best results. To carry out the research, a completely randomized design with four repetitions and five treatments was used; where T1 was the absolute witness, T2 the relative witness, T3 is referring to the pruning of two florets on each side, T4 referring to the pruning of two florets on the left side and one right side and finally T5 is a reference to pruning three florets on the left side and one on the right side. The experimental unit was composed of five plants with their inflorescence (acorn), the response variables were: the conversion factor (box/bunch), weight of first fruit (kg), the percentage of use and the weight of waste. Fruit growth was determined by weekly measurements in the five treatments, with the help of a tape measure and a vernier. The response variables were: caliber (thickness) and length of the fruit. To determine which treatment was financially better, an economic analysis of the five treatments was used, where the response variables were: benefit/cost and profitability. The best results obtained to improve the quality of banana production were obtained by T5, it obtained a higher conversion factor reaching an average of 1.84 box/bunch, greater weight of first-class fruit, obtaining an average of 33.99 kg., therefore, a higher percentage of utilization was obtained, being 83.97% and a lower weight of waste, the average being 6.55 kg. T5 presented better fruit length growth, obtaining 0.228 m. (9 inches) in gauge was reached 0.0334 m. (caliber 42) thickness of the fruit, exceeding the minimum requirements for fruit export. As well as the best results in the economic analysis were for T5, obtaining a cost benefit of Q1.89, which implies that for each quetzal invested one quetzal and eighty-nine cents are remunerated and a profitability of 89.42%. which indicates that pruning lateral florets generates better profits.

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