Agronomic behavior of plantain cultivation, enano curare variety in Sandy Bay Nicaraguan North Caribbean Coast

Abstract

The agronomic behavior of plantain (Musa paradisiaca) of the enano curare variety was evaluated in the Waitna tigni indigenous community, Sandy Bay Norte, Autonomous Regions of the North Caribbean Coast (RACCN). It has an experimental nature, with the planting of 150 plantain strains with an average weight of 3.5 pounds, in an area of 30 x 40 m². The triangular method with a distance of 3 meters between plant and plant and row was used. The management applied in the crop was semi-technified, it was carried out with the traditional method used by the community people that take into account the sowing season, the climate, the lunar phases, and use as tools hoes and machetes; this process was complemented with the application of fertilizers, fungicide and nematicide with an application and crop management plan. The results showed that the variables number of leaves, stem diameter, tillering and finger (length, width and weight) resemble to their technological chart. The overall yield was 38,250 units of plantain per hectare, equivalent to 14,750 kilograms per hectare of the product. In general, the crop showed a good agronomic, phenological and adaptability behavior, which is why a production program with good management can be implemented at a national and international marketing purposes.