Biostimulants in the production of plantain (Musa AAB) var. Dominíco Hartón Trillers

Abstract

This research was carried out in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas with the objective of evaluating effect of different biostimulants on banana (Musa AAB) var. Dominican Harton through drench application to increase root development; for this purpose, 10 treatments were established including the witness and in turn resulted from the factorial interaction A (Biostimulants) and B (Dose): Treatments T1 (Biosolar, 7,5 ml), T2 (Biosolar, 5,0 ml), T3 (Biosolar, 2,5 ml), T4 (Seaweed extract, 7,5 ml), T5 (Seaweed extract, 5,0 ml), T6 (Seaweed extract, 2,5 ml), T7 (Vital Humus, 7,5 ml), T8 (Vital Humus, 5,0 ml), T9 (Vital Humus, 2,5 ml), T10 (witness) implemented in a completely randomized experimental design (DCA) with factorial arrangement AxB+N, the variables evaluated were:, number of roots at harvest and root fresh weight at harvest. The results showed that Treatment 4 (Seaweed Extract at high dosage) (7,5 ml), achieved a higher number of roots (60,75) per plantain (Musa AAB) var. Dominican Harton.