Resumen

WAGNER, Manuel et al. Adaptability of FHIA cultivars (Musa spp.) under irrigation conditions. Bioagro [online]. 2003, vol.15, n.2, pp.143-146. ISSN 1316-3361.

The adaptability of FHIA (Musa spp.) cultivars was evaluated through the study of morphometric values of growth and development of the plant. The cultivars FHIA-01, FHIA-02, FHIA-03, FHIA-17 and FHIA-23 were used as vegetative material. The experiment was conducted on a Fluventic Haplustolls loam soil in a randomized complete block design with four replications. During the period of highest growth of the plants (9 month-old), the variety FHIA-01 showed the highest values in surface area of the first leaf (4629.60 cm2), height of the falsestem (103.66 cm), number of leaves/plant (11.66) and number of buds/plant (2.64). The cultivars FHIA-02 and FHIA-03 showed the lowest values. It was observed that FHIA-01 reached the highest levels of extraction of soil water (59.8% available water depletion between irrigations), which might confer this variety certain capacity of adaptation to moderate soil water deficit conditions.

Palabras clave : Banana; plantain; water stress.