Remineralizers associated with polycultures as agroecological tools for the production of cactus for fodder in the semi-arid region in Bahia

Abstract

This research presents the effects of the use of stonemeal technology (or crushed rocks) in
an area of polyculture implanted in the quilombola community Lajedão dos Mateus, located in
América Dourada / BA, where the green mass yield of two species of forage palm were tested
and evaluated - Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill and Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dick. The
experimental design included plots exposed to four types of treatments: (T0-control, T1-Remineralizer,
T2-Organic Compound and T3-Remineralizer + Organic Compound), with four
replications in a randomized design. The work used practices related to agroecology, focused
on the achievement of productive, economic, environmental and social sustainability. After 12
months of follow-up, it was verified that the remineralizers potentiated the production of the two
palm species, reaching 244.53ton / ha / year of Sweet palm and 256.87ton / ha / year for the
Giant palm, surpassing the productivity of the region for these species.