Production and bromatological analysis of cabbage and radish intercropping

Abstract

The present work had the objective of evaluating the effect of the crop consortium technique
on the production and bromatological composition of cabbage and radish. The experiment
was conducted in the vegetable production area of Fazenda Água Limpa - FAL, from the University
of Brasília, from June to November 2013. The experimental design was in randomized
blocks with six treatments and five replicates. The treatments were as follows: monoculture of
cabbage (Rp6); Monoculture of radish (Rb42); Consortium with a cabbage line and a radish
line (RpRb1); Consortium with one line of cabbage and two lines of radish (RpRb2); Consortium
with one line of cabbage and three lines of radish (RpRb3); Consortium with one row of
cabbage and four rows of radish (RpRb4). Two harvests of radish and a cabbage crop were
collected and samples were collected for analysis of the fresh (MF) and dry mass (DM) of the
two cultures. 200g of root samples of radish and cabbage were collected for analysis of mineral
matter (MM), crude fiber (FB) and crude protein (CP) in the laboratory. In the evaluation of the
radish root, there was harvest effect in all the variables. In the evaluation of cabbage, there was
no difference between the treatments in relation to the composition of MM, PB and FB and in
the production of MF and MS. The consortium of cabbage and radish proved to be technically feasible, not significantly altering the bromatological quality and yield of the crops involved.