Conservation and post-harvest of green corn cultivated system joined with species of crotalaria in Boa Vista-RR

Abstract

Green fertilization contributes to the sustainability of agriculture, providing affordable benefits
to producers and the final quality of the products. The minimally processed product is considered
a good alternative for aggregating income and opportunity to this public. It was aimed to
evaluate the post-harvest storage quality of green corn “AG 1051” minimally processed, with
and without plastic film covering, cultivated in a consortium with four species of crotalaria in
Boa Vista-RR. The corn cobs were evaluated during 4 days by fresh weight loss, soluble solids
and color. The statistical design used was completely randomized, in a triple factorial scheme,
2 x 4 x 5, with three replications. There was no significant difference in postharvest quality of
maize grown in a consortium with different crotalaria, being significant only regarding the use
or not of plastic film, where the use of coating provided the best results in maintaining quality.