Use of bocashi and effective microorganisms as an ecological alternative in strawberry crops in arid zones

Abstract

The objective of the research was to determine the effect of bocashi and effective microorganisms (EM) on strawberry crop yield (Fragaria x ananassa Duch) cv. Selva in the irrigation Majes, Arequipa - Peru. The treatments evaluated were 3 levels of bocashi: 4, 6 and 8 t·ha-1 and 2 levels of EM: 1 and 2 l·t of bocashi-1 that in combination generated 6 treatments with 3 repetitions for each one; the design of randomized complete blocks with 3x2 factorial arrangement was used. The application of treatments was performed before plant transplantation (50% of total dose) and 45 days after transplantation (50% of total dose) in localized form. The results refer that the highest total yield of strawberry fruits cv. Selva was 6,942 t·ha-1 product of the interaction between 8 t of bocashi·ha-1 and 1 l of EM·t of bocashi-1; achieving the best fruit classification according to their caliber: 30% of category A (2,083 t·ha-1), 35% category B (2,430 t·ha-1), 25% category C (1,736 t·ha-1), 6% category D (0,417 t·ha-1) and 4% category E (0,276 t·ha-1).