Alpinia purpurata (Vieillard) K. Schumann, Pink variety, is a tropical plant that produces flowers all year round. However, there are no rules for their fertilization. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of NPK fertilization on the yield and flower quality of the A. purpurata Pink variety. The variables evaluated were those related to stems, flowers, and weight of biomass. One hundred ninety-two plants were sectioned into flowers, leaves, stems and rhizomes and analyzed for NPK. The fertilizer rate 182-21-331 was statistically superior in the number of stems with open flowers (2.7), flower diameter (6.5 cm) and flower length (23. 5 cm). The number of stems with open flowers correlated with N in leaves and stems (r2 = 0.92 and 1.0) and with P in stems (r2 = 0.93). The number of stems with commercial flowers correlated with K in stems and rhizomes (r2 = 0.96 and 0.94, respectively). Flower length and diameter correlated with P and N in flowers (r2 = 0.94 and 0.99, respectively). The optimal rate determined for K in order to produce the highest number of commercial stems was 234.7 kg/ha.
References
[1]
SIAP—Servicio de Información Agrícola y Pesquera (2018) El valor de la producción de ornamentales en México fue de más de cinco mil millones de pesos en 2017. SIAP. Sala de Prensa y Boletines.
[2]
Mosquera, A.V. (2010) Competitividad de la pequeña empresa del sector ornamental en Atlixco, México. Entramado, 2, 26-35.
[3]
Molnar, A.A. and Sousa, S.J.C. (2010) Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum.: Planta ornamental para cultivo no cerrado. Vol. 1. Embrapa Cerrados, Planaltina, DF. Em-brapa Cerrados. 34 p.
[4]
Cárdenas-Navarro, R., Sánchez-Yánez, J.M., Farías-Rodríguez, R. and Peña-Cabriales, J.J. (2004) Los aportes de nitrógeno en la agricultura. RevistaChapingo Serie Horticultura, 10, 173-178. https://doi.org/10.5154/r.rchsh.2002.07.039
[5]
Kobayashi, D.K., Mcewen, J. and Kaufman, J.A. (2007) Ornamental Ginger, Red and Pink. UH-CTAHR.OF. Ornamentals and Flowers, 37, 1-8. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/of-37.pdf
[6]
Lamas, D.A. (2004) Floricultura Tropical: Tecnología de Produҫȃo. Curso: Floricultura Tropical. Técnicas de Cultivo. 65 p.
[7]
Saldaña y Hernández, M.I., Gómez, R., Pat, J.M., Álvarez, J.D., Pérez, J. and Ortiz, C.F. (2013) The Socioeconomic and Technical Status of Cut Flower Producers in Tabasco, Mexico. Ciencia e InvestigaciónAgraria, 40, 5-15. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-16202013000100001
[8]
Do Carmo Ferraz Teixeira, M. and Loges, V. (2008) Alpinia cultivo y comercialización. Revista Brasileira de Horticultura Ornamental, 14, 9-14. https://doi.org/10.14295/rbho.v14i1.224
[9]
Criley, R.A. and Broschat, T.K. (1992) Heliconia: Botany and Horticulture of a New Floral Crop. Journal Series No. 3563 of the Hawaii Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. 55 p.
[10]
Burger, D.W., Hartz, T.K. and Forister, G.W. (1997) Composted Green Waste as a Container Medium Amendment for the Production of Ornamental Plants. HortScience, 32, 57-60. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.32.1.57
[11]
SMN-CNA (Servicio Meteorológico Nacional-Comisión Nacional del Agua) (2019) Temperatura y precipitación a nivel nacional y por entidad federativa. https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/es/climatologia/temperaturas-y-lluvias/resumenes-mensuales-de-temperaturas-y-lluvias
[12]
Martínez, G.A. (1987) Aspectos económicos del diseño y análisis de experimentos. Editorial Limusa, 125 p.
[13]
Azcón, B.J. and Talón, M. (2000) Fundamentos de Fisiología Vegetal. Vol. 1. McGraw-Hill/Interamericana, 522 p.
[14]
Loges, V., Teixeira, M.d.C.F., Castro, A.C.R.d. and Costa, A.S.d. (2005) Colheita, pós-colheita e embalagem de flores tropicais em Pernambuco. Horticultura Brasileira, 23, 699-702. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-05362005000300001
[15]
Attoe, E.E. and Osodeke, V.E. (2009) Effects of NPK on Growth and Yield of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in Soils of Contrasting Parent Materials of Cross-River State. Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 8, 1261-1268.
[16]
Pérez Flores, J., Mejía-Muñoz, J.M., López-Quiroga, A., Calderon-Bolaina, V.C., Saldaña-Hernández, M.I. and Peña-Gutiérrez, A.M. (2017) Production of Red and Pink Ginger [Alpinia purpurata (Viell.) K. Schum] in Three Municipalities of Tabasco, Mexico. Acta Agrícola y Pecuaria, 3, 98-109. https://doi.org/10.30973/aap/2017.3.3/4
[17]
González, T.M. and Mogollón, J.N. (2001) Fertilización nitrogenada sobre el creci-miento y desarrollo de la inflorescencia en plantas de Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum. “Jungle King” provenientes de cultivo in vitro y de sección de rizoma. Re-vista FacultadAgronomía (LUZ), 18, 124-134.
[18]
Saldaña y Hernández, M.I., Gómez-Álvarez, R., del C. Rivera-Cruz, M., Álva-rez-Solís, J.D., Pat-Fernández, J.M. and Ortiz-García, C.F. (2014) The Influence of Organic Fertilizers on the Chemical Properties of Soil and the Production of Alpinia purpurata. Ciencia e InvestigaciónAgraria, 41, 215-224.
[19]
Peña-Gutiérrez, A.M., Pérez-Flores, J., Rivero-Bautista, N.d. and Santos, A.O.L. (2019) Effect of Fertilization on Yield and NPK Contents in Red Ginger. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 30, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.9734/jeai/2019/46151
[20]
Loges, V., Pereira, L.K., Ramos, G.W.N., Santos, C.A., Gomes, R.J., Ribeiro, C.A.C. and Arruda, C.M.F. (2009) Florescimiento de variedades de Alpinia purpurata em Pernambuco. Magistra, Cruz das Almas-BA, 21, 300-304.
[21]
Bertsch, H.F. (2003) Absorción de Nutrimentos por los Cultivos. Vol. 1. Asociación Costarricense de la Ciencia del Suelo, 307 p.
[22]
Molina, E. (2009) Análisis foliar, interpretación y recomendaciones. Centro de In-vestigaciones Agronómicas, UCR, 12 p.
[23]
Kramer, P.J. (1983) Water Relations of Plants. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-425040-6.50005-9
[24]
Pérez‐Molphe‐Balch, E., Gidekel, M., Segura‐Nieto, M., Herrera‐Estrella, L. and Ochoa‐Alejo, N. (1996) Effects of Water Stress on Plant Growth and Root Proteins in Three Cultivars of Rice (Oryza sativa) with Different Levels of Drought Tolerance. Physiologia Plantarum, 96, 284-290. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1996.tb00215.x
[25]
Ruppenthal, V. and Castro, A.M.C.e. (2005) Efeito do composto de lixo urbano na nutrição e produção de gladíolo. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 29, 145-150. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-06832005000100016
[26]
González, M., Hernández, M.I., Dupeyrón, D., Rieumont, J., Rodríguez, C., Cuesta, E. and Sardiña, C. (2007) Síntesis y comportamiento de un material polimérico aplicado como recubrimiento en un fertilizante de liberación controlada. Revista Iberoamericana de Polímeros, 8, 276-287.
[27]
Khan, M.K., Sajid, M., Rab, A., Jan, I., Zada, H., Zamin, et al. (2012) Influence of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Flower and Corm Production of Freesia. African Journal of Biotechnology, 11, 11936-11942. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajb12.047
[28]
Palma, L.J.D., Cisneros, J.D., Moreno, E.C. and Rincón, E.C. (2006) Plan de Uso Sus-tentable de los Suelos de Tabasco. Vol. 3. ISPROTAB Fundación PRODUCE Tabas-co-Colegio de Postgraduados, 196 p.
[29]
IFA, International Fertilization Association (2002) Los fertilizantes y su uso. 4th Edition, Asociación Internacional de la Industria de los Fertilizantes, FAO, 87 p.
[30]
Rahardjo, M. (2020) Pengaruh pupuk K terhadap pertumbuhan, hasil dan mutu rimpang jahe muda (Zingiber officinale Rocs.). JurnalPenelitianTanaman Industri, 18, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.21082/jlittri.v18n1.2012.10-16
[31]
Nwaogu, E.N. and Ukpabi, U.J. (2010) Potassium Fertilization Effects on the Field Performances and Post-Harvest Characteristics of Imported Indian Ginger Cultivars in Abia State, Nigeria. Agricultural Journal, 5, 31-36. https://doi.org/10.3923/aj.2010.31.36
[32]
Taiz, L. and Zeiger E. (2010) Plant Physiology. Sinauer Association Inc. Publishers, 782 p.
[33]
Druege, U. (2001) Postharvest Responses of Different Ornamental Products to Preharvest Nitrogen Supply: Role of Carbohydrates, Photosynthesis and Plant Hormones. Acta Horticulturae, 543, 97-105. https://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2001.543.11
[34]
Yee, D. and Tissue, D.T. (2005) Relationships between Nonstructural Carbohydrate Concentration and Flowering in a Subtropical Herb, Heliconia caribaea (Heliconaceae). Caribbean Journal of Science, 41, 243-249.
[35]
Castro, A.C.R.d., Loges, V., Costa, A.S.d., Castro, M.F.A.d., Aragão, F.A.S.d. and Willadino, L.G. (2007) Hastes florais de helicônia sob deficiência de macronutrientes. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 42, 1299-1306. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-204x2007000900012
[36]
Núñez, E.R. (2007) El suelo como medio natural en la nutrición de los cultivos. In: Nutrición de cultivos, Ed., Gabriel Alcántar González y Libia I. Trejo Téllez, Ed. Mundi Prensa, 94-149.
