Seguimiento de labores culturales en etapas de vivero y establecimiento del cultivo de banano (Musa AAA) en la región de Urabá

Abstract

In order to improve the learning component on the management of export type banana plantations, this business practice was implemented, which was carried out in the Acacias and Ceiba farms of the company C.I TROPICAL S.A.S., whose main objective was to monitor the cultural work in nursery and establishment stages of the banana crop (Musa AAA) in these two farms in the Urabá region and thus contribute to better development, maintenance and production of the crop. The internship began with the induction and training on banana cultivation, where tasks were assigned in the supervision of the following tasks: planting of plants, weeding, cutting of the growing point of the shoots and rhizomes, planting and fertilization of these, counting and data entry of the shoots and rhizomes, counting and data entry of the shoots and rhizomes. In addition, work in the nursery stage was supervised: preparation of substrate and filling of bags, planting in bags, planting of meristems in bags, selection of propagation material, application of fertilizers, integrated management of pests, weeds and diseases. With the activities carried out, it was possible to obtain good quality seedlings and seeds, which were used in the renewal programs and harvest scheduling of different crop lots; plant health was also improved, among other things.