Caracterização da produção de morangos em Cachoeira do Sul - RS

Abstract

Strawberry to diversify their production is of great importance in Rio Grande do Sul, especially in family farms, where it is seen as an alternative to diversify production. Brazil has 5,570 municipalities and Cachoeira do Sul is the 184th in strawberry production in Brazil, but there are few studies in the literature about strawberry production in the municipality. In this sense, the present study aimed to characterize strawberry production in Cachoeira do Sul - RS. For this, semi-structured questionnaires were applied to 16 strawberry producers in the municipality. It was evident that the strawberry is produced on small farms of family farmers in soil and without soil cultivation system, the former predominating, highlighting in this, the inadequate use of irrigation. Fertilization interspersed with irrigation, in the soilless cultivation system, is properly performed by producers. It was also observed that pests and diseases occur in the strawberry crop, and producers report difficulties in identification and control. This and the other difficulties reported by producers may be associated with the lack of technical guidance reported by most producers.