There is a lack of basic information
about tropical cut flower production systems in Latin America. To
know basic aspects of quality, yield and production of
Ginger (Alpinia purpurata) is necessary to plan
its management along its productive chain (production,
harvest, postharvest, packing, transport and
distribution processes). In this chapter we are
reporting the Red and Pink Ginger production in three
plantings of three municipalities of Tabasco, Mexico
throughout a year. Also, we are reporting the
yield and quality of Red Ginger associated to Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla King) and Red cedar
(Cedrela odorata L.) trees.
The hypothesis of the second report was that the shade of Mahogany and
Red cedar affects differently the yield and quality of
floral stems. Regarding to the first report, the
planting at Comalcalco had the highest production of
Red and Pink Ginger stems and flowers per
clump. In the plantings of Comalcalco and Centro the
production of commercial flowers was
concentrated in May; in Teapa it was concentrated in
June. Regarding to the second report, quality of
commercial floral stems was different between Ginger
plants associated to Mahogany or Red cedar,
but the yield was similar, i.e. the hypothesis was
accepted.
Authro
(s) Details
Julián Pérez-Flores
Department of Agriculture, Campus Tabasco – Graduate College, Cardenas
Tabasco, Zip Code 86500, Mexico.
Tito del Carmen Ovando-Tejeda
Technological
Institute of the Olmec Zone, Villa Ocuiltzapotlán, Centro, Tabasco, México.
Asunción
López-Quiroga
Graduate College in
Agricultural Sciences, Campus Tabasco, Tabasco, México.
Vinicio Calderon-Bolaina
Department of Agriculture, Campus Tabasco – Graduate College, Cardenas
Tabasco, Zip Code 86500, Mexico.
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