RESUMO As variações climáticas ao longo do ano e a densidade de plantas tendem a influenciar de forma acentuada o desempenho agronômico da cultura da cenoura. Com o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho produtivo da cultivar Brasília em cultivo sob temperaturas amenas (inverno) e mais elevadas (verão) conduziu - se um experimento no período de maio de 2011 a fevereiro de 2012. Utilizou-se o delineamento de blocos casualizados, sendo os tratamentos dispostos em parcelas subdivididas, com três repetições. A parcela foi constituída pelas épocas de plantio (inverno e verão) e as subparcelas pelos espaçamentos entre plantas (4, 6, 8 e 10 cm), sendo utilizada a cultivar Brasília. A altura de plantas apresentou redução linear com o aumento do espaçamento no cultivo de verão de 53,4 para 51,0 cm, enquanto no inverno a maior altura foi obtida no espaçamento de 8 cm entre plantas com 50,7 cm. Menor produtividade comercial foi obtida no cultivo de verão e nos maiores espaçamentos. O menor espaçamento de 4 cm entre plantas obteve nos cultivos de verão e inverno produtividades de 45,9 e 63,1 t ha-1, respectivamente. Com relação à massa fresca de raiz o plantio de inverno mostrou-se superior com maior massa fresca de raiz (89,9 g raiz-1) comparativamente ao verão que alcançou 81,4 g raiz-1, observando-se maior massa com o aumento do espaçamento entre plantas. Maiores produtividades são alcançadas no espaçamento de 4 cm entre plantas, em condições de inverno, podendo a cenoura ser cultivada durante todo o ano nas condições do Submédio do Vale do São Francisco. | ABSTRACT Climate variations over the year and plant density tend to strongly affect the agronomic performance of carrot crops. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of the cultivar Brasilia in crops under mild (winter) and high (summer) temperatures. An experiment was conducted from May 2011 to February 2012, using a randomized block design and treatments arranged in split plot, with three replications. The plots consisted of planting seasons (winter and summer) and the subplots of plant spacing (4,6, 8 and 10 cm). The height of plants presented a linear decrease, from 53.4 to 51.0 cm, with an increase in spacing in summer planting, while in winter the greatest height (50.7 cm) was obtained with spacing of 8.0 cm between plants. The lowest commercial yields were found in summer crops and with the widest spacing between plants. The smallest spacing between plants (4 cm) had yields of 45.9 Mg ha-1 in summer and of 63.1 Mg ha-1 in winter crops. The winter planting had higher fresh root weight (89.9 g root-1) compared to the summer (81.4 g root-1), reaching higher weight with increasing plant spacing. Higher yields are achieved with plant spacing of 4 cm during winter. The carrot can be grown throughout the year in the Submiddle of the São Francisco Valley.

Climate variations over the year and plant density tend to strongly affect the agronomic performance of carrot crops. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of the cultivar Brasilia in crops under mild (winter) and high (summer) temperatures. An experiment was conducted from May 2011 to February 2012, using a randomized block design and treatments arranged in split plot, with three replications. The plots consisted of planting seasons (winter and summer) and the subplots of plant spacing (4, 6, 8 and 10 cm). The height of plants presented a linear decrease, from 53.4 to 51.0 cm, with an increase in spacing in summer planting, while in winter the greatest height (50.7 cm) was obtained with spacing of 8.0 cm between plants. The lowest commercial yields were found in summer crops and with the widest spacing between plants. The smallest spacing between plants (4 cm) had yields of 45.9 Mg ha-1 in summer and of 63.1 Mg ha-1 in winter crops. The winter planting had higher fresh root weight (89.9 g root-1) compared to the summer (81.4 g root-1), reaching higher weight with increasing plant spacing. Higher yields are achieved with plant spacing of 4 cm during winter. The carrot can be grown throughout the year in the Submiddle of the São Francisco Valley.