An intensive and sustainable cultivation system for barbadine (Passiflora quadrangularis L.)
1993
Ramnanan, N. (West Indies Univ., St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago). Soil Science Dept.)
A survey of barbadine cultivation in Trinidad revealed that it was largely cultivated in a traditional backyard manner despite the existence of a market for fresh fruit and processed products. Lack of sound agronomic practices, poor marketing facilities and the traditional trellis system are the main constraints to higher production. Compared to a horizontal trellis system, a vertical system facilitates high density planting, intercropping, and minimizes the drudgery of normal cultural practices. A comparison of the production costs and yield of the vertical versus the horizontal trellis system supports the conclusion that the vertical system lends itself to intensive and sustainable cultivation of barbadine.
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