Testing of Two Vegetable Cultivars in the Agroecological System

Amanda Lombardo Fruehauf¹, and Magda Adelaide Lombardo²

1. School of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Brazil

2. Department of Forest Sciences, School of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract: Environmental degradation, caused mainly by the inadequate use of natural resources, thus agroecology emerges as a form of transformation of traditional agricultural production, aiming to offer sustainable development of agriculture and collaborating to the green economy. This paper describes the experience in conducting a test of two vegetable cultivars, two cabbage cultivars together with Chinese cabbage, in an agroecological system. The objective was to evaluate the development of two vegetables: cabbage and Chinese cabbage in an agroecological cultivation system, observing the importance of alternative systems for the green economy and the difficulties of management and control of pests and diseases. The criteria evaluated were plant height and number of leaves, and the incidence of pests or diseases in the crops was also observed. The criteria were plant height and number of leaves, also the incidence of pests or diseases was observed. Head formation was observed in both cultivars. It was concluded that for the implementation of the green economy, such as this example of agro-ecological production, participatory governance is necessary so that natural capital is included in public policies, aiming at the sustainability of agricultural productions.