Zoneamento agroclimático da flor tropical Alpinia purpurata no Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

For the agroclimatic zonation of the Alpinia purpurata the climatic data of 123 localities, being 69 with a period above 30 years and 54 below 30 years has been used, thus getting a better representation of the data in the State. The climatic data of the average temperatures of air and rainfall, of which the water balance according to Thornthwaite & Mather (1955) has been calculated. The cities of Igarassú, Primavera, Goiana and São Lourenço da Mata, have been chosen to be climatic representatives, as they are the producers of the species in Pernambuco. Having the data of the water balance in hand, minimum and maximum temperatures of air, the indexes of thermal and hydric limit in relation to the requirements of the species in the representative cities has been esteemed, and thus these indexes have been surpassed for all the State. In accordance with the Pernambuco study it presented 6 localities with full aptitude, 16 with regular aptitude and 111 with inaptitude the species.