APTITUD CLIMÁTICA DE CULTIVOS PARA EL BIEN JESÚS - PI, BRASIL.

Resumen

The climatic aptitude of crops is of main importance in the method of knowledge of the agricultural potential of an area, defining the appropriate crops, the planting and harvesting periods, the necessary cultural practices, enabling the identification of areas with greater agricultural potential, in short, it provides tools for the design and definition of public policies for the agricultural sector. The objective was to indicate the climatic types and carry out their agricultural zoning for ten cultures, pointing out the possible aptitudes for Bom Jesus Piauí. The pluvial and thermal series served as the basis for the preparation of the water balance, the climatic classifications, the evapopluviogram and the agroclimatic zoning of the cultivars. Crops that adapt to the conditions of the studied area promote the expansion of productive agriculture, favorable and economically viable to producers, based on the agricultural zoning carried out for the municipality. For the rainfall scenarios: Dry, Regular, Rainy and Medium, the climate was classified respectively as: Arid, Semi-arid, Dry Sub-humid and Dry Sub-humid. Full suitability was verified for pineapple, herbaceous cotton, corn, castor and sisal; moderate aptitude for cashew, sugar cane, beans and sorghum; and restriction for the cultivation of bananas. The use of irrigation becomes essential, especially in months with greater water deficit.