02014naa a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400420007410000180011624501630013426000090029752013540030665000160166070000220167670000200169870000190171870000180173777300530175521501072022-12-20       2022    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a1807-86217 a10.4025/actasciagron.v44i1.532962DOI1 aCOELHO, E. F.  aRoot distribution and its relations with soil chemical attributes and yield of banana under fertigation with and without soil covering.h[electronic resource]  c2022  aABSTRACT. This study evaluated the effects of fertigation, banana biomass as a soil covering under drip and micro-sprinkler irrigation system on the root growth and distribution and their relations with chemical soil attributes, soil water availability, and productivity. This work was conducted in a field with banana 2.5 × 2.0 m spacing and irrigated every two days using a drip and micro-sprinkler irrigation system during the first crop cycle. The experiment followed a random block design with six treatments, two irrigation systems, two fertilization methods of fertigation and side-dressing, as well as two cultivation types with and without soil covering. Roots were collected from each plot using soil monoliths and digitalization allowed the determination of root length density, and diameter at several distances from the plant and at different soil depths. Total root length, density, and distribution by diameter were evaluated based on the treatment interactions with respect to the distance from the plant and the soil depth. Our results showed that the combination of the irrigation system, fertilizer application and soil covering influenced root growth and distribution. In addition, we found that the better soil conditions for root growth were in drip or micro-sprinkler systems with fertigation and cultivated biomass covering.  aIrrigação1 aSANTOS, M. R. dos1 aSOUZA, E. de A.1 aMELO, D. M. de1 aCAMPOS, M. S.  tActa Scientiarum. Agronomygv. 44, e53296, 2022.