FRECUENCIA DE APLICACIÓN DE SOLUCIÓN NUTRITIVA EN PARCHITA MARACUYA (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa DEG.) EN SISTEMA SEMI-HIDROPÓNICO* Application frequency of nutritive solution on passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa deg.) in a semi-hydroponics system

The aim of this work was to analyze the effect of application frequencies on vegetative development and biomass of passion fruit seedlings in semi-hydroponics system. The experiment was conducted at the “insectario” of UNELLEZ-Guanare, Portuguesa state, Venezuela from April to August 2005. The experimental design was randomized completely, with three treatments and five replications. The substrate was inert material formed by rice shell and sawdust, ratio 1:1. The treatments evaluated were: T1= application frequency of six consecutive days and seventh day no application, T2= application frequency at every two days and T3=