The integrated production of fruits with Pit tries to reduce the use of pesticides, to eliminate products considered dangerous for human health or harmful to the environment and, at the same time, encourage good agricultural practices. Therefore the objective of the present work was to compare conventional (CP) and integrated (IP) production systems of peaches cv. Marli, with regards to plant and soil management, diseases and pest control, economical aspects, as well as fruit quality, to warrant the integrate production of stone fruits system (IPSF) in the Central Depressão-region of the state of RS. In the area managed as IP, the practices were in agreement with the handling recommended by the International Organization of Biological Control and in the CP system, the grove was managed as common used by the grower. Peach production in both systems wasn't affected. In the IP area, there was smaller number of fruits per plant compared to the CP area, however the peaches were of greater size there was no effect on total yield per plant. The majority of peaches from the IP system were classified as CAT I fruit (diameter > 57 mm) while most of the peaches from the CP system were classified as CAT II fruit (48 a 57 mm). There was higher incidence of Grapholita molesta and Monilinia fructicola in the peaches orchard deriving from the IP system. Monitoring pest and diseases effectively reduced agrochemical application. In general it is possible to produce peaches of better quality, maintaining the yields and considerable reduction of the use of agrochemicals.
Peach; Fruit quality; soils management; plant management
