Manejo agronômico aplicado ao paisagismo: experiências e técnicas na execução e manutenção de áreas paisagísticas

Abstract

Over time, the profession of agronomist has reached and consolidated in several areas of activity, expanding the traditional view that the professional is restricted to agricultural production of inputs and food, in large areas of the countryside. One of these areas of activity, landscaping is, since 2007, officially included as an agronomist attribution, being an area of great market and opportunity. The advance of urbanization makes built environments predominate over natural environments, causing imbalances in the urban ecosystem. With this, more and more people are seeking, through landscaping, a greater well-being for their families. Thus, the objective of this work is to report and describe the practical experience of the day-to-day life of professional agronomists, within the field of landscaping, dealing with the application of technical and scientific knowledge acquired in academia and the interpersonal relationships involved in process. Among the agronomic activities described in this work, some were highlighted, namely: lawn fertilization; the management of tree species used in urban landscaping; irrigation management and invasive plant control. The work was developed at the company Planeje Paisagismo, within the Alphaville Terras 3 residential condominium, located in the municipality of Eusébio, Ceará. To obtain results, technical experiments and data collection were carried out within the condominium. It was possible to conclude that landscaping is an area of activity that requires the monitoring of professional agronomists, both in the maintenance of landscape areas and in the execution of residential and urban projects.