EVALUACIÓN DE LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS QUÍMICAS DEL SUELO DE LOS CAFETALES DEL CERRO GRANDE DE LA PARROQUIA LA AMÉRICA DE JIPIJAPA

Abstract

ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF THE LOW YIELDS IN COFFEE IS THAT THE COMPOSITION OR CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL ARE UNKNOWN, THIS BEING A FUNDAMENTAL FACTOR TO BE ABLE TO NOURISH THE PLANTS IN A GOOD WAY, WITH THIS, THE YIELDS IN PRODUCTION, REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE SOIL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AMONG OTHER ASPECTS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS RESEARCH WERE TO ANALYZE CHEMICAL FERTILITY AS A FUNCTION OF PH AND NUTRIENT LEVELS AND TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR MACRO AND MICRONUTRIENT FERTILIZATION FOR THE CERRO GRANDE COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN THE PARISH OF LA AMÉRICA DE JIPIJAPA. THE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT IN CERRO GRANDE OF THE PARISH LA AMÉRICA DE JIPIJAPA IN ECUADOR, A COMPLETELY RANDOM BLOCK DESIGN WAS USED, IN A 6 X 2 FACTORIAL ARRANGEMENT, SIX FARMS BEING STUDIED (F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6 ) BY TWO SAMPLING SITES (M1 AND M2), TOTALING TWELVE TREATMENTS, EACH ONE WILL CONSIST OF THREE REPLICATIONS, WITH A TOTAL OF 36 EXPERIMENTAL UNITS (UE). FOR THE VARIABLES, THE CONCENTRATIONS OF MACRO AND MICRO NUTRIENTS, PH AND ORGANIC MATTER WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT