Caracterización del suelo dedicado a la producción forestal perteneciente a la empresa aglomerados Cotopaxi S.A, en el sector Cuchitingue, cantón Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi.

Abstract

The present investigation proposes: to characterize the physicochemical properties of the soils in Aglomerados Cotopaxi, S, A, in the Cuchitingue sector, Latacunga canton, Cotopaxi province; the completely randomized design (DCA) was used with four treatments and four repetitions. The coefficient of variation was expressed as a percentage and the 5% Turkey test was performed, obtaining the following results related to soil fertility in the area, the percentage of humidity at 3500 and 3600 meters above sea level has average values of 21.29% and 16.71% respectively, while at 3,700 and 3,800msnm the values tend to differ due to the elevation and the lower temperature where there is greater fluctuation, greater rainfall and greater erosivity. Regarding the percentage of organic matter, it was found that on altitude floors of 3500 to 3600 meters above sea level, they presented average values between 19.60 and 19.37%, unlike the soils found at 3700 and 3800 meters above sea level where organic matter is found. found with lower values between 15.84 and 14.78%, this is because some soils where the values of organic matter are currently intervened (fertilized). It is concluded that the soils in the area are of the order incepsitol and entisol with similar physicochemical characteristics in each altitudinal range, edaphologically, suitable for forest use.