Evaluación de la producción de dos tipos de hortalizas con la aplicación de tres dosis de compost de la comunidad de Nitiluisa-Chimborazo

Abstract

This research was carried out in the community of Nitiluisa, Riobamba canton, Province of Chimborazo, in the year 2024. Its purpose was to determine the adequate dose of compost in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) and onion (Allium cepa) crops to improve the study indices of this work, which were the percentage of yield, plant height, diameter of the pella and bulb, percentage of dry matter, crop yield in Tn ha-1 and the benefit/cost ratio. The methodology used was a completely randomized block experimental design (CRABD) consisting of the application of three doses of compost (25kg, 50kg, 75 kg) with a control and three replicates. It was obtained that Dose 3 (75kg of compost) generated the best results in the study indexes of both crops, so that in the case of broccoli, 44.33 cm in height, 19.33 cm in diameter of the skin, 16.22 Tn ha-1 of yield and the benefit/cost ratio was 2.04 dollars, that is, for each dollar invested by the farmer in the broccoli crop, 1.04 dollars of profit was obtained; For onion, Dose 3 (75kg of compost) also generated the best results, 66.20 cm in height, 7 cm in bulb diameter, 13.09 Tn ha-1 of yield and the benefit/cost ratio was 1.96 dollars, that is, for every dollar invested by the farmer in the onion crop, 96 cents of profit was obtained