The common potato requires large amounts of primary macronutrients that are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). Most of the nitrogen uptake by the plant occurs before the period of maximum growth and development ...

Topography has made it possible to determine the relative positions of points on the earth and to represent parts of the earth's surface on a plan, becoming a discipline that encompasses all methods of collecting information ...

The cultivation of sugarcane is of great importance for various tropical areas where it adapts and has good yields, for Ecuador the cultivation of sweet grass represents approximately 12.00% of the gross domestic product, ...

Potato cultivation is one of the oldest agricultural activities in Latin America. In Ecuador, the S. tuberosum variety, known as common potato, is grown. The cultivation of the common potato in Ecuador is faced by climatic ...

The coffee berry borer is one of the most important insect pests of coffee agriculture in the world, due to its destructive incidence on the coffee bean, affecting crops and therefore causing significant economic losses. ...

In this study, an approach to coffee production in Ecuador was made. However, as a country with a coffee tradition, coffee production has suffered a deep recession since the 1990s and has yet not recovered. The methodology ...

The study objective of the present work is to show the influence of shade in the development of coffee plantations, the investigation was carried out only in Arabic coffee, because it predominates in the local and international ...

Due to the great importance of the crop in the country's economy, it is necessary to know the main insect pests and diseases that attack sugarcane. The main insect pests are: Leafhoppers (Perkinsiella saccharicida), Stem ...

Approximately 80% of the species make up the group of arthropods, their classification is insects, arachnids, crustaceans and myriapods. When controlling these, an integrated pest management is used, with environmentally ...

In the world, coffee is one of the most commercialized and consumed products in all countries, therefore, it influences the economies of the main producers, generating sources of employment for millions of people. In Ecuador ...