The mechanical resistance to penetration (RPM) has become a method for identifying compacted soil layers for various reasons. The measurements made with the Field Scout 900 cone penetrometer, as well as the measurement of ...

The present research work was carried out in the Palmales sector of the Arenillas canton, province of El Oro. The general objective of the experiment was to evaluate the agronomic and economic behaviour of the Humocaro ...

The problems in agriculture are the loss of soil fertility caused by poor agricultural practices, in addition to anthropogenic sources, those chemical by-products of industrial activities. Given the need to know the variation ...

Banana cultivation is in constant renewal of planted areas, so quality plant material free of pathogens is required, therefore, taking into account the origin of the seed and the substrate where the plants will be kept in ...

This work tries to find what dose of calcium nitrate is adequate as a fertilizer for the cultivation of bananas in the province of El Oro, the plantation will be subjected to the application of a fertilizer from the yara ...

In Ecuador, one of the main axes that the country has for economic development is the banana sector, generating sources of work, mainly for families located on the Ecuadorian coast, in the external market this item is one ...

In the Ecuadorian agricultural production sector, the agricultural activity of greatest economic importance is the cultivation of bananas, representing 3.84% of the total GDP, 50% agriculture, and 20% of the country's ...

Charcoal or biochar is obtained from vegetable or animal waste material. This research focuses on obtaining two biochars from cocoa husks and bovine manure to give a positive environmental effect to sustainable agriculture, ...

The cultivation of bijao has potential use in the agro-industrial sector, because the foliage is used as a raw material, in the production of protectors, utensils, candy packaging, it is used in a biodegradable way because ...

The family Passifloraceae Juss. Ex Rousel contains about 17 to 25 genera, where Passiflora L. is one of the most numerous and economically important, grouping approximately 575 species, whose number is constantly growing ...