DETERMINATION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SOIL QUALITY AND CROP HEALTH OF TWO VARIETIES OF COFFEE, RIO BLANCO, ECUADOR
Background: Population and economic growth worldwide have generated a significant increase in agricultural activity, promoting an extractive production that affects natural resources, especially soil, causing wear, erosion, loss of nutrients and soil biodiversity. The widespread use of pesticides an...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems |
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| Online Access: | https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/5520 |
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| Summary: | Background: Population and economic growth worldwide have generated a significant increase in agricultural activity, promoting an extractive production that affects natural resources, especially soil, causing wear, erosion, loss of nutrients and soil biodiversity. The widespread use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers aggravates this situation, having adverse impacts on both the environment and human health. Objective: Multiparametric evaluation of the sustainability of soil quality and plant health of Catucaí 785 and 2SL coffee varieties in Río Blanco. Methodology: Through the evaluation of physical, chemical, biological and plant growth parameters, indicators adapted to the specific conditions of the Amazon were used, applying field and laboratory techniques and methods for data collection and subsequent analysis of the sustainability of the two varieties. Results: The indicators of texture, infiltration, moisture retention, residue status, organic matter content, color, erosion effect, pH, nitrogen, calcium, copper and iron content have good weightings (10); depth, soil cover, root development, potassium content, moderate values (5); sulfur and boron content have low weightings (1), corresponding to soil quality; indicators of crop appearance, stress resistance, plant diversity, natural have good weightings (10), crop growth, genetic diversity have moderate values (5), and management system has a poor weighting (1) to evaluate the health of the coffee crop. Implications: The conventional management system influences the levels of sustainability of the coffee crop, therefore the incorporation of agroecological practices which favor sustainable management, reducing the progressive degradation of soil and environment, will improve the indicators of soil quality, crop health and therefore the yield of the locality. Conclusions: Comparing the two varieties of coffee, variety Catucaí 785 turns out to be sustainable processes of soil quality management (7.9) and crop health (7.1) on the other hand for the variety Catucaí 2SL, processes of soil quality (6.73) determine to be moderately sustainable and crop health (5.7). |
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| ISSN: | 1870-0462 |