Edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize (Zea maiz)

Macrofauna is a biological indicator of soils, in this sense, the objective of this research was to determine the edaphic macrofauna community and its physicochemical properties of the soil, by means of its abundance and richness of groups during the growing season and post-harvest of corn. Three mo...

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Main Authors: Segundo Chávez-Quintana, Roxana Hurtado-Burga, Manuel Milla-Pino, Tito Sanchez-Santillán, Erik Martos Collazos-Silva
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Published: Selva Andina Research Society 2021-05-01
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author Segundo Chávez-Quintana
Roxana Hurtado-Burga
Manuel Milla-Pino
Tito Sanchez-Santillán
Erik Martos Collazos-Silva
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description Macrofauna is a biological indicator of soils, in this sense, the objective of this research was to determine the edaphic macrofauna community and its physicochemical properties of the soil, by means of its abundance and richness of groups during the growing season and post-harvest of corn. Three monoliths 25 x 25 cm wide by 30 cm deep were established. Soil samples were taken in each plot, then the organic matter (OM) content, hydrogen potential (pH), electrical conductivity (EC) and nitrogen (N) content were determined. The results show differences between atmospheric temperatures during the development period (25 °C) and the post-harvest period (41.4 °C). Physicochemical parameters such as pH ranged between 8.5 and 8.3. The maximum Shannon index was 0.48 (growing season) and 0.13 (post-harvest season). The greatest number of individuals was ants (111) and was identified during the post-harvest period. In this sense, the biological diversity was lower in the growing season of corn, and during the post-harvest period a greater number of ant organisms was determined, which was associated with the resistance to high temperatures.
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spelling doaj-art-9eea69698b1d4e4c972897bee350ce2e2025-08-20T03:41:15ZengSelva Andina Research SocietyJournal of the Selva Andina Biosphere2308-38672308-38592021-05-01911525doi:10.36610/j.jsab.2021.090100015Edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize (Zea maiz)Segundo Chávez-Quintana0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0946-3445Roxana Hurtado-Burga1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2024-2050Manuel Milla-Pino2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-9804Tito Sanchez-Santillán3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3352-341XErik Martos Collazos-Silva4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2226-2346Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas. Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva (INDES-CES). Calle Higos Urco N° 342-350-356. Calle Universitaria N° 304. Chachapoyas-Amazonas, Perú.Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas. Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental. Calle Higos Urco N° 342-350-356. Calle Universitaria N° 304. Chachapoyas-Amazonas, Perú.Universidad Nacional de Jaén. Facultad de Ingeniería Civil. Jirón Cuzco, N° 250, 06801. Jaén, Cajamarca, Peru.Servicios Generales Jucusbamba EIRL, Anexo el Tingo s/n carretera Luya-Conila Conila 01530. Perú.Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas. Calle Higos Urco N° 342-350-356 - Calle Universitaria N° 304. Amazonas, Perú.Macrofauna is a biological indicator of soils, in this sense, the objective of this research was to determine the edaphic macrofauna community and its physicochemical properties of the soil, by means of its abundance and richness of groups during the growing season and post-harvest of corn. Three monoliths 25 x 25 cm wide by 30 cm deep were established. Soil samples were taken in each plot, then the organic matter (OM) content, hydrogen potential (pH), electrical conductivity (EC) and nitrogen (N) content were determined. The results show differences between atmospheric temperatures during the development period (25 °C) and the post-harvest period (41.4 °C). Physicochemical parameters such as pH ranged between 8.5 and 8.3. The maximum Shannon index was 0.48 (growing season) and 0.13 (post-harvest season). The greatest number of individuals was ants (111) and was identified during the post-harvest period. In this sense, the biological diversity was lower in the growing season of corn, and during the post-harvest period a greater number of ant organisms was determined, which was associated with the resistance to high temperatures.http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2308-38592021000100015&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=encornaltitudeabundancedevelopmentpost-harvest
spellingShingle Segundo Chávez-Quintana
Roxana Hurtado-Burga
Manuel Milla-Pino
Tito Sanchez-Santillán
Erik Martos Collazos-Silva
Edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize (Zea maiz)
Journal of the Selva Andina Biosphere
corn
altitude
abundance
development
post-harvest
title Edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize (Zea maiz)
title_full Edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize (Zea maiz)
title_fullStr Edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize (Zea maiz)
title_full_unstemmed Edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize (Zea maiz)
title_short Edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize (Zea maiz)
title_sort edaphic macrofauna associated with the cultivation of maize zea maiz
topic corn
altitude
abundance
development
post-harvest
url http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2308-38592021000100015&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=en
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