Evaluación de niveles de compactación y erosión antrópica de suelos agrícolas en la zona de CEDEGE, Babahoyo

Soil is one of the most important non-renewable resources for agricultural production, but it is subject to the effects of compaction and anthropogenic erosion due to excessive use and ignorance of its properties, which result from continuous and intensive soil erosion. The main objective is to evaluate the levels of compaction and anthropogenic erosion of agricultural soils in the CEDEGE area, Babahoyo, to propose management alternatives that improve agricultural productivity and soil sustainability. The research work focuses on quantifying the levels of compaction in agricultural soils, establishing the degrees of anthropogenic erosion and determining management alternatives for compacted and eroded soils. The methodology includes the collection of soil samples in 30 sectors of the study area of the CEDEGE-Babahoyo project, the variables evaluated are: resistance to penetration, determination of soil color using the Munsell Table, analysis of cations most influenced by compaction effects (K, Mg, Ca), storage capacity and infiltration rate. The results indicate that the presence of Calcium and Magnesium with values above the minimum required range can be influenced by the constant agricultural activity in the sector, the low levels of potassium are a consequence of the gradual loss of clay from the soils, the degrees of Erosion are They estimated no or very little erosion (group 1) for Valle-Verde and Cedral-1; with moderate erosion (group 2) in 2-Puentes, Almesa and Rodríguez. The most recommended practices for the sector are indicated: direct sowing with zero tillage, minimum tillage, linear tree planting as a dividing fence and crop rotation.

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Sanchez Pisco, Liza Beatriz (author)
• التنسيق: bachelorThesis
• منشور في: 2024
• الموضوعات: Color de suelo; Compactación; Erosión; Resistencia a la penetración
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/17046