Determinar la principal plaga del cultivo de granadilla (Passiflora ligularis), en la zona, de Cahuasquí, cantón Urcuquí, provincia Imbabura

SUMMARY The unawareness of the main pests that attacks the cultivation of passionfruit generates great economic losses to producers the Cahuasquí parish, cantón Urcuquí, this study was devoloped with the purpose of identifying the main plague that attacks, harms or lowers the production of passionfruit in the área. The research was conducted by using the survey method, the surveys were applied directly to the farmers of the parish. Once surveying had finished, the data tabulation process was carried out obtaining the following results the diseases with the biggest incidence are the anthracnose togeder to the botrytis regarding insects we have the western flower trips and the leafminer have big incident. Finally, when it comes to weeds, the kikuyo grass the most incidental accompanied the slim amaranth. In addition, the surveys revealed that the farmers in the zone chose the chemical method by using pesticides to control disease caused by insects. Concerning weeds it was determined the farmers the treasury control by appealing to weeding machines, pickaxes or machetes. Additional important information was retrieved from the study, which showed that no farmer in the parish conducts an analysis of production costs, and the specie of passionfruit used for farming is the Castilla Colombiana. Therefore, it was determined that the crops of the zone have a high index of presence of plagues that they will be affected and have a decreased production.

• Main Author: Vaca Haro, Pablo Javier (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Determinar; Plagas; Cultivo de granadilla
• Online Access: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/4356