Efecto en la productividad de dos variedades de fresa(Fragaria vesca)utilizando dos sistemas de producción:micro túnel y campo abierto en el sector Cajanuma cantón Loja

Abstract

Abstract:Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a widely accepted crop, being no exception in Ecuador, most of the production is carried out in open fields, being susceptible to biotic and abiotic factors, generating losses in production. In the province of Loja, as there is no precise information on this crop, the objective was to evaluate the effect of strawberry production in two production systems (open field and microtunnel), carried out at the UTPL Agricultural Station, comparing phenological and productive development and cost-benefit. The results found in the study for the systems did not present a statistical difference in the physiological variables evaluated, which allow us to conclude in this case that the cover with microtunnel did not influence the development of the two varieties, the cost-benefit analysis production, was higher for the microtunnel system, the investment was stronger at the beginning, but nevertheless there are several productive advantages, in relation to open field that generate benefits to the strawberry producer.