Evaluación de la productividad de fresa cultivada en un sistema de producción protegida en la parroquia de San Lucas - Loja

Abstract

Abstract: The study was conducted in the parish of San Lucas (Loja, Ecuador) with the aim of analyzing strawberry production of the Californian variety grown under a protected system (greenhouse) and determining the benefit/cost ratio. Strawberries were grown in a 1,050 m2 greenhouse, and the variables evaluated were: fruit set, number of flowers/plant, number of fruits/plant, fruit length, fruit weight, yield/plant, and B/C analysis. The main results indicate a high percentage of strawberry plant set (97%). The crop's phenological and productive development has yielded very satisfactory results, with positive correlations between the number of flowers and the number of fruits, as well as a positive correlation with fruit weight and yield/plant. The production system's B/C ratio was projected for a 4-year period, which shows that during the first two years we have a negative B/C, while from the third year onwards we have a positive B/C.