Use of organic fertilizers in the production of Capsicum annuum L. in the western mountain range of the Andes

Abstract

At present, there is an increasing pressure to reduce the chemical load in plant-based foods, a situation especially driven by European consumers, so it is urgent to develop clean production practices such as the use of organic fertilizers in crop production. The present study aimed to determine the effect of the edaphic dose of earthworm humus and water hyacinth in bell pepper production used as organic fertilizers. The research was carried out at the Experimental Center "La Playita", Technical University of Cotopaxi, La Maná Extension, located at 120 m above sea level. Two organic fertilizers were evaluated in doses of 1.0; 2.5; 3.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.5 and 8.0 kg-m-² established in a randomized block design. The variables evaluated were: plant height (cm), number of fruits and fruit biomass (g), recorded during six years. The result of the 5 and 8 kg-m-² dosages allowed a better development and production of the pimento crop with organic fertilizer, water hyacinth. In conclusion, it is necessary to nourish a soil based on the soil and compost analysis where the exact dosage of organic matter required by a soil can be rescued in urban-marginal and rural areas of the province of Guayas (Ecuador). By means of an applied study with a qualitative, quantitative, field, descriptive-prospective-analytical-transversal approach, fecal samples of humans and their domestic dogs from the indicated areas will be analyzed, in order to know: The relationship between the environment-helminths-and hosts, prevalence of neglected intestinal helminthiases, zoonotic association, characterization of environmental variables, specification of social determinants of health and generate scientific production.