Evaluation of the application of two doses of organic fertilizer on the primary production of centrosema (Centrosema Macrocarpum Benth) at 35 days after cutting

Abstract

This study was framed within the research line of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences entitled: production, management and sustainable development of agricultural, livestock and forestry products with an ecosystem approach. In addition, it was aligned with the sub-line of the Animal Husbandry career: local, regional and national integral livestock development and management. The present research was carried out on the premises of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Technical University "Luis Vargas Torres" of Esmeraldas, with the objective of evaluating the application of two doses of organic fertilizer, on the primary production of Centrosema (Centrosema macrocarpum benth) at 35 days of cutting. A completely randomized design with three treatments (T1= control; T2=275g; T3=375g) and three replications was used for the development of the research. The area used was 160 m2 , with 3 subdivisions of 6m x 4m, planted in 50 cm furrows, with 1m between rows. For the statistical analysis, the tukey test 0.05 was used for the variables that showed significance. The variables evaluated were: plant height, stem thickness, distance between nodes and biomass production. The best results were obtained for plant height, with a response of 1.09 m for T2. For stem thickness, the best result was obtained for T1 with 0.25 cm. In the variable distance between nodes, T2 with 33.90 cm. and in biomass production, T2 with 0.59 kg of green forage per square meter.