Evaluación de tres distancias de transplante del cultivo de maca (Lepidium meyenii) en la parroquia Tabacundo, cantón Pedro Moncayo, provincia de Pichincha

Abstract

Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a crop that is of great importance in the diet and health of many populations. The lack of information about this crop has made many unaware of its existence and benefits. The purpose of carrying out this research work is to make known the planting distances that may be more viable for planting this cultivar. That is why the classification variables were taken into account, such as planting distances, the different ecotypes that were used to carry out this trial and the relationship that exists if it were the case of planting distances in relation to the different ecotypes. The planting distances that were used are not necessarily a factor that prevents the growth and development of maca, but rather it will depend on each farmer at what distance he wishes to plant. With regard to the ecotypes, it was found that the purple ecotype was the one that had the greatest growth and development in the field, this means that this is the one that most tolerates the different climate changes in the places where it is planted, which it does not happen with the black and white ecotypes that its growth was limited to the climate in which it was found. When relating the planting distances with the ecotypes, it was observed that they do not have any type of effect or relationship on their development, since the ecotypes responded favorably to the different planting distances that were discussed in the trial. The yield obtained in the trial was similar to that found during the investigation, which can reach 2 to 3 tons per hectare, but currently in the province of Junín, Perú they have begun to change the sowing method and it is being cultivated in greenhouses giving them more favorable conditions to manage them in another way with the use of fertilizers and thus increase their production.