Adaptabilidad de trece cultivares de brócoli (Brassica oleracea var. Itálica L.) En el cantón Pujilí, provincia de Cotopaxi.

Abstract

In the present study, the adaptability of broccoli cultivars (Brassica oleracea var. Itálica L.) was evaluated: Avenger, EMBR940, MKS-B106, EMBR958, MKS-B116, EMBR924, MKS-B111, Roxanne, Haiyan, EMBR266, EMBR944, EMBR258 and Kin 257, where the percentage of capture was established where the cultivar EMBR924 was the one that obtained a better range of capture and the cultivar Kin 257 obtained the lowest range of capture, in terms of plant height at 30 days the best range was obtained by cultivar EMBR924 with an average of 21.50 cm, while for the height of the plant on the days of harvest it was the cultivar Avenger with an average of 75.41 cm, for the variable days to harvest after transplantation, the cultivar EMBR958 was the one that presented a shorter cycle with an average of 82 days. For the equatorial diameter and the weight of the pellet, the most representative cultivar was Avenger with an average of 942.80 grams, followed by the cultivar EMBR940 with an average of 658.67 grams, being an ideal weight for marketing, for the other variables. As for compactness, shape and color, the cultivars Avenger, EMBR940 and EMBR258 presented the best characteristics such as the well-formed and compact dome, in addition a bluish green color was observed. With these classification variables, it was possible to define the cultivar with the best response to be cultivated in the Molino Pata neighborhood sector located in the Pujilí canton, in the province of Cotopaxi, which in this case were the Avenger cultivars with a yield rate of 27.32 Tn/ha and the EMBR940 cultivar presenting balanced characteristics in the physical aspect of its pellet, in addition to a yield rate of 18.82 Tn/ha.