Aplicación de la Electrocultura en el cultivo de Lechuga (Lactuca sativa)

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out on the premises of the Unamuncho sector of the Ambato canton, province of Tungurahua, with the purpose of applying Electroculture in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), using antennas made manually with copper wire material and galvanized aluminum wire. . A randomized complete block design was carried out with five treatments in three repetitions. To record data, they were obtained using a DBCA and with the Tukey test at 5%, observing the following variables: Height of the plant at the time of harvest (cm), chlorophyll and nitrogen content, days to harvest, weight of cabbage at harvest, diameter of cabbage at harvest, electrical conductivity of the soil, recording the following results: The treatments carried out in the research project M1A1, M1A2 (copper wire) and M2A1, M2A1 (galvanized aluminum wire) They are very effective compared to the Witness who has had a poor performance. In plant height, the treatment that stood out the most was M1A2, with a height of 18.04 cm; In the weight of cabbage, the treatment that stood out the most was M1A2, with a weight of 1341.67 g; In the diameter of the cabbage at harvest, the treatment that stood out was M1A2, with a diameter of 19.13 cm; In the chlorophyll content, it was found that the M1A1 treatment, with an average of 24.95, was the one that stands out the most of all the treatments and the control; In the nitrogen content, M1A1 stood out the most, with an average of 8.03; With respect to the electrical conductivity of the soil, it was obtained that treatments M1A1 and M1A2 have an average of 30.28, treatments M2A1 and M2A2 had an average of 32.61 and the Control had an average of 21.14.