Evaluación del comportamiento agronómico de tres híbridos de sandía (Citrullus lanatus) en el cantón Valencia, provincia de Los Ríos.

Abstract

This study evaluated the behavior of three watermelon hybrids (Citrullus lanatus) in the canton of Valencia, Los Ríos province, and the objective of the study was to identify the hybrid with the best behavior in the conditions of the Valencia area. For the management and development of the research, edaphic and foliar fertilizers, insecticides and fungicides of low impact to the environment were used. The experiment was carried out in the “Aura María” farm located in the Guantupí enclosure of the Valencia canton. The experimental design that was used was the DCA (Design completely random), with three treatments of which were T1 (For the Aphrodite hybrid) T2 (For the Eletta hybrid) and T3 (For the Royal Charleston hybrid) with five repetitions for each treatment giving a total of 15 experimental units of which 10 study plants were taken for each experimental unit. The variables studied were analyzed using ANOVA (analysis of variance) and a 0.05 % Tukey test. The results determined that the Royal Charleston hybrid was the one that presented the best behavior having a high tolerance to pests and diseases. The hybrids Aphrodite and Eletta were very susceptible to diseases such