Morphophysiological Indicators of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) Planted Inside and Outside Greenhouse, under Ecuadorian Amazon Conditions
R. Alemán Pérez
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA), Ecuador.
J. Domínguez Brito *
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA), Ecuador.
Y. Rodríguez Guerra
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA), Ecuador.
S. Soria Re
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA), Ecuador.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The Ecuadorian Amazon is the poorest in the country, particularly the province of Pastaza is the largest and one of the least developed in the field of agriculture. The Universidad Estatal Amazónica initiated a research program to evaluate the adaptation of different horticultural species plants to conditions in the region, in order to contribute to food sustainability. This study analyzed the behavior of cabbage crop variety Gloria, planted under controlled conditions in the greenhouse and outside it. The morphological, physiological and crop production indicators were evaluated in both planting conditions. The results showed that the cultivation offers better morphological and physiological indicators when it was sown in the greenhouse; however the best production indicators and agricultural yield was obtained in planting outside the greenhouse, indicating that desirability of establishing this crop in the Ecuadorian Amazon without sow in the greenhouse.
Keywords: Cabbage, Ecuadorian Amazon, greenhouse production indicators