Manejo agronómico del cultivo de yuca (Manihot esculenta), en el Ecuador.

In Ecuador, the cassava crop is produced mostly by small farmers from sea level to 1620 meters above sea level in the regions: Costa, Sierra, Amazonia, being a peasant tradition its planting; its establishment is done with vegetative material for having a high carbohydrate content, tolerance to drought and pests. The information obtained was paraphrased, summarized and analyzed in order to obtain relevant information on the agronomic management of cassava (M. esculenta) in Ecuador. From the above, it was determined that the edaphoclimatic factors are important for an adequate development, growth and production of the cassava crop. The cassava varieties planted in Ecuador are the following: INIAP Portoviejo-650, INIAP Portoviejo-651, Escancela-morada, Valenciana and Valencia de Quevedo-Los Rios varieties. The quality of the planting material is a determining factor in achieving adequate yields in which mature cuttings or cuttings from 8 to 12-month-old plants should be used. It is important that the agricultural tasks that make up the agronomic management of the cassava crop such as: soil preparation, planting, density, weed control, fertilization, irrigation, pest and disease control, harvest and postharvest are carried out properly in order to improve yields and quality of the tuber

In Ecuador, the cassava crop is produced mostly by small farmers from sea level to 1620 meters above sea level in the regions: Costa, Sierra, Amazonia, being a peasant tradition its planting; its establishment is done with vegetative material for having a high carbohydrate content, tolerance to drought and pests. The information obtained was paraphrased, summarized and analyzed in order to obtain relevant information on the agronomic management of cassava (M. esculenta) in Ecuador. From the above, it was determined that the edaphoclimatic factors are important for an adequate development, growth and production of the cassava crop. The cassava varieties planted in Ecuador are the following: INIAP Portoviejo-650, INIAP Portoviejo-651, Escancela-morada, Valenciana and Valencia de Quevedo-Los Rios varieties. The quality of the planting material is a determining factor in achieving adequate yields in which mature cuttings or cuttings from 8 to 12-month-old plants should be used. It is important that the agricultural tasks that make up the agronomic management of the cassava crop such as: soil preparation, planting, density, weed control, fertilization, irrigation, pest and disease control, harvest and postharvest are carried out properly in order to improve yields and quality of the tuber

En Ecuador el cultivo de yuca es producido en mayor parte por pequeños agricultores desde el nivel del mar hasta los 1620 msnm en las regiones: Costa, Sierra, Amazonia, siendo una tradición campesina su siembra; su establecimiento se realiza con material vegetativo por tener un alto contenido de carbohidratos, tolerancia a sequias y plagas. La información obtenida fue parafraseada, resumida y analizada a fin de obtener información relevante sobre el manejo agronómico del cultivo de yuca (M. esculenta), en el Ecuador. Por lo anteriormente detallado se determinó que los factores edafoclimáticos son importantes para un adecuado desarrollo, crecimiento y producción del cultivo de yuca. Las variedades de yuca sembradas en el Ecuador son las siguientes: La variedad INIAP Portoviejo-650, INIAP Portoviejo-651, Escancela-morada, Valenciana y Valencia de Quevedo-Los Ríos. La calidad del material de siembra es un factor determinante para lograr rendimientos adecuados en la cual deben utilizarse estacas maduras o esquejes de plantas de 8 a 12 meses. Es importante que se realicen de forma adecuada las labores agrícolas que conformar el manejo agronómico del cultivo de yuca tales como: preparación de suelo, siembra, densidad, control de malezas, fertilización, riego, control de plagas y enfermedades, cosecha y postcosecha; con la finalidad de mejorar los rendimientos y calidad del tubérculo.