Abstract

RIVERA UMANZOR, Freddy; JIMENEZ-MARTINEZ, Edgardo  and  CENTENO, Juan Carlos Morán. Characterization production systems Brassica oleraceae L var capitata with emphasis on socioeconomic and phytosanitary aspects in four rural cooperatives in Jinotega, Nicaragua. Siembra [online]. 2023, vol.10, n.2, e5231. ISSN 2477-8850.  https://doi.org/10.29166/siembra.v10i2.5231.

The objective of this study was to characterize cabbage production systems in four rural cooperatives in Jinotega, with emphasis on socioeconomic, agronomic, and phytosanitary aspects. A prospective, cross-sectional, non-experimental study was carried out, 60 production systems were evaluated, the information obtained proceeding from primary sources (surveys and interviews), the variables were subjected to a descriptive analysis. The age of the producers was in the range of 20 to 80 years, their main economic activity is agriculture, with levels of initial literacy levels, housing conditions are in the range of fair to good, the cultivated area ranges between 0,34 to 5,0 hectares, they have training, the main crop management practices were: weed management, soil preparation, use of traps, monitoring of pests and diseases, use of certified seeds, use of resistant varieties, stubble management and irrigation. The main diseases are: Rhizoctonia spp Xanthomonas spp, Alternaria spp and Mycosphaerella spp and insect pests Plutella xylostella L, Brevicoryne spp and Mites. All controlled through synthetic chemical management.

Keywords : cooperatives; farmers; pests; Brassica oleraceae L; management.

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