Aclimatación de tres especies medicinales a campo abierto y en invernadero bajo nivel (Walipini), en el centro experimental del riego en Tunshi.

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate the acclimatization of three medicinal species in open field and low level greenhouse (Walipini), in the Experimental Centre of Irrigation in Tunshi since there was not much information about acclimatization and management of medicinal species, such as: valerian, dulcamara and basil, in open field and low level greenhouses (Walipini), on the other hand, agriculture in the high Andean areas are affected by various socio-economic and climatological aspects that affect food security. The methodology used was quantitative, an experimental design type (CRD) Completely Randomized Design was used and it was developed in a determined period of time, the medicinal species located in the walipini and in open field were studied and the variables evaluated were the percentage of survival, plant height, stem diameter, phenological stages, relative humidity, temperature and economic analysis. From this research it was determined that the walipini provides the most favorable edaphoclimatic conditions for the development of medicinal plants, having a good agronomic behavior and a development of the phenological stages in a smaller number of days and a better cost/benefit of the cultivation of basil inside the greenhouse. In this research it is concluded that the basil crop had a better yield in the walipini with 100 percent survival, a height of 74.60 centimeters, 1.10 centimeters of stem diameter and a dry matter of 27.7 percent, the phenological stages finished in 90 days with an average temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a relative humidity of 77 percent and with a benefit/cost ratio of $1.17, so, walipini is a great infrastructure that make agricultural production possible in the high Andean areas.