Determinación de la eficiencia de tres equipos de aplicación de productos para el control de malezas de una plantación de laurel (Cordial alliodora) en el cantón Puerto Quito, provincia de Pichincha

Abstract

This research is intended to determine to determine the efficiency of the three application equipments of product for weed control in a Laurel plantation crop (Cordia allidora) in the SERAGROFOREST enterprise from Puerto Quito canton in Pichincha Province; a complete block design to the random (CBR) with three application equipments of product and three repetitions has been developed. From the study, the equipment E1 fumigation machine showed the lowest efficiency among application equiment with an average of 67,761%; this is due to the relationship between theoretical and effective work capacity. The equipment that had higher working efficiency was E1 fumigation machine with an average of 70,88%. The E2 manual fumigation with an average of 34,27% and E3 battery fumigation with an average of 34,58%, on the other hand, have a low level of labour productivity. The E1 fumigation machine had a minimum waste of time with an average of 17,53 minutes, resulting in a more efficient work stress reducing activities, time and operating costs in weed control of Laurel plantation crop. After the study, it is concluded that E1 fumigation machine and E2 manual fumigation 30 and 60 days after application in Laurel plantation crop had an excellent effect on weed control in these treatments a score of 5 respectively.