Rotation as a strategy to increase the sustainability of potato crop

Authors

  • Oscar Iván Monsalve Camacho
  • Wilmar Alexander Wilches Ortiz
  • Ruy Edeymar Vargas Diaz
  • Eduardo María Espitia Malagón

Abstract

Potato cultivation is characterized by a high use of inputs, which results in soil degradation and contamination. Crop rotation is a good practice to counteract these problems. This study aimed to assess the sustainability of three rotation sequences (potato-pea-potato, potato-oat-pea and potato-potato-oat) using the sustainability assessment methodology oriented to agricultural experiments associated with soil management. It was observed that, both environmentally and economically, potato-potato-oat is the most sustainable treatment, while potato-oat-pea is the most socially sustainable. Balancing the three dimensions, potato-potato-oat is the most sustainable treatment, with sustainability index of 0.85, while potato-pea-potato is the least sustainable one, with 0.64. The potato-potato-oat rotation sequence generates a less negative environmental impact, as well as a higher social equity and economic return for the farmer.

KEYWORDS: Solanum tuberosum, Pisum sativum, Avena sativa.

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Published

2024-04-29

How to Cite

MONSALVE CAMACHO, O. I.; WILCHES ORTIZ, W. A.; VARGAS DIAZ, R. E.; ESPITIA MALAGÓN, E. M. Rotation as a strategy to increase the sustainability of potato crop. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, p. e77804, 2024. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/77804. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2024.

Issue

v. 54 (2024)

Section

Research Article

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