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    Efectos de la aplicación de fundas de diferentes colores y espesores en la protección de racimos de plátano hartón (Musa paradisiaca)
    (Ecuador : La Maná Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2024-08) Velez Riascos, Alexis Andrés; Pincay Ronquillo, Wellington Jean
    This research project was carried out in the Estero Hondo precinct that belongs to La Maná canton with the objective of evaluating the effect of the application of bags of different colors and thicknesses in the protection of bunches of Hartón banana (Musa paradisiaca) by using a completely randomized experimental design (CRED). It was applied a factorial arrangement of A*B+1, where factor A corresponded to three colors of bags (blue, green, and transparent) and factor B corresponded to two thicknesses of the bags (0.4 and 0.6 mm). In addition, a control was also used, so establishing 7 treatments with 4 repetitions and giving a total of 28 experimental units. The results of this research demonstrated that the treatment corresponding to the blue bags with a thickness of 0.6 mm, presented the highest averages in the variables: bunch weight (16 kg), hands per bunch (6.75 hands), fingers per hand (9 fingers), and finger thickness (5.13 cm). In addition, the economic analysis in relation to the cost benefit was superior to the other treatments. Similar results were observed in the treatment of blue bags with a thickness of 0.4 mm. On the other hand, it was possible to identify that by not founding the bunch, the weight of the last one is reduced by approximately 3 kg, the fingers per hand to 7 fingers, and finger thickness to 4.69 cm.