Journal of Geology & Geophysics
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Characterization of three types of soils from Yucatan Mexico and evaluation of their effect on the growth of habanero chili plants

Annual Congress on Soil Sciences

December 04-05, 2017 | Madrid, Spain

Rodriguez-Buenfil I M, Uc-Varguez A, Lopez-Puc G and Rami�­rez-Sucre M O

CIATEJ, Mexico

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Geol Geophys

Abstract :

Statement of the Problem: The fruits of Capsicum chinense plants grown in the Yucatan Peninsula have its appellation of origin based on their unique characteristics, which are suggested to be due to the particularities of the soils in they are cultivated. Leptosols are the most common soils in the world (12%). This is also the case in Mexico (24%) and in the state of Yucatan (80%) The high spatial heterogeneity of Leptosol areas complicates agricultural development and transfer of agricultural technology, among other things. The aim of this study was to characterize three types of soil from Yucatan Mexico (K�¢����aankab lu�¢����um, Red, Box lu�¢����um, black and stony ch�¢����ich�¢���� lu�¢����um, brown) and to analyze its effect on the growth habanero chili plants. Methodology: A greenhouse cultivation of 120 plants (40 per land type) was established, after one month were measured: height, number of leaves, number of buttons and flowers. The nutrients determination was performed following the methodology described in Official Mexican Standard NOM-021-SEMARNAT-2000. Findings: The black soil was the one with the highest content of phosphorus (P) and carbon (C) and the red the lowest in the initial soil, while in the soil after one month of plant growth, red had the highest phosphorus content with significant differences between them. The height of the plants and the number of buttons was greater in those that were grew in red soil whereas for the number of flowers and leaves there was no significant differences. Conclusion & Significance: The nutrient content in soils suggests that they are in acceptable concentrations for the development of the plant, however the values of EC and CIC suggest possible problems of availability of these nutrients to the plant. The red soil was the best for the height of the plants and the number of buttons. Recent Publications 1. Perez-Gutierrez Alfonzo, Garru���±a Rene, Vazquez Pedro, Latournerie Moreno Luis, Andrade Jose Luis and UsSantamar���­a Roberth (2017) Growth, phenology and chlorophyll fluorescence of habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) under water stress conditions. Acta Agron���³mica 66(2):214-220. 2. Estrada-Medina Hector, Canto-Canche Blondy B, De los Santos-Briones Cesar and O�¢����Connor-Sanchez Aileen (2016) Yucatan in black and red: Linking edaphic analysis and pyrosequencing-based assessment of bacterial and fungal community structures in the two main kinds of soil of Yucatan State. Microbiological Research 188-189:23-33. 3. Hu L, Zhang P, Jiang Y and Fu J (2015) Metabolomic Analysis Revealed Differential Adaptation to Salinity and Alkalinity Stress in Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis). Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 33(1):56-68.

Biography :

Ingrid Rodríguez-Buenfil has her expertise in Biotechnological Process and Design of experiments. She has thirty years of experience in scientific research, with participation in 76 projects (27 as Project Manager), three patents granted and seven patent applications in process. 122 publications among scientific articles, extensive memoirs, book chapters and books among others. Thirty-two graduate students. She was a Founding Director of the Southeast Unit of Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ) in Merida Yucatan, from July 2002 to April 2015. Her current project is Analysis of the metabolomics changes during the development of the fruit Capsicum chinense jacq. cultivated in different soil types (Project CONACYT 257588).