Supervisión en las labores de manejo agronómico del cultivo de plátano (Musa x paradisíaca) en San Juan de Urabá - Antioquia

Abstract

The cultivation of bananas is of great economic importance in our environment, in addition to being a great generator of jobs, for this reason it is important to contribute through our professional practices essential knowledge for the proper development of the crop. The business practice was carried out in the municipality of San Juan de Urabá - Antioquia in order to support the daily work and activities of the El Laguito farm, which is intended for the export of Hartón variety banana. These tasks focused on monitoring and evaluations from sowing to final production, pest and disease management, supervision in tasks such as fertilization and weed management, among others, noting that it is of great relevance to correctly develop all activities that are directly related with crop performance, especially the management of diseases such as Black Sigatoka that is limiting in production. In some cases, shortcomings were found in the way of carrying out the work and they were immediately supported by training the personnel, which contributed to an evident improvement in production, demonstrating that technical assistance in these cases is essential for the proposed goals regarding the expected returns are met.