Technical-Economic Comparison of Traditional Transplatation vs Transplant in Rows of the Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) in the Province Bellavista (Department of San Martí­n)

Abstract

Rice cultivation is one of the important activities of the San Martí­n region and northern Peru. In these lands, and for many years, its cultivation follows a traditional method, which demands a considerable workforce in planting, as well as a large amount of water during its vegetative period. These factors that influence production, served, in this case, to develop a study that compared the virtues of the traditional method against the proposal of row transplantation, which seems to offer multiple benefits for the development of this activity.

This research work was carried out in the Vanillas sector, located in the department of San Martí­n, province of Bellavista, within the district of Bajo Biavo. Among the variables used, we can mention the theoretical work capacity (CTT), effective work capacity (CET), field efficiency (Ef), water demand of the crop, water use efficiency, clumping ability (CnM) or plant height (HT). As can be observed throughout the study, using a spacing between rows and between 30x30 cm seedlings, a higher yield was obtained at 1.5 ton / ha compared to the traditional method. Likewise, a 53.4% reduction in water consumption was achieved with row transplantation and a smaller sheet of water than that used in the traditional method; greater advantages were also obtained with row transplantation than the traditional method.