Open AccessDiagnóstico de la actividad productiva del frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en la Región Brunca de Costa Rica: Cosecha 1995-1996.
Author(s) -
Juan Carlos Hernández,
Rodolfo Araya,
Walter González
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
agronomía mesoamericana (impresa)/revista agronomía mesoamericana/agronomía mesoamericana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1659-1321
pISSN - 1021-7444
DOI - 10.15517/am.v10i2.17946
Subject(s) - biology , phaseolus , crop , intercropping , agronomy , blight , horticulture , geography
Nine localities were selected by their tradition in the bean cultivation in order to carry out a survey and diagnose of the situation of this productive activity. Based on surveys and visits to properties of farmers, it was that in the majority of the localities prevailed the use of Creole varieties. Creole varieties with a major commercial use were important for their precocity. A longer vegetative cycle of the improved varieties was a disadvantage which caused grain deterioration during the rain season. Quality and seed availability were the main problems. Inoculants of Antracnosis was found in the field and in the seeds. Web blight was an important pathogen affecting bean crops followed by leaf spot anthracnose. It was found that weeds were an important problem in the Brunca region.