Open AccessTítulo en español
Author(s) -
Edgardo González Villafañe
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico/the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2308-1759
pISSN - 0041-994X
DOI - 10.46429/jaupr.v66i4.7672
Subject(s) - humanities , art
As a result of applying modern technology recommended by the Agricultural Experiment Station, modern plantain (Musa sp.) farmers (innovators) obtained an average yield of 86,009 fruits/ha, produced 5,441 setts/ha, and had a net profit of $5,241.29/ha, while traditional farmers produced 58,166 fruits/ha, 1,765 setts/ha and obtained a net profit of $2,146.99/ha.