Evaluación de las enfermedades con mayor incidencia en el cultivo de cacao (Theobroma Cacao L.) de productores asociados a COOMPROCAR en el municipio de Arauquita, Arauca.

Abstract

Phytosanitary constraints are the main problem in terms of reducing cocoa crop yields. These include moniliasis, black pod and witches' broom, which can have an incidence of up to 80%, and in some cases can even reach 100% if the relevant control measures are not taken. The objective of this business practice was to evaluate the incidence of cocoa crop diseases in Coomprocar's associates, in order to identify which are the most limiting diseases in their crop. A series of socio-economic and agronomic surveys were carried out with the associates in which it was found that the most limiting disease for them is moniliasis, which could be corroborated in the phytosanitary evaluation of the crops, with an average incidence of 27% in the crops of the associates and in second place we have the witches' broom with an average incidence of 13%, these two diseases are the most important in America, although there is a high average incidence, it is much lower than the national average as well as in the countries in which it is present.