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    “Determinación del estado de recursos suelo y agua en zonas productoras comunitarias de leche de Poaló, Once de Noviembre, Belisario Quevedo, Ignacio flores y Eloy Alfaro del cantón Latacunga”
    (Ecuador : Pujilí : Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2024-08) Achig Pilapaña, Katherine Alexandra; Aimacaña Jami, Stefany Noemi; Chasi Vizuete, Wilman Paolo
    Dairy production is one of the most important agricultural sectors in the country, this activity generate approximately 1.4 billion dollars annually. According to (MAG 2023), the Cotopaxi province produces 737,702 liters of which approximately 60% comes from community production it could be increased with a better management of productive resources. The aimed of this research was to determine the status of soil and water resources in the community dairy-producing areas of Poaló, Once de Noviembre, Belisario Quevedo, Ignacio Flores, and Eloy Alfaro in the Latacunga canton the results showed significant variations between the different locations. On the other hand, Ignacio Flores has a better rating for stability and aggregation of soil, with an average of 0.88 mm. On other hand, Poaló exhibited an average pH of 8.16, which makes it slightly alkaline, approaching the optimal range for pasture cultivation. Regarding electrical conductivity, Once de Noviembre approached the ideal range with a value of 408 (dS/m). The levels of organic matter in these parishes are in the range from 1 to 3 (meq/100g), with some plots exceeding the maximum ranges. The parishes Once de Noviembre and Belisario Quevedo showed nitrogen levels within the optimal range (500 to 4000 mg/L N), while Ignacio Flores presented a high calcium concentration of 67.56 ppm, which is higher than the recommended value. In the Once de Noviembre parish the potassium remained within the ideal range at 32 meq/100g. Sodium is the most prevalent nutrient in nearly all the parishes, with Belisario Quevedo at the optimal limit with 31.44 PSI of sodium. Eloy Alfaro exhibited phosphorus levels within the ideal range, with a value of 44.88 ppm. Finally, the water pH in Once de Noviembre is 8.74, while in Poaló, the levels of dissolved oxygen and electrical conductivity remained within the optimal ranges, with values of 143.9 mg/L and 0.78 S/m, respectively.