ELECCIÓN DE ESPECIES FLORÍSTICAS PARA PROTECCIÓN DE CURSOS DE AGUA EN HACIENDAS

Abstract

One of the main problems in agriculture is agrochemical pollution. Banana Farms must comply with regulations to obtain environmental certifications that ensure the protection of watercourses and reduce environmental impacts. Implementing floristic communities to protect water courses is a sustainable management practice. The present study had as objectives: (1) to carry out an inventory of the area's floristic species. (2). Select the floristic species suitable to protect the watercourses. (3). Propose reforestation of channels to comply the requirements of the RAS de la Hacienda San Jose as a model of sustainability in their agricultural practices. The information was collected in the registration table to obtain the inventory of species. To choose the species were considered the morphological and physiological characteristics. The proposal has been made with the selected species. It was determined that there are 38 floristic species in 22 families. Six floristic species were chosen for reforestation in the water channels within the hacienda, to cover a total of 72 255 lineal meters corresponding to the canals and 10% of the area of the Hacienda. The selected species are: Abejon (Senna reticulata), Niguito (Mutingia Calabura), Ciruelo (Spondeas purpurea), Helecho (Polypodium sp.), Camacho (Xanthosoma Saggitifolium), Cresta de gallo (Celosea argentea). This proposal with native species will form an alternative ecosystem for wild fauna that could be affected by the cultivation of bananas.