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    Evaluación de la resistencia de treinta y un genotipos de hypericum (hypericum sp.) Al nematodo (meloidogyne sp.) En la parroquia de el Quinche, Provincia de Pichincha.
    (Universidad Estatal de Bolívar . Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias . Escuela de Ingeniería Agronómica, 2009) Morales, Alicia; Salazar Ramos, Sonia María
    Flower production level of the world is another of the activities of agriculture, leading from the start with crops for exports, becoming a large-scale business. The advance in communications and commerce have propelled aerial activity is strongly in recent years. Large consumers are the most developed countries. United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Norway. (Http://www.ecuadorexporta.org) In 2005 there were in Ecuador 393 hectares in overall production of floriculture crops and export revenues were US $ 3,420,311, compared with 2001 growth of 514% is observed and compared to 2003 was 40% with export volumes USD 55880 and USD 24.4302 million; while in 2006 until February had an income of USD 580170. In other floriculture represents 10% of total exports of the agricultural sector. (Http://www.ecuadorexporta.org) The Third National Agricultural Census 2000 recorded the following information on the cultivation of permanent floriculture: Growing roses; 594 hectares, 34,035,708 plants, total 316 372 371 stems. You hypericum cultivation with 75 plants 7.52 million, 11.28 million stems totals. (Http://www.agroecuador.com) The province stands out in terms of flower cultivated surface is Pichincha, with approximately 66% of the total area (which breaks down into 49.6% of permanent flowers and transient 16.4%), followed by Cotopaxi 12.1% of the surface, Azuay with 5.8%, 5% Imbabura, Pichincha 4.4% (only permanent crops), and the other provinces with 6.6% of the cultivated surface of flowers. (Http://www.sica.gov.ec) Floriculture occupies abundant labor. Currently provide direct employment to 36 500 people, and indirectly has stimulated the creation of related activities such as land trading companies, freight forwarders, transport companies air freight and storage of agrochemicals, craft workshops mechanical agricultural equipment, electricians, carpenters and other activities. (Http://www.hoy.com.ec) Today the (Hypericum sp.), Occupies the eleventh position within the fifty best selling flowers in the world of flowers, becoming the berry bush most successful of the moment color. ('Agro' 2001) The company HILSEA INVESTMENTS LTD., Producer of various species of cut flowers including Hypericum (Hypericum sp.), Has invested large economic sectors in soil disinfection to counter attack the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne sp.), And conscious that contributes to the degradation of the planet; seeking new alternatives, to identify genotypes resistant to nematode attack. It is very important to possess resistant germplasm, to start a breeding program in order to obtain resistant varieties. (Guerrero, M. 2007)