ABSTRACT


Moisés Escaff G.1, Angela Urbina C.2 y José Mery G.3
 

Two water volumes (1 lt/seg and 8 lt/seg) applied by deep (20 cm) and shallow (12 cm) furrows were compared to measure the biological contamination of cabbage irrigated with contaminated water. When 1 lt/seg was applied by deep furrows no contaminated plants were found; but when cabbages were moistened after harvest, as it is often done when they are taken to the market, a high degree of contamination was detected.

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1Ing. Agr. M.S., Líder Nacional Programa Hortalizas, Estación Experimental La Platina, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Casilla 5427, Santiago, Chile.
2Ing. Agr. Directora Estación Experimental La Platina, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Casilla 5427, Santiago, Chile.
3Egresado Escuela de Agronomía, Programa de Hortalizas, Estación Experimental La Platina, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Casilla 5427, Santiago, Chile.