Fertilidad y producción de caña de azúcar en Hueyapan de Ocampo, Veracruz, México

The main chemical characteristics had been analyzed to determine the soil fertility status in the types Andosol, Vertisol and Gleysol where the productive system in sugar cane is established in Zapoapan de Amapan belonging to the town of Hueyapan de Ocampo in the state of Veracruz. The importance of this work lies in placing the situation that origins yields lower that it was expected in Mexico. The goal of the present work was to evaluate the parameters of pH, organic material, electric conductivity, inorganic nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium content, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, boron and bulk density, following the established methods in the NOM-021-RECNAT-2000 to place the soil fertility status and the possible environmental impacts exerted on this natural resource. The results showed that Andosol soils had better conditions of fertility for the sugar cane cultivation, however Vertisol soils showed slight contamination problems for the boron contents. The organic material and the inorganic nitrogen are the factors that must attend to enhance the soil fertility. The sugar cane production in the community of Zapoapan de Amapan its lower (from 25 to 50 tons per hectare),so it is recommended to enhance agricultural practices with a view to increment nutritional contents in these three types of soil.