Resumen

UZCANGA PEREZ, Nelda Guadalupe; CANO GONZALEZ, Alejandro de Jesús  y  RAMIREZ SILVA, Jorge Humberto. Socioeconomic diagnosis of watermelon crop in the State of Campeche, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2015, vol.6, n.6, pp.1331-1344. ISSN 2007-0934.

Watermelon in Campeche, Mexico is a crop of outstanding importance because of its potential market, as it is demanded throughout the year by local consumers. The State-wide average watermelon acreage from 2007 to 2012 was 1613 ha; of it, 80.93% concentrated in the municipalities ofCampeche and Hopelchén whose production was approximately together 33 267 t of a State total of39 955 t, the latter valued at 117 338 thousand pesos. Therefore, a socioeconomic diagnosis of the watermelon crop was held in Campeche to identify the main features of the producer, the market and relevant aspects of the production system to facilitate decision-making. A six-year statistical information from official sources in the calculation of basic agricultural indicators was collected. The characteristics of the producer and relevant technical aspects were obtained directly through a structured questionnaire. The method used to determine the sample size was proportional stratified random distribution with a pressure of 5% and confidence level of 95%. The data were analysed with the Statistical Package Software and Predictive Analytical Solut (PASS) version 21. Levene test homogeneity of variance contrasting the hypothesis (H₀: σ²₁ = σ²₂ = σ²₃) ANOVA was used of one factor, maintaining the hypothesis (H₀: μ₁= μ₂= μ₃) to compare means and identify significant differences by stratum (K1 and K2). The most relevant results indicated differences between groups for entry (K1= $4 578.81) vs (K2= $7 958.33), plantings (K1=5.45 ha) vs (K2= 14.13 ha) but not for the amount of the fertilizer used (K1= 119.68 kg ha of 18-46-00), (K1=46.84 kg ha of 12-00-46), (K1=41.30 kg ha of 12-61-00) vs (132.94 kg ha K2= 18- 46-00), (K2= 80.64 kg ha of 12-00-46), (K2= 55.06 kg ha of 12-61-00) and yield (K1= 27.67 t ha^-1) vs (K2= 31.09 t ha¹).

Palabras llave : diagnosis; economic indicators; production; stratification.