Influence of skidding in two mechanized tillage systems for quinoa cultivation.

he mechanized tillage systems of agricultural soils for the cultivation of quinoa in the central Ecuadorian highlands are influenced by several factors, among them: the skidding that occurs in soil tillage, with different implements used both in conventional tillage and in minimum or reduced tillage, in plowing, harrowing, furrowing, which are executed for the cultivation of quinoa, without considering the slope, humidity, soil compaction and the increase in cost and time. The objective of the study was to determine the percentage of skidding in sandy textured soils for quinoa cultivation, with slope ranges from 5 to 12% with moisture contents from 13 to 18% under conventional and minimum or reduced tillage systems in plowing, harrowing, furrowing, using disk plow, chisel plow, disk harrow, furrower coupled to an agricultural tractor of 95 KW of power with assisted traction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]