Composición química de la madera de Juglans NeotropicaDiels., y su relación con las propiedades químicas del suelo enla parroquia Valladolid, provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuado

Abstract

This research evaluated the chemical composition of the wood of Juglans neotropica D ie ls (Walnut) and its relationship with the chemical properties of the soil, ina humid forest ecosystem of the Valladolid parish in southern Ecuador. For this purp os e , w o od s a m ple s were taken from five walnut trees and soil samples around each individual within a ra d iu s of two meters. Later, in the laboratory, the chemical characterization of the woodwas carried out, as well as the edaphic analysis. For statistical analysis between variables, we used the non-parametric test of Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman. The results showed th a t th e wood of Walnut has greater percentage of holocellulose (78.91%), followed by lignin (13.39%), and in smaller proportions of extractive (5.76%) and ashes (1.94%). The soil presented an average pH of 5.21 (acid), high levels of nitrogen (159.39 ppm) and phosphorus (57.33 ppm). It was evidenced that among the variables of soiland wood th e re are two significant negative relationships (nitrogen-holocellulose and phosphorus-extractants), and a positive relationship (nitrogen-lynogen). However, the p H a n d th e a s h did not present any relation with the components and properties analyzed.Key word:Extractives, ash, lignin, holocellulose, pH.