Degradation of Red Ferralitic (Rhodic Ferralsol) soils grown with tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in the Artemisa province, Cuba

“Partido” is a tobacco growing area which extends for some 3000 hectares among the municipalities of San Antonio de los Baños, Güira de Melena and Alquízar in the Cuban province of Artemisa. Predominant soils are Red Ferralitic (Rhodic Ferralsol according to the World Reference Base), with a strong...