7 articles in this issue
Ricardo Cabana,María Ignacia Ortega,Alondra Gutierrez,Mauricio Aguilera,Andrés Chiang
Most avocados consumed in France come from Peru or Chile. French suppliers vary based on the season; however, Chile is the main supplier of avocados during the winter season. The aim of this study is to analyze the key variables that influence French cons... see more
Almir Rogerio Evangelista de Souza,Francilene de Lima Tartaglia,Allysson Pereira dos Santos,Fernando Sarmento de Oliveira,Manoel Galdino dos Santos,Francisco Bezerra Neto,Lindomar Maria da Silveira,Aurélio Paes Barros Júnior
Sunflower is one of the most important oilseeds in the world, whose achenes are valued in several industrial chains, mainly for the extraction and processing of its oil. Although there is some information in the literature, the nitrogen (N) requirements f... see more
Lucas Pinheiro Araújo,Roberta Camargos Oliveira,Regina Maria Quintao Lana,JOSÉ MAGNO QUEIROZ LUZ,João Paulo Apolinário Guimarães,Erlani Oliveira Alves
The addition of organic compounds to fertilizers has shown positive effects on plant metabolism. This study aimed to evaluate the macronutrient accumulation and productivity of potato with the use of biofertilizer (BF) applied to the leaves. A 2×7 factori... see more
José N Pico Mendoza,Rolando García -Gonzales,Karla Quiroz,Borys Chong,Hugo Pino,Basilio Carrasco
A micropropagation protocol for G. pumila was developed. Young shoots were collected during the growing season (October to December 2016) from a wild population in the Villarrica Volcano area in the Araucanía Region of Chile. Nodal segments were used for ... see more
Handsen Tibugari,Cornelius Chiduza,Arnold Bray Mashingaidze,Stanford Mabasa
Allelochemicals from sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] residues may inhibit the emergence and growth of other crops. We examined the effects of residues from two sorghum landraces, IS9456, a high sorgoleone producer, and IS22320, a zero sorgoleone pro... see more
Miguel A. Morales-Antonio,Gisela M. Santiago-Martínez,Alfonso Vásquez-López,Gerardo Rodríguez-Ortiz,Delia Soto-Castro,Salvador Lozano-Trejo,Ernesto Castañeda-Hidalgo
Coffee leaf rust, caused by Hemileia vastatrix, is the most important disease of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Mexico. It causes production losses of up to 40% and leads to the use of considerable volumes of synthetic fungicides. The main goals of this re... see more
Cristian Kremer,Carlos Faúndez,Víctor Beyá-Marshall,Nicolas Franck,Víctor Muñoz-Aravena
Opuntia ficus-indica is a versatile crop that is resilient to drought, making it perfect for semiarid to arid zones. However, the lack of knowledge associated with its benefits and the lack of simple crop growth simulation models to determine its potentia... see more