9 articles in this issue
Adriana Marcela Silva-Olaya, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Carlos Clemente Cerri
The knowledge about the architecture of sugarcane root system is limited due to difficulties associated to methodological aspects. The correct way to assess the root system is still not clearly established. This study aimed to compare two direct methods o... see more
Harold González F., Natalia Fuentes M.
The indiscriminate use of agrochemicals to increase crop productivity is not an environmentally friendly practice. As a strategy to replace the use of agricultural chemicals, we propose the use of bioinoculation of plant growth-promoting microorganisms. I... see more
Jeferson Saavedra-Díaz, Pedro Edgar Galeano-Olaya, Nelson Augusto Canal D.
Fruit flies (Tephritoidea: Tephritidae and Lonchaeidae) are one of the main worldwide pests of fruits. The knowledge of the interactions among frugivorous flies with their host plants and parasitoids is necessary to develop integrated pest managemen... see more
Milena Montenegro R., Tulio César Lagos B., Jorge Vélez L.
Home gardens are important, since they are a source of genetic resources, ancestral knowledge and food security for mankind. The objective of this study was to characterize the agrobiodiversity of home gardens in a zone of the Colombian Andes(Ancuya, Nari... see more
José Rafael Ortiz-Álvarez, Amanda Cortés-Jiménez, Juan Sebastián Ramírez-Navas
"Panelitas de leche" (PDL) are a candy-like belonging to the family of Dulce de Leche. The objective of this study was to produce a PDL formulation with whey added. Eight experiments were performed, all mono-factorials. The effects of different raw materi... see more
Estrella Cárdenas-Castro, Andrés Páez-Martínez
The dung beetles have a crucial role in the ecological balance in agroecosystems due to their importance in the cleaning of meadows and in soil fertility. The aim of this study was to determine the reproductive behavior of dung beetles in laboratory. The ... see more
Margareth Santander-M., Oswaldo Osorio M., Diego Mejía-E.
Consumers tend to buy functional foods which meet the nutritional requirements and additionally provide health benefits. The growing interest in the study of beverages with these characteristics has contributed to the development of products based on mixt... see more
Edmundo Apráez G., Arturo Leonel Gálvez C., Jorge Fernando Navia E.
We determined the nutritional quality of the tree species: Pithecellobium lanceolatum Mart., Guazuma ulmifolia Lam., Cassia fistula L., Pithecellobium dulce Mart., and Samanea saman Jacq. in a Tropical very dry forest in Patía Valley, as well as their eff... see more
Orlando Edmundo Benavides B., Fernando Vicente Barraza A., Jorge Fernando Navia E.
Small-scale vegetable crops South of Colombia. However, the increase in dry periods is threatening crop yields, therefore, pressurized irrigation have increased. This study aimed to compare the effect of drip and exudation irrigation systems and... see more