12 articles in this issue
Oscar Eduardo Checa C., Jessica Andrea Descance V., Maribel Xiomara Toro C., Sandra Lorena Álvarez, Claudia Salazar G.
The genetic variability of Trichoderma spp isolates was determined through RAPD markers. A high polymorphism was found with primers OPB 01, OPC 01, OPA 03, OPD 05, and OPA 01. The observed molecular variation was low (26%) among Trichoderma spp popul... see more
Jorge Enrique Villamil C., Lizeth Johana Sierra A., Yeimy Olarte L., Ana Teresa Mosquera E., Juan David Fajardo C., Elberth H. Pinzón, John Wilson Martínez O.
therefore, emerges as an economically viable and environmentally sustainable alternative. The objective of this study was to evaluate Moniliophthora roreri control’s by analyzing incidence and severity parameters, using native and commercial strains of Tr... see more
Elberth Hernando Pinzón, Andrea Johana Reyes, Javier Giovanni Álvarez-Herrera, María Fernanda Leguizamo, José Gregorio Joya
considerably their postharvest life. Therefore, we have developed different techniques to delay the ripening processes. These included atmospheric modification or storage at different temperatures; the latter is widely used due to its ease handling and lo... see more
Luis Fernando Campuzano D., José Molina G., Sanjaya Rajaram
Wheat breeding by alternating locations, known as Shuttle Breeding, has been the most efficient way to introduce and select genes for rust resistance, photoperiod insensitivity, and dwarfism, which are important attributes for increased yield. After 35 ye... see more
Miguel Soca, Martha Constanza Daza T.
This study evaluated the effect of zeolites on ammonia volatilization reductions (AVR) and leaching volume (LV), as well as on rice Oryza sativa L. and maize Zea mays L. yields. The first experiment was conducted in a completely random design (CRD) and ev... see more
José Cantero R., Laura Espitia N., Carlos Cardona A., César Vergara C., Hermes Araméndiz T.
Eggplant is conventionally cultivated in the Colombian Caribbean region, with high demand for agricultural inputs. The implementation of ecological crop management is not reported. Facing this problem, the effect of fertilization with organic manures on g... see more
Carlos Quintín L., Juan Carlos Montoya S., Iván Enrique Paz N.
Quantifying crop-derived CO2 emissions allows an accurate insight into the contribution of agriculture to these emissions. This research sought to establish the amount of CO2 emissions and microbial biomass behavior in crop managements of coffee... see more
Nelson Gutiérrez G., Oscar Mauricio Barrera B.
The purpose of this paper was to define a panel training methodology in the sensory evaluation of specialty coffees using the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) methodology. The training process included selection, motivation, theoretical supp... see more
Jorge Eduardo Castresana, Laura Elena Puhl
Since adult insects respond to particular wavelengths, some investigations have proposed to use such behavior as potential target for novel monitoring and pest control tools.Yellow sticky cards have been commonly used for monitoring whiteflies population ... see more
Túlio Armando Lerma H., Enrique Miguel Combatt., Manuel Salvador Palencia L.
Organic matter and the colloidal fraction are the main soil components affected by indiscriminate bush burning. As a consequence, soil structure deterioration, loss of cation exchange capacity (CEC), and soil fertility reduction occur due to t... see more
Dairo J. Pérez, Rodrigo O. Campo, Alfredo Jarma O.
This research aimed to study the physiological response of the white yam (Dioscorea rotundata cv. brasilero) in relation to increasing planting densities under environmental conditions of the mid-Sinú region. This study was conducted at the Universidad de... see more
Lina Tapia B., Hermes Aramendiz T., Jessica Pacheco Q., Alba Montalvo P.
This article is a review of how the clustering phenomenon in agriculture has been studied, given the importance of the link between production and agricultural systems’management models for market equilibrium of food products, in an environment that promo... see more