7 articles in this issue
Yessica Lorena Díaz M., Johanna A Serna J., Laura Sofía Torres V.
Encapsulation is a method by which bioactive substances are introduced into a matrix to prevent their loss and also facilitate their incorporation into various products; notwithstanding, during this process, it is necessary to take into account ... see more
Holmes Rodríguez E., Carlos Julián Ramírez G.
In Colombia, different public policies have been implemented to support small rural producers as a strategy to improve their access to markets showing low satisfactory results. The aim of this paper was to identify the factors related to the ach... see more
David Eduardo Álvarez S., Jennifer Aleida Botina J., Abner Jarminton Ortiz C., Lorena Lisbetd Botina J.
Lulo (Solanum quitoense Lam.), an Andean fruit, is economically important in Colombia, however, cultivated areas as well as yields, have suffered a considerable reduction by the attack of pathogens such as the rootknot nematode Meloidogyne spp. ... see more
Jorge Enrique Villamil C., John Wilson Martínez O., Elberth Hernando Pinzón
Andean potato weevil Premnotrypes vorax Hustache causes economic losses in potato crop which could rise until 100% depending upon population level and crop management. The aim of this work was to determine the individual and combined pathogenic ... see more
Fernando Barraza A., Orlando Benavides B., Francisco Torres M.
Bitter gourd seeds present germination difficulties due to the thick and hard seed coat that surrounds the embryo. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of bitter gourd seed imbibition on germination energy, absolute rate of ger... see more
Diego Fernando Mendez V., Luís Carlos Becerra O., Héctor Eduardo Hernández N., Anthony José Díaz I., Alfonso Julián Muñoz M.
In order to determine the incidence of the soil mechanization over its physical properties and the vegetative growth of papaya in Florencia (Caquetá), it was used a randomized block design with three treatments: mechanized soil with motor-hoe, h... see more
Yesenia Alejandra Narváez R., Wilmer Javier Paz A., Mirian del Rosario Guapucal C., Hugo Ferney Leonel
Payment for ecosystem services (PES) is the opportunity for an individual or social group to gain benefit from or to conserve the natural environmental offer. This study was conducted in the Pasto River Watershed, where the main ecosystem servic... see more