10 articles in this issue
Hasan Eleroglu,Arda Yildirim,Ali Canikli,Mustafa Duman,Hüdaverdi Bircan
In this study, 240 day-old guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) keets were utilized. They were divided into four treatment groups each containing 20 chicks and were randomly distributed into 12 mobile coops placed in a 100-m2 grazing area. Guinea... see more
Nicolás Javier Pizarro-Aránguiz,Diego Garcia-Mendoza,Ruben Muñoz-Obregon,Betty San Martín Nuñez,Rodrigo Morales Pavez
According to a One Health perspective, the importance of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) must be assessed because of their impact on the environment, food chain and human health. However, information on these toxic compounds is limited... see more
Juan José Reyes Pérez,Emmanuel Enríquez-Acosta,Bernardo Murillo- Amador,Miguel Ramírez-Arrebato,Aida Rodríguez-Pedroso,Liliana Lara-Capistrán,Luis Hernández-Montiel
The objective of this study was to evaluate the foliar application of the biostimulant QuitoMax at concentrations 100, 200, 300 and 400 mg·ha-1 in comparison to a control without the application of QuitoMax on the height and stem thickness ... see more
Juan Capulin-Grande,Alfonso Suárez-Islas,Rodrigo Rodríguez-Laguna,José Mateo-Sánchez,Ramón Razo-Zárate,Miriam Islas-Santillán
Fire produces changes in vegetation, soil, fauna, and water quality, and it can even modify atmospheric chemical composition. Changes in soil fertility, microorganisms and vegetation were evaluated after a fire in two municipalities in the ... see more
Susana Benedetti,Francisco Balocchi,Marta Gonzalez,Pablo Garcia-Chevesich
The sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) is one of the most important starchy foods worldwide due to its low fat content and high nutritional value. This study is the first analysis of the sweet chestnut fruit in forest plantations where the m... see more
Pablo Undurraga,Juan Hirzel,Jose Celis,Carla Perez,Marco A. Sandoval
The use of wood residues to produce energy and steam in the pulp and paper industry generates ash waste and sewage sludge that contain nutrients for plants as a potential fertilizer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the possible toxic... see more
Camila Guzmán,Constanza Rivas,Loreto Prat,Danilo Aros
Alstroemeria is an important pot plant and cut flower in the ornamental plant market, and its propagation mainly occurs by rhizome division. However, this method is inefficient and timeconsuming and may contribute to the spread of viruses. This ... see more
Anderson Cristian Bergamin,Antonio Carlos Tadeu Vitorino,Eber Augusto Ferreira do Prado,Fábio Regis de Souza,Munir Mauad,Luiz Carlos Ferreira de Souza
Mechanized operations on soils with inadequate moisture cause compaction and are deleterious to soil quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different oilseed crop successions on the structural quality of a clayey Rhodic&... see more
Yaneris Mirabal-Gallardo,María A. Caroca,Luis Muñoz,Macarena Meneses,V. Felipe Laurie
The concentration of seventeen mineral elements was analyzed in 130 commercial samples of Chilean wines, using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry. The elements analyzed were within the usual concentration... see more
Daniele de Jesus Ferreira,Anderson de Moura Zanine,Rogério de Paula Lana,Alexandre Lima de Souza,Fagton Mattos Negrão,Luiz Juliano Valério Geron,Henrique Nunes Parente,Michelle de Oliveira Maia Parente
This study aimed to measure carbohydrate and protein fractioning of silage of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu. The experiment was designed in a completely randomized design with five treatments and five repetitions, with the treatments the inclusion of&n... see more