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Abundancia y cobertura de arvenses bajo manejo convencional y orgánico de café y banano
Ciertas especies de la vegetación espontánea pueden ser utilizadas como cobertura en cultivos como banano y café. El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar la cobertura y la abundancia de arvenses en los sistemas productivos orgánico y convencional de banano y caf...
Agronomía Mesoamericana
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Caracterización nutricional y determinación de ácido fítico como factor antinutricional del frijol caupí
En Córdoba, Montería, Colombia, la pobreza llega al 67,8%, con un subconsumo de alimentos generalizado en la región y se calcula que, en promedio, el consumo diario de calorías es inferior en 18,7%, por lo cual, es necesario conocer las características...
Agronomía Mesoamericana
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Influencia de la Mineralogía de Arcillas, Textura y Contenido de Carbono Orgánico Sobre el Índice de Friabilidad de Suelos Cultivados con Caña de Azúcar
La friabilidad es una propiedad física esencial en el manejo mecánico del suelo y su comportamiento está asociado a la naturaleza de otras propiedades edáficas; que requiere ser estudiada de manera integral con diferentes propiedades mineralógicas, f...
Agronomía Costarricense
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Comparación de dos Disoluciones Extractoras de Boro y Determinación de su Contenido en el Suelo y en la Planta de Banano
El objetivo del estudio fue comparar 2 disoluciones extractoras de boro (fosfato de calcio y Mehlich 3), y determinar su contenido en el suelo y en la planta de banano (tercera hoja). El trabajo se efectuó en el Laboratorio Químico de CORBANA S.A., ubicado en la provincia de...
Agronomía Costarricense
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Review of Crop Water Productivity for Tomato, Potato, Melon, Watermelon and Cantaloupe in Iran
Population increase and the improvement of living standards brought about by development will result in a sharp increase in food demand during the next decades. Most of this increase will be met by the products of irrigated agriculture and this increase needs to be accomplished under...
Agricultural Engineering Research Journal
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Modeling of Kiwifruit Mass Based on Dimensions and Projected Areas
Fruits are often graded on the basis of size, but it may be more suitable and economical to develop a system which grades by mass. Therefore, a relationship between mass and size of fruits is needed. In this study, eighth models for predicting mass of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) from its...
Agricultural Engineering Research Journal
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Effect of Different Tillage Methods on Grain Yield and Yield Components of Corn in the Arid Lands of Iran
Field experiments were conducted to study the effect of different tillage methods on grain yield and yield components of corn (Zea mays L.) in the arid lands of Iran. Tillage treatments in the study were moldboard plow + two passes of disk harrow (MDD), moldboard plow + one pass of rotary...
Agricultural Engineering Research Journal
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Response of Soil Physical Properties and Crop Yield of Melon to Different Tillage Methods
Two-year field experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of different tillage methods on soil physical properties and crop yield of melon. Tillage treatments in the study were moldboard plow + two passes of disk harrow as conventional tillage (CT), two passes of disk harrow as...
Agricultural Engineering Research Journal
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Sweet Cassava Growing, Yield and Harvest Indexes in Different Population Densities
The adequate choice in different population densities of crops for improving the yield of available natural resources resulting in increase productivity and quality in the harvested product. The objective of this study has been to evaluate the influence on the plant population in the...
American-Eurasian Journal for Agricultural & Environmental Science
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Effect of Zinc Activities on Shoot, Root Biomass and Phosphorus Uptake in Wheat Gynotypes
An experiment was conducted to find out the variation in tolerance toward Zn deficiency among four different wheat genotypes using chelate-buffered nutrient solution of three Zn activities. The genotypes 2+ (NRL-1027, NRL-1241, NRL-1242 and NRL-1243) were transplanted to nutrient culture...
American-Eurasian Journal for Agricultural & Environmental Science
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