Resumen:Se estudió la dispersión de adultos de Piezodorus guildinii entre cultivos adyacentes de soja y alfalfa. Desde el inicio de la formación de vainas de la soja (R3) hasta semilla completamente desarrollada (R6), se aplicaron semanalmente en cada cultivo proteínas marcadoras (alfalfa = caseína bovina, soja = proteína de soja). En ambos cultivos se establecieron dos transectos separados por 12 m, con siete puntos de muestreo cada 7,5 m. Los insectos fueron colectados con red entomológica en las 48 horas posteriores a cada aplicación. Luego se realizaron inmunoensayos ELISA indirectos.

Resumen:La agricultura ha experimentado un fuerte proceso de cambios que han significado un aumento de las problemáticas sanitarias causadas por patógenos necrotróficos. Diversos trabajos muestran que manejando microorganismos benéficos es posible reducir el impacto de las enfermedades. En base a esto, el objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar el efecto de los cultivos sobre la población de Trichoderma spp. en suelo y en rastrojo, en un sistema agrícola sin laboreo. El monitoreo de la población de Trichoderma spp. se realizó en un experimento con cuatro secuencias de cultivos.

ABSTRACT. Serratia marcescens is a Gram-negative bacterial species that can be found in a wide range of environments like soil, water and plant surfaces, while it is also known as an opportunistic human pathogen in hospitals and as a plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPR) in crops.

Although antral follicle count is a repeatable parameter across life that is positively associated with fertility, its use at weaning as a tool to discard less fertile heifers has not been extensively evaluated.

Abstract:The prenatal development of cattle has influence on productive performance throughout postnatal life. The number of muscle and fat cells that the animal will have throughout its life is determined in the foetal stage and is influenced by nutrition of the pregnant cow. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of different energy levels (total digestible nutrient, TDN) and crude protein (CP) supplied to pregnant cows on foetal weight at 4 (FW4) and 8 months (FW8) and calf birth weight (CBW).

Information provided by traditional growth models is an essential input in decision making processes for managing planted forests. They are generally fitted using inventory data guaranteeing robustness and simplicity. The introduction of explanatory factors affecting tree development in age-based sigmoidal growth and yield equations attempts not only to improve the quality of predictions, but also to add useful information underpinning forest management decisions.

Abstract. Introduction:Quillaja brasiliensis (St. A. ?Hil. & Tul) Mart (Quillajaceae) is a species native to South America, which is rich in saponins. Saponins are used in different industries, so there is a constant demand for this type of compound. Based on the wide range of applications for the saponins found in this species, notably as immunoadjuvants, we conducted a comprehensive study of this tree and its saponins. Objective:The purpose of this work is to complete the characterisation of the immunoadjuvant saponin fraction from Q.

SUMMARY:Nutritional constraints of rearing calves on native grasslands during their first winter is a common problem in Uruguay due to insufficient quality and quantity of forage. Winter supplementation on beef cattle grazing native grasslands using grains or their by-products has been studied before, but little attention has been given to restricting the access of animals to an adjacent enhanced forage basis, such as oats forage.

ABSTRACT. Grapefruits are sensitive to develop chilling injury (CI) on the peel upon postharvest storage at low temperature. We investigated the influence of the storage at 2 and 12 °C on CI, carotenoids, and emission of volatiles by intact fruit. CI symptoms at 12 °C were restricted to green fruit peel sectors but at 2 °C the CI severity was higher and distributed through the whole fruit surface. Fruit peel coloration and carotenes content increased at 12 °C whereas experienced minor changes at 2 °C.

Understanding the genetic and environmental basis of genotype · environment interaction (G·E) is of fundamental importance in plant breeding. If we consider G·E in the context of genotype · year interactions (G·Y), predicting which lines will have stable and superior performance across years is an important challenge for breeders. A better understanding of the factors that contribute to the overall grain yield and quality of rice (Oryza sativa L.) will lay the foundation for developing new breeding and selection strategies for combining high quality, with high yield.