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A Methodological Approach for Prioritization and Rationalization of Field Genebank Accessions of Coffee Genetic Resources: A Case Study of CATIE International Coffee Collection, Costa Rica
(Frontiers Media, Lausana (Suiza), 2021-12)Good management of coffee collections is important because they ensure long-term availability of germplasm to guarantee the sustainability of coffee value chain. The conservation of coffee genetic resources is essential ... -
A methodological proposal for the evaluation of farmer's adaptation to climate variability, mainly due to drought in watersheds in Central America
(2008)The current study shows the process and the results of a methodology proposed to contribute with the issue of how to evaluate the adaptation to climate variability and future climate change. The proposed methodology consists ... -
A micrometeorological model to simulate leaf wetness duration in an homogeneous plant canopy after rain or dew deposit (with special emphasis on banana and plantain canopies)
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica). Proyecto Regional de Agrometeorología, 1990) -
A mutant Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis seedling incapable of developing normal secondary needles
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1976-01)Se describe una plántula mutante de Pinus caribaea var. Hondurensis que ha desarrollado ramas laterales pero que parece incapaz de desarrollar agujas secundarias normales. -
A natural ecosystem analog approach to the design of a successional crop system for tropical forest environments
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A new look at forests of Puerto Rico
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1985-01)Un inventario reciente de los bosques secundarios en terrenos potenciales para la producción de madera en Puerto Rico, indica que casi la mitad de ellos (52000 ha) ya contiene, sin sembrarlos, una nueva cosecha potencial ... -
A note on the qualitative damage caused to cocoa pods by Sahlbergella singularis (Hagl.) (Hemiptera: Miridae)
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1985-01)Se estudió el daño causado por el mírido Sahlbergella singularis (Hagl.) (Hemiptera: Miridae) a mazorcas de cacao. Se encontró una reducción significativa en el peso de la mazorca, así como en el peso del pericarpio, a ... -
A nutritional study of hevea rubber seedlings
(IICA, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1954)Este trabajo se llevó a cabo en la Estación Experimental de Hule, en Turrialba, Costa Rica, de Octubre de 1953 a Julio de 1954. Se deseaba producir plántulas de Hevea con deficiencias minerales conocidas y estudiar el ... -
A participative evaluation of improved forages for sustainable management of natural resources in the Jucuapa river subwatershed, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006)therefore, it is necessary to establish strategies which will help achieve a balance between both forages with the goal of promoting natural resource conservation in the Jucuapa river subwatershed. Este estudio, basado en ... -
A patch-model for managed tropical lowland rain forests in Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turriaba (Costa Rica), 2000)The gap modelig approach was used to develop a simulation model for Pentaclethra forests of the Central American Atlantic Moist ecoregion. The model uses empirically estimated functions fitted from a eight-years field ... -
A rapid assessment tool for integrated watershed management: a case study from La Plata river in South America
(2013)Environment quality indicators can be inadequate when measuring the short-term impacts of projects and actions within an integrated watershed management approach. Quantifiable changes in environmental indicators often ... -
A review of wildfires effects across the Gran Chaco region
(Forest Ecology and Management, 2023-12-01)The main objective of this review paper is to synthesize studies related to fire occurrence, the effects of fire on native vegetation at the Gran Chaco scale, and changes in fire regimes, in order to identify current ... -
A roadmap to the protection and management of Columbia river forest reserve in Belize with the full participation of the twelve buffering communities of the forest
(CATIE, Turrialba, (Costa Rica), 2021-09)El propósito de esta investigación fue desarrollar una hoja de ruta para el manejo colaborativo de los bosques y el agua en una de las áreas protegidas clave de Belice: la Reserva Forestal del Río Columbia, aumentando los ... -
A screening procedure for potato sprout suppression
(1986-07)Se investigó en el laboratorio la influencia de diversos productos químicos supresores de brotes en mastuerzo (Lepidium sativum L.) y en tomate (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. Moneymaker). Los productos investigados ... -
A semi-sinthetic diet for adult banana fruit scarring beetles, Colaspis ostmarki (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1985-10)Una dieta semi-sintética ha sido desarrollada con el propósito de mantener individuos adultos de Colaspis ostmarki Biake para ser utilizadas en estudios de laboratorio y de campo. Los adultos se alimentan bien de la dieta ...
