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Rodent resistance in cacao, Theobroma cacao L.
(University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Trinidad y Tobago), 1993)
The neotropical red squirrel (Sciurus granatensis Humboldt) was identified as the rodent damaging cacao pods in field studies in three locations in Trinidad. The rodent was observed to express a significant preference for ...
Dung Beetle Assemblages Attracted to Cow and Horse Dung: The Importance of Mouthpart Traits, Body Size, and Nesting Behavior in the Community Assembly Process
(MDPI, Basel (Switzerland), 2021-08)
Dung beetles use excrement for feeding and reproductive purposes. Although they use a range of dung types, there have been several reports of dung beetles showing a preference for certain feces. However, exactly what ...
The action of methyl methanesulfonate on Triticale hexaploid
(IICA, San José (Costa Rica), 1987-01)
Se analizaron los efectos del MMS sobre semillas de Triticale hexaploide cv. Bacum evaluando diversos caracteres en la generación M1. Basados en pruebas de laboratorio la DL5n se calculó en 0.39 porciento p/v 1 horas a 20 ...
Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021-09)
In Latin America, the cultivation of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plays a critical role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity
conservation, and sustainable development. Over the last 20 years, coffee farms and landscapes ...
Sea Level Rise and Implications for Low Lying Islands, Coasts and Communities
(The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2019-06-14)
The isabela fire: galapagos islands
(IICA, San José (Costa Rica), 1987-01)
Entre los meses de marzo y mayo de 1985 varios incendios ocurrieron en la lsla Isabela, la mayor de las islas del Archipiélago de las Galápagos. El primero de estos incendios comenzó en una zona agrícola el 28 de febrero ...
Evaluation of ninety international pearl millet germplasm collections for morpho-physiological characters in Nuevo Leon, México
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), San José (Costa Rica), 1989)
Noventa germoplasmas de mijo perla fueron introducidos del ICRISAT, India y evaluados en la Estación Experimental Agrícola, FAUANI, Marín, Nuevo León, México para diferentes caracteres morfo-fisiológicos en Primavera de ...
More stable productivity of semi natural grasslands than sown pastures in a seasonally dry climate
(2015-01-27)
In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to
sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net primary productivity ...
Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in Costa Rica
(2013)
Ecosystems services have become a key concept
in understanding the way humans benefit from
ecosystems. In Costa Rica, a pioneer national
scheme of payment provides compensation for forest
conservation that is assumed ...