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Forecast models of coffee leaf rust symptoms and signs based on identified microclimatic combinations in coffee-based agroforestry systems in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2019)
Coffee leaf rust is a polycyclic disease that causes severe epidemics impacting yield over several years. For this reason, since the 1960s, more than 20 models have been developed to predict different indicators of the ...
Site index and height growth curves for Pinus oocarpa Schiede in Central Honduras
(IICA, San José (Costa Rica), 1989-04)
Ecuaciones de Indice de Sitio y crecimiento en altura polimórficas fueron desarrolladas para Pinus oocarpa, creciendo en rodales mixtos y puros en los pinares de tierras altas del centro de Honduras. Datos de análisis de ...
Interspecific hybridization of Phaseolus vulgaris, P. acutifolius, and P. lunatus using in vitro technique
(IICA, San José (Costa Rica), 1989-04)
Embrioes híbridos provenientes de cruzamentos interespecíficos entre Phaseolus vulgaris x Phaseolus acutifolius e Phaseolus vulgaris x Phaseolus lunatus foram inoculados em meio de cultura estabelecido em nossos laboratórios. ...
Estimating dew duration on banana and plantain leaves from standard meteorological observations
(Elsevier (Amsterdam), 1992)
Black Sigatoka is an important fungal disease of bananas and plantains. Dew duration on the upper leaves of these plants (Leaves O and 1) is an important factor in the development of the disease. A general dew estimation ...
Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2021-01)
The objective of our work was to evaluate soil quality in different cacao agroforestry systems (AFS) in the Colombian Amazon. We compared soil quality of AFS at the study site with soil quality of two control systems: a ...
Propagation of west indies mahogany, Swietenia mahagoni, by cuttings
(IICA, San José (Costa Rica), 1990-01)
Se presentaron los resultados de un experimento para determinar un método efectivo de propagación vegetativa de la caoba antillana, Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacquin. Dos de siete esquejes del crecimiento del año actual con ...
FDiversity: a software package for the integrated analysis of functional diversity
(2011-01)
1. The growing interest in functional diversity has been accompanied by a proliferation of indices proposed to calculate its different components; however, empirical studies have been hampered by a lack of integrated tools ...
Unidad de Manejo Río Chanchich, Guatemala: una experiencia exitosa de comercialización de madera por parte de un grupo comunitario
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2000)
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 ...