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A dinamica de expansao da procura de amendoas de cacau nos principais países consumidores
(IICA, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1970)El patrón de expresión del comportamiento a corto y largo plazo de los mercados cacaoteros es uno de los elementos claves del crecimiento del sector cacaotero. El comportamiento a corto plazo está influenciado esencialmente ... -
A farm typology for the Atlantic Zone
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Atlantic Zone Programme Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica), 1997)In land use analysis it is often necessary to generalize individual farMON into a number of farm types. In this research the farm typology is based on the physical production possibilities presented by farm size and soil ... -
A farming system research approach for small farms of Central America.
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba (Costa Rica)., 1978) -
A financial analysis of a small scale Gmelina arborea Roxb. improvement programme in Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1995)El documento presenta los resultados de un análisis financiero de un programa de mejoramiento genético de escala pequeña de Gmelina arborea en Hojancha, provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica. El programa consistió en el ... -
A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries
(2020)The polluting of marine ecosystems with plastics is both a global and a local problem with potentially severe consequences for wildlife, economic activity, and human health. It is a problem that originates in countries ... -
A functional trait based approach to understand tropical forest composition and function in a Costa Rican landscape
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2014)Quantifying the factors driving tropical forest composition, structure and function is a continuous area of ecological research. Recently, novel approaches have enabled research questions on this topic to be addressed not ... -
A geological/geomorphological and soil transect study of the Chirripo massit and adjacent areas, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Atlantic Zone Programme Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica), 1993) -
A geospatial data integration framework for mapping and monitoring tropical landscape diversity in Costa Rica's San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006)Landcover change has substantially reduced the amount of tropical rain forests since the 1950s. Little is known about the extent of remaining forest types. A multivariate analysis of 144 forest plots across Costa Rica's ... -
A geospatial data integration framework for mapping and monitoring tropical landscape diversity in Costa Rica's San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006)Landcover change has substantially reduced the amount of tropical rain forests since the 1950s. Little is known about the extent of remaining forest types. A multivariate analysis of 144 forest plots across Costa Rica's ... -
A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30m spatial resolution
(2018)With the growing recognition that effective action on climate change will require a combination of emissions reductions and carbon sequestration, protecting, enhancing and restoring natural carbon sinks have become ... -
A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington,DC, USA, 2019)Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem functions critical to food production. Whether crop yield–related ecosystem services can be maintained by a few dominant species or rely on ... -
A just transition for antimicrobial resistance: planning for an equitable and sustainable future with antimicrobial resistance
(The Lancet, 2023-09-08)It discusses the urgent need to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and provides insights on how to reduce its impact in the future. It highlights the consequences of clinically ineffective ... -
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 ...
