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Uso de compostas para el desarrollo de medios de cultivos para plantas ornamentales y preferencias en el mercado
(2019-12-09)
Se estudió el efecto de compostas y una mezcla comercial usados como sustratos en el cultivo de girasol y marigol en tiesto. Se llevaron a cabo dos ensayos evaluando la conductividad eléctrica del sustrato con 4 niveles ...
Effect of exogenous bio-regulators on organically-managed Tahiti lime (Citrus latifolia Tanaka) fruit and essential oil productivity and quality
(2013)
Tahiti or Persian lime productivity is limited because of its high abortion rate (>90%). Scientific literature is short of information regarding ethylene inhibitors, cytokinins and brassinolide in this crop and even less ...
Evaluación de bioestimulantes y prácticas orgánicas de manejo de malezas en la productividad y calidad de la fruta de pulasán [Nephelium ramboutan-ake (Labillardiére) Leenhouts]
(2015)
In 2012 and 2013 experiments were conducted in the mountains of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to establish the effects of biostimulants and weed control in pulasán (Nephelium ramboutan-ake). The biostimulants used were seaweed ...
Desarrollo de nuevas metodologías para acelerar el crecimiento de patrones de cítricas cultivados en estructuras protegidas
(2016)
Fruit production occupies an important place in Puerto Rico’s agriculture. Within fruit category, oranges made up $5,949,000 of the Agricultural Gross Income (IBA) for 2013- 2014. Today, Citrus Greening (CG) is the most ...
Efectos de bioestimulante y fertilización en pimientos morrón exótico, cilantrillo y albahaca en tiestos en estructura de ambiente protegido.
(2018-06-01)
El cultivo de pimiento morrón exótico ‘Purple Beauty’ tiene importancia económica, al ser una variedad de gran atractivo y sabor, puede marcar preferencia en consumo y es una variedad que no ha sido estudiada antes en ...
Caracterización de hongos y bacterias coliformes presentes en el biosólido municipal compostado
(2012)
Municipal Sewage Sludge Compost (MSSC) is used as an alternate growing media for peat. Howeve;rthe use of MSCC can be affected by the pre sense of pathogenic microorganisms. Concerns about the effects of pathogens motivates ...
Estudio operacional y análisis financiero de la producción de tomate, lechuga y cilantrillo bajo sistemas hidropónicos en Puerto Rico
(2010)
The objectives of this study were establish a profile of operators and business administration function for tomato, lettuce and cilantrillo crops production in the hydroponics industry of Puerto Rico. Moreover, evaluate ...
Citoquinina y Giberelinas incrementan el crecimiento de plantas jóvenes de Achachairú (Garcinia gardneriana)
(2014)
Achachairú (Garcinia gardneriana) is an exotic fruit tree of South American origin that is characterized by having a slow vegetative development. from seed, there is an average delay of 7 to 8 years before fruit production. ...
Morfología, productividad y calidad de fruta de cuatro variedades de aguacate (Persea americana Mill.), ‘ávila’, ‘candelaria’, ‘domínguez’ y ‘goya’, en el noroeste de Puerto Rico
(2018-06-20)
Avocado is one of the most economically important crops in Puerto Rico. Several avocado varieties are grown commercially in the island, but documented information about morphology, productivity, strengths and weaknesses ...
Yield and quality performance of eleven open pollinated and three hybrid tomato cultivars grown under organic management in Lajas Puerto Rico
(2011)
Organic variety trials were conducted in 2010 and 2011 to evaluate 14 tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivars at Lajas, Puerto Rico. Significant differences in marketable fruit yield were observed among cultivars in ...