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Assessing the performance of several rainfall interpolation methods as evaluated by a conceptual hydrological model
(Scopus, 2016)
The objective of this study was to assess the performance of several rainfall interpolation methods as evaluated by
a conceptual hydrological model. To this purpose, the upper Toro River catchment (43.15 km2) located in ...
Population status of the tree Sacoglottis holdridgei (Humiriaceae) at Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica
(Revista de Biología Tropical, 2016)
Isla del Coco is the only oceanic island in the Eastern Pacific with humid tropical climate. Its forests
have a particular structure with a unique array of plant species and high endemism. There are few studies on
the ...
Morphometric comparison by the ISAS® CASA-DNAf system of two techniques for the evaluation of DNA fragmentation in human spermatozoa
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Escuela de Agronomía. Sede San Carlos., 2016)
DNA fragmentation has been shown to be one of the causes of male infertility, particularly related to repeated abortions, and different methods have been developed to analyze it. In the present study, two commercial kits ...
Efecto de la castración y la pseudocastración con elastrador al nacimiento, sobre el crecimiento, calidad la carne y de la canal, en ganado cebú comercial, bajo condiciones de trópico húmedo en la Zona Norte de Costa Rica.
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Extensión (VIE). Escuela de Ingeniería en Agronomía, 2016)
El objetivo principal de este trabajo fue evaluar el efecto de la castración y la
pseudocastración con elastrador al nacimiento, sobre el desempeño productivo, la calidad
de la carne y la canal, utilizando animales cebú ...
Optical performance of finished and unfinished tropical timbers exposed to ultraviolet light in the field in Costa Rica
(Wood Material Science & Engineering, 2016)
This study evaluated wood color change (ΔE*) and the surface quality in 10 tropical wood species painted with three
finishes (composed of wax and polyurethane). Two weathering conditions were tested: natural weathering ...
Mejoramiento tecnológico de suelos para el incremento de la productividad en plantaciones de Tectona grandis
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Extensión (VIE). Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, 2016)
Tectona grandis es una de las especies más conocidas a nivel mundial, y goza internacionalmente
de un lugar privilegiado en el contexto de demanda y comercialización de su madera. Esta especie
fue introducida en Costa ...
Surface chemical and color characterization of juvenile tectona grandis wood subjected to steam-drying treatments
(2016)
The color of Tectona grandis wood is an attribute that favors its commercialization, however, wood
color from fast-growth plantation trees is clear and lacks uniformity. The aim of this work is to
characterize steamed ...
Characterisation of pellets made from oil palm residues in Costa Rica
(Journal of Oil Palm Research, 2016)
Presently, there are around 67 000 ha of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Costa Rica. The resulting post-harvest residues are not being used currently. These residues can be employed for generation of heat by means of ...
Evaluation of wood properties from six native species of forest plantations in Costa Rica
(Bosque, 2016)
This study details information about physical, chemical and mechanical properties, drying, preservation and workability of wood
from Cordia alliodora, Dipteryx panamensis, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Hieronyma alchorneoides, ...
Ganho genético esperado para melina (Gmelina arborea roxb.) em cordoba (Colômbia)
(Revista Arvore, 2016)
El Departamento de Córdoba (Colombia) planea plantar 200000 ha para el 2025 y Gmelina
arborea es una de las opciones dada su alta producción de biomasa en turnos cortos. El objetivo del estudio
fue estimar el potencial ...