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20 años de la comercialización mundial de cultivos biotecnológicos
(2016-11)The use of living organisms to obtain goods and services for humans is known as biotechnology. From these improvements are achieved such as higher nutritional quality, drought tolerance, pest resistance, and more. This ... -
An overview of existing and promising technologies for national forest monitoring
(Springer-Verlag France, 2015-09)The main goal of national forest programs is to lead and steer forest policy development and implementation processes in an inter-sectoral way (FAO 2006). National forest monitoring systems contribute to forest programs ... -
Análisis prospectivo de los bioinsumos agrícolas en Colombia: una consulta a expertos
(Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología, 2015)Productivity and sustainability of agriculture in Colombia can be influenced positively through the use of biodiversity for the production of bioinoculants. They were analyzed in the medium and long term, the future scenarios ... -
Biotecnología: Trigo para celíacos y arroz enriquecido con lisina
(Cámara Costarricense de la Industria Alimentaria., 2016-09)The major importance of transgenic products at the commercial level is between soybeans, maize, cotton and canola. The objective of modifying crops is not only due to agronomic characteristics, taste and appearance but ... -
Callogenesis and cell suspension establishment of tropical highland blackberry (Rubus adenotrichos Schltdl.) and its microscopic analysis
(Springer, 2016)Blackberries are fruits produced worldwide, with 25 % of their production centered in Mexico, Central and South America. Tropical highland blackberry is a fruit that can potentially enhance human health, due to their high ... -
Conservación in vitro de chayote (Sechium edule)
(2007)In vitro conservation of chayote (Sechium edule). The in vitro medium-term conservation technique was assayed on chayote. Survival was assayed after the addition of high concentration of sucrose (0, 30, 50, 60, 70 y 80 ... -
El consorcio cooperativo de comercialización R.L. Costa Rica: Frijol
(1999)Cooperative Commercialization Consortium (CCCRL), Costa Rica. The admission of Costa Rica into the World Trade Organization, and the subscription of the Bilateral Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and the agreements with ... -
Crioconservación de ápices y semillas de cedro (Cedrela odorata L.) mediante las técnicas de vitrificación y deshidratación
(2013)Cryopreservation de of shoots and seeds of cedar (Cedrela odorata L.). In order to protect the forest resources of Cedrela odorata L., currently threatened, it was considered necessary to establish a protocol for its ... -
Crioconservación de plantas, estado actual de la investigación en Costa Rica
(1999)In Costa Rica the development of cryopreservation research is recent. It started in 1990 with a project on bananas and plantains at the Agronomic Center for Research and Training (CATIE), followed by research on coffee, ... -
Crioconservación de semillas de teca (Tectona grandis L. f)
(2013)Cryopreservation of teak (Tectona grandis L.f) seeds. Teak (Tectona grandis L.f) is a tropical tree of commercial value due to the high demand of its high-quality wood and rapid growth. Genetic improvement programs for ... -
Cryopreservation of chayote (Sechium edule JACQ.SW.) zygotic embryos and shoot-tips from in vitroplantlets
(2002)This paper presents the development of cryopreservation protocols for zygotic embryos and apices of chayote (Sechium edule Jacq. Sw.), a tropical plant species with recalcitrant seeds. Zygotic embryos of two cultivars, ... -
Cultivo de meristemas, termo y quimioterapia en chayote (Sechium edule Jacq. Sw.) para la erradicación del virus del mosaico del chayote (ChMV)
(2006)Recientemente se identificó en Costa Rica una nueva enfermedad viral en chayote, denominada "virus del mosaico del chayote" (ChMV, Chayote mosaic virus). Además de disminuir los rendimientos, esta enfermedad causa reducciones ... -
Cultivo in vitro de Geophila macropoda (Ruiz & Pav.DC) a partir de embriones cigóticos
(2010)In vitro culture of Geophila macropoda (Ruiz & Pav. DC) from zygotic embryos. The goal of this research was to develop a protocol for the in vitro culture of Geophila macropoda. The work was conducted in Guácimo, Limón, ... -
Enraizamiento de vitroplantas de membrillo (Cydonia oblonga) por medio de inmersión temporal automatizada y su aclimatación
(Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2015)Quince (Cydonia oblonga) is a non-traditional fruit tree found in Costa Rica that has therapeutic and nutritional properties; however its slow growth and root formation prevents the production of a homogeneous population ... -
Environmental gradients and the evolution of successional habitat specialization: A test case with 14 Neotropical forest sites
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015-09)Successional gradients are ubiquitous in nature, yet few studies have systematically examined the evolutionary origins of taxa that specialize at different successional stages. Here we quantify successional habitat ... -
Establecimiento de un protocolo para la conservación in vitro a mediano plazo de uña de gato (Uncaria Tomentosa (Willd). D.C.)
(2011)Aproximadamente el 25% de los medicamentos de patente posee algún componente o es derivado de plantas. La importancia farmacológica de la uña de gato (U. tomentosa) radica en la producción de alcaloides empleados en medicina ... -
Establecimiento in vitro de arándano (Vaccinium corymbosum L)
(2013)Blueberry is a shrub of the Ericaceae family, that belongs to the genus Vaccinium, which comprises several species, among them V. corymbosum. Due to the high medicinal and nutritional value of the fruit, these plants are ... -
Establecimiento in vitro de Terminalia amazonia (Gmel.) Excell
(2014)Terminalia amazonia is a native species used for reforestation because of their rapid growth characteristics and wood quality. The main objective of this study was to determine the conditions for the in vitro establishment ... -
Estudios preliminares para la crioconservación de especies forestales arbóreas
(2007)La crioconservación presenta numerosas ventajas con respecto a otras técnicas que se utilizan rutinariamente para la conservación y almacenamiento de germoplasma. Algunas de estas ventajas son los bajos costos de labor ... -
Evaluación de tres clases de trigo para la cría de Sitotroga cerealella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) como hospedante utilizado en la cría de enemigos naturales
(Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2016)The development of standard protocols for artificial rearing is essential for a suitable production of insects. The eggs of the wheat moth Sitotroga cerealella Olivier are used to rear the oophagous parasitoids of the genus ...