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Evaluación de propiedades fisicoquímicas del frijol costarricense (Phaseolus vulgaris) como estrategia de diferenciación y valorización
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-07-30)
Debido a los cambios en patrones de consumo orientados a reconocer atributos de productos locales y diferenciados, el presente estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar variedades de frijol costarricense con la finalidad de ...
Micromorfología de los foliolos de pejibaye Bactris gasipaes (Arecaceae) var. Diamantes-10
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2016-07-01)
Bactris gasipaes is widely cultivated for the consumption of palm hearts and fruits. The present work describes the micro morphological characteristics of leaflets from adult plants of B. gasipaes, thornless ...
Turmoil at Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica): Degassing and eruptive processes inferred from high-frequency gas monitoring
(Wiley, 2016-08-28)
Eruptive activity at Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica) has escalated significantly since 2014, causing airport and school closures in the capital city of San José. Whether or not new magma is involved in the current unrest ...
Biomass dynamics of Erythrina lanceolata as influenced by shoot-pruning intensity in Costa Rica
(Springer, 2003)
Pruning of agroforestry trees, while reducing shade of the crops, usually reduces both biomass production and nitrogen fixation. Short pruning cycles are often not sustainable on the long run, because tree production ...
Free-living nematodes from nature reserves in Costa Rica. 4. Cephalobina
(Brill, 2003)
Four species of Cephalobina: Geraldius bakeri, Diastolaimus croca, Trualaimus culeatus and Tricirronema tentaculatum are described and illustrated on the basis of material collected in Costa Rica. A scanning electron ...
Checklist of the vascular flora of Reserva Biológica San Luis, Costa Rica
(Pensoft, 2016-03-21)
The Reserva Biológica San Luis is a small protected area located on the Pacific side of the Cordillera de Tilarán, northwestern Costa Rica, with a forest transitioning between the basal and premontane floras according to ...
Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species with greenish-white flowers from Costa Rica
(Phytotaxa, 2016-01-25)
Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species apparently endemic to Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. It is similar to M. fractiflexa because of its non-resupinate flowers, entire lip and revolute ...
El desarrollo cooperativista en los pescadores artesanales del Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1989-12-31)
A comienzos de la década de los setenta el gobierno de Costa Rica en colaboración con algunas agencias internacionales se propusieron mejorar el nivel de vida de los pescadores artesanales del Golfo de Nicoya. Estos esfuerzos ...
Root-lesion nematodes of the genus Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) from Costa Rica with molecular identification of P. gutierrezi and P. panamaensis topotypes
(Springer, 2016-02-17)
Root-lesion nematodes of the genus Pratylenchus are among the most damaging nematodes for crop and ornamental plants worldwide. There are about 75 described species in this genus with a wide host range, but a difficult ...
Molecular characterization and distribution of the needle nematode Longidorus laevicapitatus Williams, 1959 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) in Costa Rica
(Springer, 2016-06-25)
Correct identification of Longidorus species in Costa Rica is essential to establish appropriate control strategies for preventing the spread of these nematodes. Nematode surveys conducted in the rainy seasons from 2013 ...