CHILEAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Edited and published by Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Chile

VOLUME 86 - ISSUE 1

February 2026

Cover photography: Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt.

Source: Abdallah Abdelazem Hasanien Safan, Zagazig University, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig, Egypt.

RESEARCH ARTICLES
Assessment of the phytoremediation potential of Amaranthus retroflexus L. grown on ash dumps
Authors: Larisa-Marina-Elisabeth Chirigiu
Pages 1-8 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100001
Role of salicylic and jasmonic acid in grapevine buds dormancy release induced by different dormancy-breaking agents
Authors: María Armida Orrantia-Araujo, Miguel Ángel Martínez-Téllez, Marisela Rivera-Domínguez, Consuelo Guadalupe Corrales-Maldonado, Emmanuel Aispuro-Hernández, and Irasema Vargas-Arispuro
Pages 9 - 21 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100009
Effects of seed pre-soaking with aqueous extract of coconut shell biochar on biochemical profile of chiltepi­­n pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum) under different light environments
Authors: Mari Carmen López-Pérez, Ranjita Saikia, Ernesto Fernández-Herrera, Antonio Juárez-Maldonado, and Fabián Pérez-Labrada
Pages 22 - 34 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100022
Controlling household ants in the field using coffee extract impregnated in gel baits
Authors: Li Lim and Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid
Pages 35 - 42 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100035
Optimizing water use in aerobic rice: Evaluating drip irrigation strategies and crop water stress index under Mediterranean conditions
Authors: Yesim Bozkurt Çolak
Pages 43 - 60 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100043
Enhancing productivity and fatty acid profiles in sesame through induced mutagenesis with Gamma irradiation and sodium azide
Authors: Noura M. Yousri, Said S. Soliman, Uthman Balgith Algopishi, Mohammed Alqurashi, Areej S. Jalal, Eman Fayad, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Fatmah Ahmed Safhi, Nora M. Al Aboud, and Abdallah A. Hassanin
Pages 61 - 76 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100061
Assessment of salt tolerance in spinach under in vitro condition
Authors: Mutlu Uçar, Ecem Kara, Ayselnur Sahin, Hatira Taskin, and Gökhan Baktemur
Pages 77 - 85 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100077
Red light in addition to white light improve commercial characteristics and yield of purple cabbage microgreens
Authors: Arthur Bernardes Cecílio Filho, Maria José Yañez Medelo, Wellington Missiano Pindobera, Thatiane Nepomuceno Alves, Laura Matos Ribera, Rogério Falleiros Carvalho, Lucas Natan Camacho da Silva, Manuela Oliveira de Souza, and Luis Felipe Villani Purquerio
Pages 86 - 91 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100086
Forage yield, nutritional composition, and aerobic stability of silages from sorghum genotypes and pearl millet under warm subhumid conditions
Authors: Guillermo Guzmán-Ochoa, Moisés Felipe-Victoriano, Fernando Lucio-Ruiz, Ulises Aranda-Lara, Santiago Joaquín-Cancino, Benigno Estrada-Drouaillet, and Jonathan Raúl Garay-Martínez
Pages 92 - 101 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100092
Physiological, biochemical and morphological responses of diverse tomato genotypes to early drought stress
Authors: Shormin Choudhury, Sarwar Hossain, Nazrul Islam, Rezwan Sarker, Md Arif Hussain, Fatmah A. Safhi, Areej S. Jalal, Nora M. Al Aboud, Mohammed O. Alshaharni, and Md Sazzad Hossain
Pages 102 - 116 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100102
Use of Si-based fertilizer significantly improves the performance of ‘Sanren’ botanical seed-derived shallot
Authors: Arlyna Budi Pustika, Afif Farhan Yustyanto, Sudarmaji, Setyorini Widyayanti, Kristamtini, Bambang Nuryanto, Ani Mugiasih, Sugeng Widodo, Joko Pramono, Baswarsiati, Lia Hadiawati, Endah Budi Irawati, Muhammad Prama Yufdy, and Stephen M. Harper
Pages 117 - 128 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100117
Nano-priming with calcium silicate nanoparticles (CaSiO3NPs) promotes germination, seedling growth, and antioxidant enzyme activity in Iraqi rice genotypes under drought stress
Authors: Alwan Inas Jasim Alwan, Rosimah Nulit, Rusea Go, and Mahmoud Hussein Hadwan
Pages 129 - 139 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100129
REVIEW
Rice crop management to increase productivity and reduce methane emissions in Indonesia
Authors: Andin Muhammad Abduh, Masganti, Nukhak Nufita Sari, Izhar Khairullah, Arifin Fahmi, Khairil Anwar, Anna Hairani, Rachmiwati Yusuf, Parlin Holomoan Sinaga, Eni Maftu'ah, Anis Fahri, Basri Abu Bakar, Nurhayati, Endrizal, and Yanti Rina Darsani
Pages: 140 - 153 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000100140