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

VOLUME 75 - ISSUE 4
Pages 383 - 501
October - December 2015

Cover photography: Wheat (Triticum spp.) spikes, Biobío Region.
Source: Dalma Castillo, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA Quilamapu, Chillán, Chile.

RESEARCH ARTICLES
Genetic characterization and cotyledon color in lentil
Authors: Cahit Erdogan
Pages 383-389 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500001
Evaluation of genetic effect on physiochemical properties changes of Wx near isogenic lines of Y58S in rice
Authors: Wentao Sheng, Lijie Zhou, Jun Wu, Bin Bai, and Qiyun Deng
Pages 390-394 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500002
Estimates of heterosis parameters in elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) for bioenergy production
Authors: Bruna R.S. Menezes, Rogério F. Daher, Geraldo de A. Gravina, Antônio V. Pereira, Liliane B. Sousa, Erina V. Rodrigues, Verônica B. Silva, Romildo D. Gottardo, Larissa S.A. Schneider, and Antônio A.C. Novo
Pages 395-401 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500003
Fruit size QTLs affect in a major proportion the yield in tomato
Authors: Aurelio Hernández-Bautista, Ricardo Lobato-Ortiz, Serafín Cruz-Izquierdo, J. Jesús García-Zavala, José Luis Chávez-Servia, Enrique Hernández-Leal, and Olga Bonilla-Barrientos
Pages | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500004
Predicting ratoon rice growth rhythm based on NDVI at key growth stages of main rice
Authors: Kai-lou Liu, Ya-zhen Li, and Hui-wen Hu
Pages 410-417 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500005
Determination of genetic coefficients of three spring wheat varieties under a Mediterranean environment applying the DSSAT model
Authors: Isaac Maldonado-Ibarra, Gabriel R. Rodríguez, and Dalma Castillo-Rosales
Pages 418-424 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500006
Systems to establish bioclimatic analogies to predict the area of adaptability of plant species to new environments: The case of Moringa oleifera Lam. in Chile
Authors: Fernando Santibáñez, Javier Mendoza, Carlos Muñoz, Carolina Caroca, Paula Santibañez, and Loreto Prat
Pages 425-433 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500007
Spatio-temporal variability of NDVI and land surface temperature in the Maule and Biobío Regions (2000-2012)
Authors: Luis Soto-Mardones and Isaac Maldonado-Ibarra
Pages 434-442 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500008
Physiologic specialization of Puccinia triticina Erikss. and effectiveness of Lr-genes in the south of Ukraine during 2013-2014
Authors: Olga Babayants, Lazar Babayants, Andrii Gorash, Alexey Vasilev, Vita Traskovetskaya and Alexey Galaev
Pages 443-450 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500009
Resistance in alfalfa to Aphis craccivora Koch
Authors: Lilian R. Descamps, Carolina Sánchez-Chopa, and Jorge Bizet-Turovsky
Pages 451-456 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500010
Effect of nitrogen and water deficit type on the yield gap between the potential and attainable wheat yield
Authors: Jiangang Liu Guangyao Wang, Thorp Kelly, Yaoyao Zhang, Meng Yang, and Qingquan Chu
Pages 457-464 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500011
Soil carbon mineralization following biochar addition associated with external nitrogen
Authors: Rudong Zhao, Neil Coles, and Jiaping Wu
Pages 465-471 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500012
Effect of adding bulking materials over the composting process of municipal solid biowastes
Authors: Ricardo Oviedo-Ocaña, Luis Fernando Marmolejo-Rebellón, Patricia Torres-Lozada, Martha Daza, Mercedes Andrade, Wilmar Alexander Torres-López, and Rodrigo Abonia-Gonzalez
Pages 472-480 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500013
Effects of straw mulching on maize photosynthetic characteristics and rhizosphere soil micro-ecological environment
Authors: Xiangqian Zhang, Yiliang Qian, and Chengfu Cao
Pages 481-487 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500014
Effect of chemical fertilization and green manure on the abundance and community structure of ammonia oxidizers in a paddy soil
Authors: Yu Fang1, Zhi-Lei Yan, Ji-Chen Chen, Fei Wang, Ming-Kuang Wang, and Xin-Jian Lin
Pages 488-496 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500015
SCIENTIFIC NOTES
Development of dominant sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker linked with plume moth (Exelastis atomosa Walsingham 1886) resistance in pigeon-pea
Authors: Ramya R. Mishra, Atul Nag, and Jogeswar Panigrahi
Pages: 497-501 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000500016