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

VOLUME 76 - ISSUE 4
Pages 392 - 496
October - December 2016

Cover photography: New oat (Avena sativa L.) variety Júpiter-INIA.
Source: Mónica Mathias-Ramwell, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA Carillanca, Temuco, Chile.

RESEARCH ARTICLES
Quantitative assessment of indica rice germination to hydropriming, hormonal priming and polyethylene glycol priming
Authors: Rambod Abiri, Noor Azmi Shaharuddin, Mahmood Maziah, Zetty Norhana Balia Yusof, Narges Atabaki, Mahbod Sahebi, and Parisa Azizi
Pages 392-400 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400001
Jupiter INIA: A new oat variety with improved β-glucan and protein contents
Authors: Mónica Mathias-Ramwell, Haroldo Salvo-Garrido, María Reyes-Rebolledo, and Adolfo Montenegro-Barriga
Pages 401-408 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400002
Bacillus spp. inoculation improves photosystem II efficiency and enhances photosynthesis in pepper plants
Authors: Blancka Yesenia Samaniego-Gámez, René Garruña, José M. Tun-Suárez, Jorge Kantun-Can, Arturo Reyes-Ramírez, and Lourdes Cervantes-Díaz
Pages 409-416 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400003
UPOV morphological versus molecular markers for maize inbred lines variability determination
Authors: Vojka Babic, Ana Nikolic, Violeta Andjelkovic, Dragan Kovacevic, Milomir Filipovic, Vladimir Vasic, and Snezana Mladenovic-Drinic
Pages 417-426 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400004
Mixed models and multivariate analysis for selection of superior maize genotypes
Authors: Gustavo H.F. Oliveira, Camila B. Amaral, Flávia A.M. Silva, Sophia M.F. Dutra, Marcela B. Marconato, and Gustavo V. Môro
Pages 427-431 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400005
Control of weeds in glasshouse and rice field conditions by phytotoxic effects of Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson leaves
Authors: Farzad Aslani, Abdul S. Juraimi, Muhammad S. Ahmad-Hamdani, Farahnaz S.G. Hashemi, and Md. Amirul Alam
Pages 440-432 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400006
Density effect and economic threshold of Japanese brome (Bromus japonicusHoutt.) in wheat
Authors: Qi Li, Long Du, Guohui Yuan, Wenlei Guo, Wei Li, and Jinxin Wang
Pages 441-447 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400007
Conditions to optimize mass production of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorokin 1883 in different substrates
Authors: Lorena Barra-Bucarei, Pedro Vergara, and Amparo Cortes
Pages 448-454 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400008
Changes in physiological and antioxidant activity of indica rice seedlings in response to mannitol-induced osmotic stress
Authors: Sutee Chutipaijit
Pages 455-462 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400009
Yield beet cultivars under fertigation management and salinity control in a protected environment
Authors: Alexsandro O. da Silva, Ênio F. de F. e Silva, and Antônio E. Klar
Pages 463-470 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400010
Evaluation of induced pitting damage of late season cherries 'Regina' and 'Sweetheart' using an impact energy method
Authors: Maria E. Gonzalez1, Natalia F. Valderrama1, Richard M. Bastías2, Raúl Baeza2, Ana M. Valdebenito1, Gonzalo Díaz1, and Kenneth A. Shackel3
Pages 471-472 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400011
Characterization of chemical compositions and bioactive compounds in juices from pomegranates ('Wonderful', 'Chaca' and 'Codpa') at different maturity stages
Authors: Mariela Labbé, Pablo A. Ulloa, Francisco López, Carmen Sáenz, Álvaro Peña, and Fernando N. Salazar
Pages 479-486 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400012
Long term climatic trends in Chile and effects on soil moisture and temperature regimes
Authors: Neal Stolpe, and Pablo Undurraga
Pages 487-496 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392016000400013