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

VOLUME 75 - ISSUE 3
Pages 267 - 380
July - September 2015

Cover photography: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) experimental lines at physiological maturity, ready to harvest.
Source: Viviana Becerra, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA Quilamapu, Chillán, Chile.

RESEARCH ARTICLES
Genetic diversity, identification, and certification of Chilean rice varieties using molecular markers
Authors: Viviana Becerra, Mario Paredes, Eduardo Gutiérrez, and Carmen Rojo
Pages 267 - 274 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400001
Photosynthetic performance index in early stage of growth, water use efficiency, and grain yield of winter barley cultivars
Authors: Josip Kovačević, Maja Mazur, Alojzije Lalić, Marko Josipović, Ana Josipović, Maja Matoša Kočar, Monika Marković, Jasenka Antunović, and Vera Cesar
Pages 275 - 283 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400002
Over fertilization limits lettuce productivity because of osmotic stress
Authors: Francisco Albornoz and J. Heinrich Lieth
Pages 284 - 290 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400003
Influence of microclimatic conditions under high tunnels on the physiological and productive responses in blueberry 'O'Neal'
Authors: Jorge Retamal-Salgado, Richard M. Bastías, Rosemarie Wilckens, and Leandro Paulino
Pages 291 - 297 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400004
Different aspects of Lactobacillus inoculants on the improvement of quality and safety of alfalfa silage
Authors: Krystyna Zielińska, Agata Fabiszewska, and Ilona Stefańska
Pages 298 - 306 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400005
Carcass and non-carcass characteristics of sheep fed on cassava (Manihot pseudoglaziovii Pax & K. Hoffm.)
Authors: Michel V. Maciel, Francisco F.R. Carvalho, Ângela M.V. Batista, Adriana Guim, Evaristo J.O. Souza, Laura P.A.A. Maciel, José D. Pereira Neto, and Dorgival M. Lima Junior
Pages 307 - 312 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400006
Effects of Pleurotus sapidus (Schulzer) Sacc. treatment on nutrient composition and ruminal fermentability of barley straw, barley rootless, and amixture of the two
Authors: Alfonso Soto-Sánchez, J. Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca, Marcos Meneses-Mayo, Octavio Loera-Corral, Luis A. Miranda-Romero, and Ricardo Bárcena-Gama
Pages 313 - 319 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400007
Identification of virus and nematode resistance genes in the Chilota Potato Genebank of the Universidad Austral de Chile
Authors: Marlon López, Ricardo Riegel, Carolina Lizana, and Anita Behn
Pages 320 - 327 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400008
Modeling climate change impacts on overwintering of Spodoptera exigua Hübner in regions of China
Authors: Xia-Lin Zheng, Qing-Cheng Huang, Wan-Zheng Cao, Wen Lu, Guo-Quan Wang, Shu-Zhong Yu, Zhen-De Yang, and Xiao-Ping Wang
Pages 328 - 333 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400009
Bioactivity of Peumus boldus Molina, Laurelia sempervirens (Ruiz & Pav.) Tul. and Laureliopsis philippiana (Looser) Schodde (monimiacea) essential oils against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
Authors: Carmen Herrera-Rodríguez, Carolina Ramírez-Mendoza, Itzel Becerra-Morales, Gonzalo Silva-Aguayo, Angélica Urbina-Parra, Inés Figueroa-Cares, Luciano Martínez-Bolaños, J. Concepción Rodríguez-Maciel, Angel Lagunes-Tejeda, Edgar Pastene-Navarrete, and Luis Bustamante-Salazar
Pages 334 - 340 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400010
Evaluation of three semi-empirical approaches to estimate the net radiation over a drip-irrigated olive orchard
Authors: Rafael López-Olivari, Samuel Ortega-Farías, Luis Morales, and Héctor Valdés
Pages 341 - 349 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400011
Microbiological activity and N transformations in a soil subjected to aggregate extraction amended with pig slurry
Authors: Madelaine Quiroz, and María Teresa Varnero
Pages 350 - 356 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400012
Relationship of soil physical quality parameters and maize yield in a Brazilian Oxisol
Authors: Anderson C. Bergamin, Antonio C.T. Vitorino, Fábio R. Souza, Luciano R. Venturoso, Luara P.P. Bergamin, and Milton C.C. Campos
Pages 357 - 365 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400013
Reference evapotranspiration estimates based on minimum meteorological variable requirements from historical weather data
Authors: Antonio J. Steidle Neto, João C.F. Borges Júnior, Camilo L.T. Andrade, Daniela C. Lopes, and Priscilla T. Nascimento
Pages 366 - 374 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400014
SCIENTIFIC NOTES
Insecticidal activity of young and mature leaves essential oil from Eucalyptus globulus against Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Authors: Serafina Russo, Nora Cabrera, Hugo Chludil, Margarita Yaber-Grass, and Silvia Leicach
Pages: 375 - 380 | Abstract | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392015000400015