Luis F. Ramírez-Santoyo, R. G. Mendoza, Adriana Manrique, M. D. Salas-Araiza
{"title":"Weed plants used as bioindicators of special soil characteristics","authors":"Luis F. Ramírez-Santoyo, R. G. Mendoza, Adriana Manrique, M. D. Salas-Araiza","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00197","url":null,"abstract":"Weed plants offer a lot of useful information for crop management, so it is important to recognize some cases where their properties as bio indicators of soil quality are observed. Despite the fact Bajio is an important region for mexican agriculture, weeds are littleknown as tools for monitoring the properties of an agroecosystem. Interviews to farmers were made to know their experience on weed flora, complementing the above, appreciations of the biodiversity weed knowledge are exposed. The documentation of the selected species in this work shows that weed plants can provide useful information to farmers for the management of soils and crops. A greater knowledge about the diversity of weeds can generate sustainability índices for the agroecosystems.","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126933212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contemporary problems in the agri-food chain","authors":"F. S. Hernández","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00195","url":null,"abstract":"Among the theoretical reflections of institutional and international organizations are the following: “Desertification not only means hunger and death in the developing world, but also poses a greater danger to the global security of all of us. The consequences of resource scarcity can be wars, social unrest, political instability and migration. Stopping desertification is a matter of life and death for millions of people ”.1","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126287196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Yield and economic analysis of three chili hybrids (Capsicum annuum, L.) in cuatro caminos, san gabriel, jalisco, Mexico","authors":"González Tiburcio Gregorio, González Mateos Ricardo, Pereyda Hernández Juan, González Zavaleta Sandra Vianey","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00194","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose was to analyze the performance, investment and profitability of three chili hybrids of the Company “González Produce RESE SPR DE RL”, in Cuatro Caminos, San Gabriel, Jalisco, Mexico. The hybrids evaluated were: Caloro, Serrano – Platino and Jalapeño – Valquiria. The experimental unit was one hectare per hybrid, with fertigation and mulching. The beds were 1.20 m wide, with double-row planting and 0.30 m of separation between plants. The yield (t ha-1) was calculated with the number of harpillas harvested, multiplied by 30 kg for Caloro and Jalapeño, and 25 kg for Serrano. Economic income, cost / benefit ratio, equilibrium point and invested weight gain were estimated. Chile Serrano registered 1,658 arpillas ha-1, equivalent to 41 t ha-1, surpassed Caloro and Jalapeño by 8.39 and 36.0%, respectively. Caloro’s production cost was $ 556,347.00 ha-1, 34 and 51% higher than Serrano and Jalapeño. The income obtained from the sale of Serrano pepper was $ 969,050.00, 3.9 and 31% higher than Caloro and Jalapeño. The C / B ratio for Serrano was 1.78; Caloro, 1.67 and Jalapeño, 1.21. The equilibrium point was reached for Caloro at 7.08 t ha-1, Serrano – Platino and Jalapeño –Valquiria with 10.21 and 20.72 t ha-1, respectively.","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124090278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camilla Santos Reis de Andrade da Silva, Carolina Amaral Tavares da Silva, E. Araújo, É. Pinheiro, Maura Santos Reis de Andrade da Silva
{"title":"A mini review on changes in soil attributes by management practices in organic vegetable production in southeast Brazil","authors":"Camilla Santos Reis de Andrade da Silva, Carolina Amaral Tavares da Silva, E. Araújo, É. Pinheiro, Maura Santos Reis de Andrade da Silva","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00193","url":null,"abstract":"and geometric mean diameter(GMD) of aggregates, pH, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, potassium, potential acidity, phosphorus, total organic carbon, fractions of organic matter (particulate organic carbon and organic carbon associated with minerals), fractions of humic substances, carbon stock in the soil and carbon management index. It was observed that in the area with no-tillage (corn intercropped with eggplant) higher values of WMD, GMD, humic acid, particulate organic carbon and better carbon management index was found. In the area with conventional tillage, lower values of these attributes were observed compared to no-tillage. The authors also pointed out that the area with direct planting of eggplant showed greater sustainability than the others, based on the best carbon management index. In fig production, higher values of total organic carbon, humine fraction, carbon stock, organic carbon associated with minerals, nitrogen and better fertility levels were observed. Abstract The offer of healthier foods, the search for agricultural and economic sustainability and the appreciation of the role of farmers are the notorious foundations of organic agriculture in society. These principles are reflected in the insertion of specific agricultural practices adopted in the soil, which are based on the maintenance of soil fertility and long-term biological activity. Therefore, management practices that favor and contemplate these principles are of great interest to researchers and organic farmers. From this, the objective of this review was to understand the main effects of different management practices on organic vegetable production. Preliminary studies show that there is a great incentive for the establishment of this management system in organic production.","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115073710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. MendozaBarreraVictor, E. OrtegaRamirezMarynor, Á. Galán-JímenezMiguel, M. BureloRamosCarlos, J. CamposDíazManuel
{"title":"Organic cultivation of two species of pitahaya (selenicereus undatus and selenicereus megalanthus) in the southeast of Mexico","authors":"M. MendozaBarreraVictor, E. OrtegaRamirezMarynor, Á. Galán-JímenezMiguel, M. BureloRamosCarlos, J. CamposDíazManuel","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00192","url":null,"abstract":"Both species of Pithaya Selenicereus undatus and Selenicereus megalanthus , were established on the 25th of May and the 26th of June, 2019. Three hundred and forty-four cuttings were planted. The seedlings used were 30cm long, previously rooted at the ranch for three months with vegetable soil and worm-compost in a protective cultivation system using horticulture shadowed cloth with 70% sunlight penetration. The substratum that was used to plant was of organic existence enriched with worm-compost and mountain microorganisms. These plants were planted in rows of high density with a distance of 50cm interspersing between the two species. The organic products that were used to enrich the plants were created at Rancho Alegre by mountain microorganisms, cattle, sheep, and horse manure, vegetable carbon, wood ash, milk, molasses, saltwater, garlic, onion, habanero chile (Capisum Chinese Habanero Group), Neem tree leaves (Azadirachtaindica), soap, rock flour, yeast, Sulfur (S), Potassium hydroxide (KOH), vegetable oil, and Calcium oxide (CaO), the schedule is ongoing cyclically. Three hundred kilograms were produced in the first year, a total of 8 groups every 19 days, with fruit up to 960 grams, where the normal weight of pitahayas in the Southeast of Mexico is between 350-450 grams. It was concluded that the use of organic products demonstrated a significant difference between production and time of fruit bearing. A favorable result is observed between the use of products and the results obtained in this production of pitahaya, that, given the first year, greatly surpasses other reference production results.","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"204 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122592713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons of pandemic: the return to a sustainable rural economy","authors":"Angel P. Campos","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2021.05.00200","url":null,"abstract":"The economic dynamics that have been shown and are generally expected in various countries, after the measures taken, follow behavior in the shape of a V or a similar figure. In the specific case of Peru, from a pre-pandemic level of 100 in the value of production registered in the fourth quarter of 2019, it went to a value of 69 in the second quarter of 2020. In the third quarter, recovery has been already shown with a level of 89, and in the fourth quarter, a level of 93 is expected.1","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116046483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rotary dryer for thermo sensitive products","authors":"D. A. Gonzaga","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2020.04.00191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2020.04.00191","url":null,"abstract":"Drying is a fundamental process for the conservation of biological products with high water content, such as medicinal plants. This process favors the maintenance and integrity of the chemical constituents responsible for the therapeutic effect of these plants.1 The conservation is possible because the drying process reduces the water content to values less than 10% (wet base), and inhibit the microorganism’s growth and the enzymatic reactions, guarantying safety, stability, long expiration date.1,2 Moreover, it reduces the initial volume, facilitating transportation with cost reduction and creates conditions for a safe and extended storage.","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134058894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. R. A. D. A. Queiroz, Nágilla D. Feliciano, R. R. D. Andrade, S. A. L. Morais, L. C. Pavani
{"title":"Intermittent water deficit in soil and micromorphology of the ora-pro-nóbis leaf epidermis","authors":"C. R. A. D. A. Queiroz, Nágilla D. Feliciano, R. R. D. Andrade, S. A. L. Morais, L. C. Pavani","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2020.04.00190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2020.04.00190","url":null,"abstract":"The amount of epidermal and stomatal cells in the leaves, stomatal density and stomatal index, can be modified under the influence of abiotic stresses. This study aimed to quantify the epidermal and stomatal cells on leaves of Ora-pro-nóbis plants ( Pereskia aculeata Mill.) subjected to growing intermittent water deficits in soil. Plants were grown in pots inside a greenhouse with intermittent variation of matric potential (MP) in the soil, in a completely randomized experiment with six replications and two plants per experimental unit, one plant per pot. The treatments consisted in adding to the pots a volume of water, calculated with basis on the water retention curve, to raise the matric potential to -5 kPa whenever the mean substrate matric potential reached values around -10 kPa, -30 kPa, -50 kPa, and -70 kPa. After 130 days of transplant, two sun-exposed leaves and two leaves of the region shaded by other leaves were selected from each plant, in position between 60 and 100 cm from the base of a budding cutting. Manual cuts were made, parallel to the adaxial and abaxial leaf surface, in the middle region of the leaf, which were washed with 70% ethanol and stained with 1% safranin. The images were obtained using a binocular optical micro scope with magnification of 400 times and captured by camera. We found that reducing intermittent matric potential on the substrate from -5 kPa to -70 kPa resulted in micromorphological changes in leaf epidermis due to the increase in the number of epidermal cells and decreased stomatal index on the adaxial side, but does not result in variation the number of stomatal cells and stomatal density on both faces of the leaves plant.Such modifications can explain the pro-nobis adaptation to water deficit conditions in the root zone.","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124282056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thinning intensities to increase the size and weight of mangosteen fruits (Garcinia mangostana L.)","authors":"V. Fuentes, Brenda Gabriela Díaz Hernández","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2020.04.00189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2020.04.00189","url":null,"abstract":"Mangosteen ( Garcinia mangostana L.) is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia. The main mangosteen producing countries are Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Philippines. Lower scale is cultivated in Singapore, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India and Australia. In America countries like Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, Brazil, and Mexicoalso cultivate mangosteen in low scale. In recent years, its demand in international markets has increased due to the discovery of its multiple medicinal and nutraceutical properties. However, in mangosteen producing countries a high percentage of production corresponds to small fruits weighing less than 76 g, which do not fit the weight and size requirements for export purposes. The objective of the present work was to determine the response of mangosteen trees to thinning intensities to increase the weight and size of the fruit, according to the standards of international markets. Three thinning intensities (TI) 10, 30 and 50% and control without thinning (C) were evaluated, in trees with three initial fruiting ranges (IFR): 40-80; 81-120 and > 120 fruits per tree, prior to thinning. A significant difference was found (P≤0.05) between treatments for weight, diameter, fruits per tree, and fruits ha -1 . Non-significant difference in yield was found. TI 50% and TI 30% increase from 55.3 to 79.2 the percentage of fruits whit a weight ≥ 76 g. The highest crop value is obtained with TI 30%. Thinning is a viable practice to increase the weight and size of the mangosteen fruit and its crop value.","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115960552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Alberto Sánchez-Nuño, L. Cruz-Larios, Abraham Guerrero Corona, M. M. Morales-Rivera, E. R. Guzmán, F. Ruvalcaba
{"title":"Evaluation of single-cross and trilineal hybrids with su1 gene from mexican landraces","authors":"José Alberto Sánchez-Nuño, L. Cruz-Larios, Abraham Guerrero Corona, M. M. Morales-Rivera, E. R. Guzmán, F. Ruvalcaba","doi":"10.15406/HIJ.2020.04.00187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/HIJ.2020.04.00187","url":null,"abstract":"Sweet corn is a vegetable eaten fresh. This research evaluates hybrid sweet maize carrying su 1 gene. In the first stage 30 single-cross and 47 trilinear hybrids were evaluated in separate experiments using Alpha Lattice design. Results showed competence data on 11 hybrids, outstanding in yield and degrees Brix. Those were evaluated in a second stage in three separate experiments, using two environments with a randomized blocks design and eight repetitions. Significant differences were found (P≤0.01) between experiments, repetitions and treatments with higher yield and degrees Brix over reference items. By crossing native sweet maize with elite lines of non-sweet maize sweet hybrids with same sweetness and significant improvement of plant and corn quality for Mexican landraces were obtained.","PeriodicalId":108819,"journal":{"name":"Horticulture International Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129949861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}