Evaluation of Varieties and Planting Dates of Cabbage at Isabela, Puerto Rico

Evaluation of Growth, Yield Characteristics and Oil Components of Two Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) Varieties in Different Planting Dates

Background: Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is an herbaceous annual plant of the Lamiaceae family. Chia seeds are rich source of omega-3 fatty acids (a-linoleic acid), proteins, soluble and insoluble fibers, vitamins, minerals and natural antioxidants. Objective: Study of growth, development, yield and oil quality of white and black Chia seeds in different planting dates. Methods: In order to st...

Late Quaternary Fossil Mammals and Last Occurrence Dates From Caves at Barahona, Puerto Rico

—Puerto Rico supported at least five genera of endemic terrestrial mammals in the late Quaternary, all of which are extinct. Whether these animals died out in the late Pleistocene, the mid-Holocene, or in post-Columbian time has not been established. This paper is the first attempt at radiometrically dating the ‘last occurrences’ of these taxa, together with the first unambiguous descriptions o...

Puerto Rico

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University of Puerto Rico

Comparison of the nodal distribution of yield components of indeterminate soybeans at different planting dates