Modelización del rendimiento con Aquacrop-FAO en el cultivo de maní (Arachis hypogaea L.), Ecuador

Incremento de la rentabilidad económica en el cultivo de papa criolla mediante fertilización con manganeso Increased profitability of the yellow potato crop by fertilization with manganese

El manganeso (Mn) es importante para la fotosíntesis y formación de carbohidratos solubles en la planta. La adición de Mn en la fertilización del cultivo de papa en Colombia no es común. Sin embargo, hay trabajos que demuestran que una adición de Mn tiene efectos favorables en la producción y calidad del producto, sobre todo en zonas con bajos contenidos nativos de este nutriente. Una mejora en...

Effect of pesticides on the population of Azospirillum sp. and on ammonification rate in two soils planted to groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Pesticides are usually applied simultaneously or serially for groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) crop protection. This type of pesticide application often leads to a combined contamination of pesticides and their residues in the soil. Pesticides used in groundnut cultivation – monocrotophos and chlorpyrifos, singly and in combination with mancozeb and carbendazim, respectively – were tested for th...

Cumplimiento de las metas con reductores del colesterol en pacientes mexicanos. El estudio COMETA México

Resección transescleral combinada versus Braquiterapia con yodo 125 en el tratamiento primario del melanoma de coroides

Aims The aim of this study was to compare transscleral resection technique performed without hypotensive anaesthesia (TSRWH) with iodine-125 brachytherapy (IBT) in the treatment of choroidal melanoma. Patients and methods This was a retrospective surgical cohort study. Nineteen eyes treated with TSRWH were matched with 53 eyes treated with IBT according to: tumour size, distance to fovea, dista...

Causas del desarrollo de exceso de peso en el adolescente

In the natural history of type 2 diabetes, pancreatic insulin secretion is progressively depleted and metabolic control worsens. Treatment of these patients usually starts with diet and exercise, with subsequent use of oral glucose-lowering drugs, finally ending with insulin therapy to achieve good metabolic control. When there is still endogenous insulin secretion, the combination of insulin a...