Leucoptera sinuellais a leaf-miner moth present in several regions in the world, which has been recently introduced into Chile. The larvae feed exclusively on the leaves of poplar and willow trees, and the damage caused ...

Castor bean (Ricinus communisL.) contains ricinoleic acid, making it one of the world's most important oil-seeds. There are few studies on this species in Chile, despite its potential as an industrial crop. This study ...

The successful promotion of vegetable consumption by children requires a deep understanding of children's vegetable preferences as well as the factors shaping them throughout childhood. This study analyzed children vegetable ...

The main objective of this study was to develop a vision system that is able to classify fresh-cut apple slices according to the development of enzymatic browning. The experiment was carried out on ‘Granny Smith’ apple ...

Peach flesh softening is a continuous process that occurs mainly during postharvest. It allows fruit to reach the proper firmness for consumption. In this trial, it was evaluated different texture attributes of three ...

Offshore wind energy potential and its technical and economic feasibility were determined in Chile. Wind speed data from ERA-Interim reanalysis 10 m above the sea surface between 1979 and 2014 was used. The capacity factor ...

Given the increasing use of nanotechnology in food production and packaging, its acceptance was evaluated in Temuco, Chile, and different consumer segments were identified. Different brands of sunflower oil were used at ...

Despite interest in studying food purchasing behaviour of ethnic minorities, there is little research on the purchasing habits of indigenous peoples. The objectives of the present study were to determine differences in ...

Existen, en un predio en la Región de O’Higgins, selecciones de ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ recolectadas de antiguos viñedos de la zona central y centro-sur de Chile que temporadas previas han mostrado aparentes diferencias en ...