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    • Vanegas, D.; Flores, M.; Tapia, M. L.; Mercado Silva, E.; Escalona Contreras, Víctor (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      Vegetable consumption has increased in recent years, so it is imperative for the industry to fill expectations in terms of convenience, taste and product quality. Consumers are looking for freshness and soft textures, so ...
    • Alba Jiménez, J. E.; Vázquez Barrios, M. E.; Rivera Pastrana, D. M.; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Mercado Silva, E. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      The effects of different chelated glycine calcium solutions on the quality and firmness fruit of guava fruit (Psidium guajava L.) were studied. Five sets of 45 fruits of 'Media China′ guava were submerged in different ...
    • Machuca, A.; Odio, A.; Tapia, M. L.; Silveira, A. C.; Escalona Contreras, Víctor (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      Safety of fresh-cut products is largely affected by the microbial load of raw material. In this sense, a hydroponic production system allows to reduce microbial contamination, as long as the quality of the used water on ...
    • Alcarraz, E.; Flores, M.; Tapia, M. L.; Bustamante, A.; Wacyk, J.; Escalona Contreras, Víctor (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      Aquaponics is the integration of aquaculture and hydroponic systems where, in general terms, the waste produced by aquatic organisms becomes nutrients through bacterial action for plant growth. Water consumption as well ...
    • Mery, L.; Obando Ulloa, J. M.; Machuca, A.; Luchsinger Lagos, Luis; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Gil, M. I. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      The effect of calcium propionate (PCa) 1% p/v, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) 0.1% p/v, cysteine (CIS) 0.5% p/v and citric acid (AC) 0.5% p/v were evaluated on the total phenol content, antioxidant capability and ...
    • Luchsinger Lagos, Luis; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Montenegro, J. P.; Lizana, L. A. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      The maintenance of cold chain and temperature uniformity during transport of fresh fruit are critical factors to extend shelf life and maintain quality to reach distant international markets. The types of load patterns in ...
    • Pérez Pérez, G. A.; Fabela Gallegos, M. J.; Vázquez Barrios, M. E.; Rivera Pastrana, D. M.; Palma Tirado, L.; Mercado Silva, E.; Escalona Contreras, Víctor (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      Mexico provides 95% of the export market blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) worldwide. The characteristic black color of this fruit is an important quality factor. During its postharvest management, it can reverse its color ...
    • Oyarzún, A.; Obando Ulloa, J. M.; Mery, L.; Machuca, A.; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Silveira, A. C. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of wedge and dice cut format and storage temperature on the physiological activity, firmness and organic acid and sugar content of fresh cut pears (Pyrus communis L.) 'Packham's ...
    • Verdugo, M.; Ospina, M.; Hinojosa, A.; Char, C.; Machuca, A.; Escalona Contreras, Víctor (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      Currently in the industry of fresh salads, watercress is shown as an alternative supply of gourmet products, being recognized for its high content of health promoting compounds such as antioxidants and phenolic compounds. ...
    • Schwartz, M.; Maldonado, Y.; Luchsinger Lagos, Luis; Lizana, L. A.; Kern Falcón, Werther (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018)
      In the last 10 years, Peru has increased planting areas and exports volume on 'Hass' avocado becoming an emerging important factor in the international market. In those conditions, it has started to compete with Chile, the ...
    • Aros Orellana, Danilo; Garrido, N.; Suazo, M.; Medel Maraboli, Marcela; Úbeda, C. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
      Floral scent plays a crucial role in the interactions between plants and their environment, and is composed of several to many volatile compounds. From the aesthetic point of view, floral scent is one of the characters ...
    • Aros Orellana, Danilo; Rivas, C.; Toledo, M.; Céspedes, C.; Cortés, C.; Santander, M. A.; Vásquez, M.; Álvarez, N.; Donoso, A.; Prat Del Río, María Loreto (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
      Chile presents a rich biodiversity of vascular plants with almost 5,000 native species, about 50% of them being endemic. Many of these species are distributed throughout the Andes Mountains showing high adaptation to adverse ...
    • Reginato Meza, Gabino; Pinto, C.; Infante Espiñeira, Rodrigo (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
      In order to optimize fruit thinning of canning peaches, considering yield and pulp fraction or canned fruit as a function of crop load, a model to estimate crop value was built using the software Stella®. Since crop value ...
    • Sagredo Urra, Karen; Cassasa, V.; Vera, R.; Carroza, I. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
      'Kordia' and 'Regina'are partially self-compatible cultivars and usually their fruit set and crop load are low in the southern Chile. Insufficient pollen availability due to lack of flowering synchronisation with pollinisers ...
    • Guajardo, Verónica; Hinrichsen, Patricio; Munoz Schick, Carlos (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
      Fruit breeding programs usually use controlled hand pollination among cultivars and advanced selections for obtaining segregating populations to select new cultivars. In sweet cherries, however, sometimes in controlled p ...
    • Peppi, M. C.; Kania Kuhl, Erika (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
      During the 2011-2012 season, a trial was conducted on mature 'Cabernet Sauvignon' vines in San Bernardo, Región Metropolitana, Chile, on a Mediterranean climate. The design was completely randomised blocks, with 12 replicates, ...
    • Guajardo, Verónica; Gainza Cortés, Felipe; Meza, Pablo; Álvarez, Catalina; Prieto, Humberto; Sagredo, Boris; Hinrichsen, Patricio; Muñoz, Carlos (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
      The use of molecular markers to complement phenotypic selection has potential for making both scion and rootstock breeding programs more efficient. Additionally, molecular markers can be used for cultivar identification ...
    • Sánchez, Soledad; Chamorro, Manuel; Henríquez Sáez, José; Grez, Javiera; Díaz, Isabel; Santos, Berta de los; Gambardella, Marina (Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA, 2017)
      In recent years, crown and root rot of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier) caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. has affected strawberry production areas worldwide, and in developed ...
    • Andreo Martínez, Pedro; García Martínez, Nuria; Quesada Medina, Joaquín; Román Figueroa, Celián; Paneque Corrales, Manuel (Elsevier, 2017)
      Nowadays jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) wax production with an industrial or energetic objective can be focusedon a bio-refinery processing perspective where the fatty alcohols are the main products and fatty acid methylesters ...
    • Aldunce Ide, Paulina; Araya, Dámare; Sapiains Arrué, Rodolfo; Ramos, Issa; Lillo, Gloria; Urquiza Gómez, Anahí; Garreaud Salazar, René (MDPI, 2017)
      Droughts are a recurrent and complex natural hazard whose frequency and magnitude are expected to increase with climate change. Despite the advances in responding and adapting to droughts (with the development of new ...