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    • Muñoz Schick, Carlos; Pertuzé Concha, Ricardo; Balzarini, Mónica; Bruno, Cecilia; Salvatierra, Angélica (Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, 2014)
      Solanum muricatum Aiton is an herbaceous perennial fruit species native to the Andean region of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In Chile, it was probably introduced in pre-Columbian times as a domesticated species and is ...
    • Covarrubias Peña, José Ignacio; Pisi, A.; Rombolá, A. D. (Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology, 2014)
      Background and Aims: The control of iron (Fe) chlorosis by synthetic Fe chelates is costly and their application can have adverse environmental impacts. We investigated the effectiveness of alternative vineyard strategies ...
    • Villagra, Paulina; García de Cortázar, Víctor; Ferreyra, Raúl; Aspillaga, Cristina; Zúñiga, Carlos; Ortega Farías, Samuel; Selles, Gabriel (Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuaria, 2014)
      Crop evapotranspiration (ETc) is essential for irrigation scheduling. The amount of water consumed can be estimated by multiplying the reference evapotranspiration (ET0) by a crop coefficient (Kc); the value of Kc is ...
    • Komorowska, Beata; Fiore, Nicola; Zamorano Carrasco, Alan; Li, Ruhui (Elsevier, 2014)
      In this study, the real-time PCR assays were combined with high resolution melting (HRM) analysis for the simultaneous detection of Cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus (CNRMV) and Cherry green ring mottle virus (CGRMV) ...
    • Olivera Guerra, L.; Mattar Bader, Cristián; Galleguillos, M. (Elsevier, 2014)
      Evapotranspiration (ETd) is a key controller in the ecohydrological processes of semi-arid landscapes. This is the case of the dry land in Chile’s central-southern zone, where forestry, farming and livestock activities ...
    • Schnettler Morales, Berta; Denegri Coria, Marianela; Miranda Vargas, Horacio; Sepúlveda Maldonado, José; Mora González, Marcos; Lobos Andrade, Germán (2014)
      Background: Eating is one of the most frequent human behaviors, but there are few studies that relate eating and subjective well-being. Typologies of people were distinguished and characterized according to their level ...
    • Shinya, P.; Contador, L.; Frett, T.; Infante, R. (Elsevier, 2014)
      To maintain peach and nectarine quality after harvest, low temperature storage is used. Low temperaturesinduce physiological disorders in peach, but the effect of cold storage on the sensory quality of the fruitbefore it ...
    • Silveira, Ana Cecilia; Araneda, Camila; Hinojosa, Andrea; Escalona Contreras, Víctor (Elsevier, 2014)
      In recent years, the minimally processed food industry has increased due to a consumer trend toward healthier eating. Among these products, watercress represents an interesting alternative due to its high content of ...
    • Salazar Guerrero, Osvaldo; Vargas, Juan; Nájera de Ferrari, Francisco; Seguel Seguel, Oscar; Casanova Pinto, Manuel (Elsevier, 2014)
      The demand for foods in central Chile is increasing and arable land is expanding rapidly onto floodplain soils, which are being cleared for maize cultivation. After harvest, a significant amount of residual nitrogen (N) ...
    • Muñoz, Claudio; Gómez Talquenca, Sebastián; Chialva, Constanza; Ibáñez, Javier; Martinez Zapater, José M.; Peña Neira, Álvaro; Lijavetzky, Diego (American Chemical Society, 2014)
      Anthocyanin profiles are commonly used for grapevine cultivar identification because it is currently accepted that this trait is closely related to their genetic characteristics. Nevertheless, the extent of the variation ...
    • Lhorente, Jean Paul; Gallardo, José A.; Villanueva, Beatriz; Carabaño, María J.; Neira Roa, Roberto (PLOS One, 2014)
      Background: Naturally occurring coinfections of pathogens have been reported in salmonids, but their consequences on disease resistance are unclear. We hypothesized that 1) coinfection of Caligus rogercresseyi reduces the ...
    • Aguayo, Encarna; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Silveira, Ana Cecilia; Artés, Francisco (SAGE Publications, 2014)
      Fresh-cut industry needs novel disinfectant to replace the use of chlorine. Ozone is one of the most powerful oxidizing agents and is applied in gaseous or aqueous form for sanitation purposes. However, the strong oxidative ...
    • Cáceres Mella, Alejandro; Peña Neira, Álvaro; Avilés Gálvez, Pamela Marisol; Medel Maraboli, Marcela; Barrio Galán, Rubén del; López Solís, Remigio; Canals, Joan Miquel (Wiley, 2014)
      BACKGROUND:Theblending of wine is a commonpractice in winemaking toimprovecertain characteristics that are appreciated by consumers. The use of some cultivars may contribute phenolic compounds that modify certain ...
    • Laurie, V. Felipe; Salazar, Sofía; Campos, M. Ignacia; Cáceres Mella, Alejandro; Peña Neira, Álvaro (American Society for Enology and Viticulture., 2014)
      Microoxygenation (MOX) is a winemaking technique used with the aim of enhancing certain chemical and sensory wine features. Theoretically, by infusing small volumes of oxygen in a continuous way, the quality of the product ...
    • Cáceres Mella, Alejandro; Flores Valdivia, Daniela; Laurie, V. Felipe; López Solís, Remigio; Peña Neira, Álvaro (American Chemical Society, 2014)
      The chemical and sensory effects of storing Sauvignon Blanc in colored bottles and exposing them to artificial light were examined. The colors of the bottles chosen were Dead Leaf Green, Antique Green, Amber, and Flint. ...
    • Schnettler, Berta; Crisóstomo, Gloria; Mora González, Marcos; Lobos, Germán; Miranda, Horacio; Grunert, Klaus G. (2014-03)
      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 ...
    • Fuentealba, Claudia; Figuerola Rivas, Fernando Emilio; Estévez Alliende, Ana; Bastías, José M.; Muñoz, Ociel (SCI, 2014)
      BACKGROUND: Flaxseed is an important source of lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) and its aglycone, secoisolariciresinol (SECO). These phenolic compounds can be metabolized to the mammalian lignans enterodiol ...
    • Pastenes Villarreal, Claudio; Villalobos, L.; Ríos, N.; Reyes, F.; Turgeon, R.; Franck Berger, Nicolás (Elsevier, 2014)
      Although imposed water stress is a common agricultural practice worldwide, the physiological and molecular responses of grapevine leaves and fruits, and their interactions, in relation to carbon partitioning remain ...
    • Romero Soto, Fabián Ignacio; Cozano, Miguel A.; Gangas Fuentealba, Rodrigo; Naulin Gysling, Paulette (2014)
      Las zonas ribereñas, son ecosistemas dependientes de cursos o cuerpos de agua con una matriz variable de vegetación, inmersos en cuencas hidrográficas. Estas zonas cumplen funciones esenciales para la preservación de ...
    • Mattar Bader, Cristián; Hernández Pavez, José; Santamaría Artigas, A.; Durán Alarcón, C.; Olivera Guerra, L.; Inzunza, M.; Tapia, D.; Escobar Lavín, E. (Elsevier, 2014)
      This work describes the first in-flight absolute calibration of the ‘‘Sistema Satelital para la Observación de la Tierra’’ (SSOT or Fasat-C). It was performed on January 29th 2013 at Antumapu site located in the southern area ...