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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2013)

Published: 2013-03-05

Agricultural economics

Contractual arrangements and food quality certifications in the Mexican avocado industry

J. J. Arana-Coronado, J Bijman, O. Omta, A. G. J. M. Oude Lansink

3-18
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Business strategies, profitability and efficiency of production

S. Alarcón, M. Sánchez

19-31
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Agricultural engineering

Shading screens for the improvement of the night time climate of unheated greenhouses

J. I. Montero, P. Muñoz, M. C. Sánchez-Guerrero, E. Medrano, D. Piscia, P. Lorenzo

32-46
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Applicability of the finite element method to analyze the stresses produced in concrete slabs over ground by tire loads of agricultural tractors

H. Malón, F. J. García-Ramos, P. Hernandez, M. Vidal, A. Bone

47-55
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Improving the efficiency of spatially selective operations for agricultural robotics in cropping field

Y. L. Li, S. P. Yi

56-64
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Isolation of table olive damage causes and bruise time evolution during fruit detachment with trunk shaker

F. Jimenez-Jimenez, S. Castro-Garcia, G. L. Blanco-Roldan, E. J. González-Sánchez, J. A. Gil-Ribes

65-71
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Agricultural environment and ecology

Occurrence and distribution of soil Fusarium species under wheat crop in zero tillage

L. B. Silvestro, S. A. Stenglein, H. Forjan, M. I. Dinolfo, A. M. Arambarri, L. Manso, M. V. Moreno

72-79
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Animal breeding, genetics and reproduction

Short communication. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the ovine CSN1S2 gene for alphaS2–casein

J. A. Padilla, J. M. Corral, A. Quesada, M. Izuierdo, J. C. Parejo, M. E. Martínez-Trancón

80-83
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Animal health and welfare

Short communication. Enhancement of the immune responses to vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in mice by oral administration of Quillaja saponaria-A and extracts of Cochinchina momordica seed

C. W. Xiao, Z. I. Rajput, G. L. Bao, S. H. Hu, N. A. Soomro

84-88
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Animal production

Effect of gender, housing density and the interaction on growth performance and carcass and meat quality of pigs slaughtered at 110 kg body weight

M. P. Serrano, L. Cámara, J. I. Morales, J. D. Berrocoso, C. J. López Bote, G. G. Mateos

89-99
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Effect of dry period length on the subsequent production and reproduction in Holstein cows

N. Ghavi Hossein-Zadeh, A. Mohit

100-108
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Growth performance and gut health parameters of finishing broilers supplemented with plant extracts and exposed to daily increased temperature

A. Akbarian, A. Golian, H. Kermanshahi, R. Farhoosh, A. R. Raji, S. De Smet, J. Michiels

109-119
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Short communication. Behavioural activities of two dairy cow genotypes (Holstein-Friesian vs. Jersey x Holstein-Friesian) in two milk production systems (grazing vs. confinement)

A. I. Roca-Fernández, C. P. Ferris, A. González-Rodríguez

120-126
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Short communication. Dietary supplementation effects of zinc acetate and magnesium sulfate on performance and antioxidant status of broilers under continuous heat stress

E. Nourozi, M. Danesyar, P. Farhoomand

127-131
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Plant breeding, genetics and genetic resources

Short communication. An improved intersubspecific genetic map in Lens including functional markers

R. de la Puente, P. García, C. Polanco, M. Pérez de la Vega

132-136
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Plant physiology

Diurnal variations in water relations of deficit irrigated lemon trees during fruit growth period

Y. García-Orellana, M. F. Ortuño, W. Conejero, M. C. Ruiz-Sanchez

137-145
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Plant production (Field and horticultural crops)

Alternative rooting induction of semi-hardwood olive cuttings by several auxin-producing bacteria for organic agriculture systems

M. C. Montero-Calasanz, C. Santamaría, M. Albareda, A. Daza, J. Duan, B. R. Glick, M. Camacho

146-154
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Comparative tree growth, phenology and fruit yield of several Japanese plum cultivars in two newly established orchards, organic and conventionally managed

F. T. Arroyo, J. A. Jiménez-Bocanegra, P. A. García-Galavís, C. Santamaría, M. Camacho, M. Castejon, L. F. Pérez-Romero, A. Daza

155-163
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Use of almond shell and almond hull as substrates for sweet pepper cultivation. Effects on fruit yield and mineral content

M. Valverde, R. Madrid, A. L. García, F. M. Del Amor, L. F. Rincón

164-172
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Plant protection

Review. Elimination of viruses in plants: twenty years of progress

A. Panattoni, A. Luvisi, E. Triolo

173-188
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Insecticidal effects of Moroccan plant extracts on development, energy reserves and enzymatic activities of Plodia interpunctella

N. Bouayad, K. Rharrabe, N. N. Ghailani, R. Jbilou, P. Castañera, F. Ortego

189-198
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Short communication. Molecular analysis of the genomic RNAs 1 and 2 of the first Arabis mosaic virus isolate detected in Spanish grapevines

I. Lopez-Fabuel, A. Olmos, A. Bassler, L. Dupuis-Maguiraga, L. B. Torres, E. Bertolini, T. Wetzel

199-203
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Short communication. First report of Eggplant mottled dwarf virus in China rose in southern Spain

G. Parrella, A. De Stradis, B. Greco, F. Villanueva, I. M. Fortes, J. Navas-Castillo

204-207
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Soil science

Effectiveness of mixtures of vivianite and organic materials in preventing iron chlorosis in strawberry

A. de Santiago, E. Carmona, J. M. Quintero, A. Delgado

208-216
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Oxidizable carbon and humic substances in rotation systems with brachiaria/livestock and pearl millet/no livestock in the Brazilian Cerrado

A. Loss, M. G. Pereira, A. Perin, S. J. Beutler, L. H. C. dos Anjos

217-231
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Influence of tillage practices on soil biologically active organic matter content over a growing season under semiarid Mediterranean climate

D. Martín-Lammerding, J. L. Tenorio, M. M. Albarrán, E. Zambrana, I. Walter

232-243
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Water management

An approach to costs and energy consumption in private urban Spanish Mediterranean landscapes from a simplified model in sprinkle irrigation

G. Arbat, J. Pujol, M. Pelegrí, J. Puig-Bargués, M. Duran-Ros, F. Ramírez de Cartagena

244-257
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Furrow-irrigated chufa crops in Valencia (Spain). I: Productive response to two irrigation strategies

N. Pascual-Seva, A. San Bautista, S. Lopez-Galarza, J. V. Maroto, B. Pascual

258-267
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Furrow-irrigated chufa crops in Valencia (Spain). II: Performance analysis and optimization

N. Pascual-Seva, A. San Bautista, S. Lopez-Galarza, J. V. Maroto, B. Pascual

268-278
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Editorial Board

Editorial Board
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