ABSTRACT. Blackbirds (Icterinae) in North America, and dickcissels (Spiza americana Gmelin), eared doves (Zenaida auriculata Des Murs), and monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus Boddaert) in South America can cause serious economic damage to grain crops. Farmers frequently advocate lethal bird damage abatement measures based on the perceived need to take immediate action to avoid serious economic losses.
ABSTRACT. Blackbirds (Icterinae) in North America, and dickcissels (Spiza americana Gmelin), eared doves (Zenaida auriculata Des Murs), and monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus Boddaert) in South America can cause serious economic damage to grain crops. Farmers frequently advocate lethal bird damage abatement measures based on the perceived need to take immediate action to avoid serious economic losses.
ABSTRACT. Stem and sheath diseases caused by Sclerotium oryzae Cattaneo (SCL) and Rhizoctonia oryzaesativae Sawada Mordue (ROS) can severely reduce rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield and grain quality. Genetic resistance is the best strategy to control them. Phenotypic selection for resistance is hampered due to a heterogeneous distribution of the inoculum in the soil that generates high environmental variability and decreases genetic gain. To have higher selection accuracy it is necessary to develop phenotyping methods with high repeatability and discriminative power.
La formación de los recursos humanos es una prioridad de INIA, lo que se refleja en una fuerte apuesta al desarrollo permanente de las habilidades y conocimientos de sus colaboradores, así como a la formación de estudiantes provenientes de instituciones vinculadas (escuelas técnicas, facultades nacionales y extranjeras e institutos de investigación extranjeros). El Programa Nacional de Producción de Carne y Lana tiene una larga experiencia en la recepción de estudiantes en las diferentes Estaciones Experimentales.
La formación de los recursos humanos es una prioridad de INIA, lo que se refleja en una fuerte apuesta al desarrollo permanente de las habilidades y conocimientos de sus colaboradores, así como a la formación de estudiantes provenientes de instituciones vinculadas (escuelas técnicas, facultades nacionales y extranjeras e institutos de investigación extranjeros). El Programa Nacional de Producción de Carne y Lana tiene una larga experiencia en la recepción de estudiantes en las diferentes Estaciones Experimentales.
Meat cannot be considered as a mere commodity. Modern consumers not only care for certain quality traits and adequate prices, but are increasingly paying attention to other non-traditional cues, such as origin of food, production systems from where their meat comes from and animal welfare practices, among others. Uruguay bases most of its beef production on grass, although grain supplementation is used to feed animals facing nutritional restrictions with animal welfare benefits.
