Breeding programs generate vast amount of data which are often scattered in separate files. This hinders the application of modern breeding tools such as multi-environment analyses and genomic selection. This research work describes the process of consolidating 23 years of phenotypic, pedigree, and genomic records from the Uruguayan national rice (Oryza sativa L.) breeding program, and the features and structure of the resulting database.

The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an exotic forest pest that has killed millions of ash trees in the United States and Canada, resulting in an ecological disaster and billions of dollars in economic losses of urban landscape and forest trees. The beetle was first detected in Michigan in 2002 and has spread through much of the Eastern and Midwestern U.S., reaching Minnesota in 2009. Since then, it has spread across the state and poses a great risk to the more than 1 billion ash trees in Minnesota.

The emerald ash borer is causing dramatic losses following its introduction into North America, with hundreds of millions of ash trees killed. Attacked trees lose wood integrity rapidly after infestation and are prone to failure. The aim of this study was to investigate the wood degrading potential of Basidiomycota fungi previously found associated with EAB galleries. Laboratory soil and agar microcosm experiments showed that many of the white-rot fungi isolated were aggressive wood degraders.

It is unclear to what extent and on which variables does supplementing beef cattle on native grasslands affect sward structure, specifically on the dynamics of its grazing horizons.

Los efectos prolongados de la sequía afectaron negativamente la productividad forrajera y animal, así como el ingreso económico de los productores ganaderos. La situación actual requiere de la planificación y gestión necesaria para enfrentar los desafíos que traerá el invierno que se aproxima.