RESUMEN. La identificación de componentes funcionales clave para diversos bioprocesos de interés industrial ha permitido seleccionar aislamientos adaptados a condiciones ambientales extremas en tres especies de hongos del género Penicillium. Dichos aislamientos fueron evaluados in vitro para caracterizar su potencial como componentes de un consorcio microbiano aplicable en biorremediación de efluentes industriales que contienen residuos lignocelulósicos.

A selection of eleven microsatellite markers (SSRs) reported for fingerprinting germplasm collections of Pyrus spp. was used to genotype a collection of cultivars and rootstocks.

Abstract. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple food crops in the world; however, there has recently been a shift in consumer demand for higher grain quality. Therefore, understanding the genetic architecture of grain quality has become a key objective of rice breeding programs. Genomewide association studies (GWAS) using large diversity panels have successfully identified genomic regions associated with complex traits in diverse crop species.

ABSTRACT. The widespread use of artificial insemination has allowed the expansion of genetic progress. However, it also brought consequences such as the expansion of lethal hereditary diseases and the increase in inbreeding. The object of this study was to establish a fast and sensitive molecular assay to detect bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD) and deficiency of uridine monophosphate synthase (DUMPS) carriers in Uruguayan Holstein cattle by means of high resolution melting (HRM) curve analysis.

ABSTRACT. The widespread use of artificial insemination has allowed the expansion of genetic progress. However, it also brought consequences such as the expansion of lethal hereditary diseases and the increase in inbreeding. The object of this study was to establish a fast and sensitive molecular assay to detect bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD) and deficiency of uridine monophosphate synthase (DUMPS) carriers in Uruguayan Holstein cattle by means of high resolution melting (HRM) curve analysis.

ABSTRACT. One of the main limitations of rice yield in regions of high productive performance is the light-use efficiency (LUE). LUE can be determined at the whole-plant level or at the photosynthetic apparatus level (quantum yield). Both vary according to the intensity and spectral quality of light. The aim of this study was to analyze the cultivar dependence regarding LUE at the plant level and quantum yield using four rice cultivars and four light environments.

La soja (Glycine max L.) es uno de los cuatro cultivos de mayor importancia a nivel mundial. El objetivo general del proyecto fue desarrollar las capacidades a nivel nacional para incluir la ingeniería genética en el repertorio de técnicas útiles al mejoramiento genético del cultivo de soja. En particular, el proyecto tuvo como objetivos desarrollar las capacidades en el país para transformar soja y generar intragénicos de esta especie que incorporen genes involucrados en la tolerancia a sequía.