ABSTRACT - Bacterial wilt caused by the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum is a devastating disease of potato crops. Harmonizing immunity to pathogens and crop yield is a balance between productive, economic, and environmental interests. In this work, the agronomic performance of two events of potato cultivar INIA Iporá expressing the Arabidopsis thaliana EFR gene (Iporá EFR 3 and Iporá EFR 12) previously selected for their high resistance to bacterial wilt was evaluated under pathogen-free conditions.

ABSTRACT - The subfamily Cerambycinae, one of the most diverse in longhorn beetles, is well known for its remarkable chemical parsimony in male-emitted pheromones. Conserved shared structural motifs have been reported in numerous species, sometimes working in combination with plant volatile kairomones. Among other compounds, the most ubiquitous male pheromone in cerambycine species is 3-hydroxyhexan-2-one. We conducted field trials using intercept traps baited with 3-hydroxyhexan-2-one and observed abundant captures of several Neotropical cerambycine species.

ABSTRACT.- Orange fruit are sensitive to develop chilling injury (CI) during postharvest storage. Symptoms are brown depressed areas in the flavedo that coalesce with time causing severe economic losses. Abscisic acid (ABA) is applied during preharvest in different crops to promote cold tolerance but its effect in citrus fruit remains unknown. The objective of this work was to study the effect of preharvest application of ABA in alleviating CI during cold storage (1.0 ± 0.5°C). ABA at 500 mg.L−1 was applied at three different maturity stages of ?W. Navel?, ?Valencia? and ?Salustiana?

ABSTRACT.- Nitro-fatty acids (NO2-FAs) are being formed in virgin olive oil (VOO), exhibiting pleiotropic anti-inflammatory responses. We analyzed the fatty acid profile, polyphenols, pigments, and NO2-FA levels in two contrasting olive cultivars, Arbequina and Coratina, under two ripening conditions. During in vitro gastric conditions, the extent of nitro-conjugated linoleic acid and nitro-oleic acid in Coratina VOO was higher at the intermediate stage. In contrast, Arbequina VOO did not present changes on NO2-FA formation.

ABSTRACT.- Nitro-fatty acids (NO2-FAs) are being formed in virgin olive oil (VOO), exhibiting pleiotropic anti-inflammatory responses. We analyzed the fatty acid profile, polyphenols, pigments, and NO2-FA levels in two contrasting olive cultivars, Arbequina and Coratina, under two ripening conditions. During in vitro gastric conditions, the extent of nitro-conjugated linoleic acid and nitro-oleic acid in Coratina VOO was higher at the intermediate stage. In contrast, Arbequina VOO did not present changes on NO2-FA formation.

CONTENIDO: 1. Efecto de diferentes tratamientos en elcontrol de oidio (Leveillula taurica) en pimiento. 2007 (Roberto Bernal, Juan Amaral, Juan Núñez, Pablo Alves) -- 2. Efecto de algunos tratamientos fungicidas en el control de enfermedades en tomate cv Coloso. 2007 (Roberto Bernal, Juan Amaral, Juan Núñez, Pablo Alves) -- 3. Efecto de diferentes manejos de desinfección de suelo sobre la población de nematodos en diferentes chacras. 2007 (Roberto Bernal, Verónica Korenko) -- 4. Eretmocerus mundus (Hymenoptera:Aphelinidae), parasitoide de Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera:Aleyrodidae).