Vibrissa growth rate in California sea lions based on environmental and isotopic oscillations

MARTHA PATRICIA ROSAS HERNANDEZ (2018, [Artículo])

Pinniped vibrissae provide information on changes in diet at seasonal and annual scales; however, species-specific growth patterns must first be determined in order to interpret these data. In this study, a simple linear model was used to estimate the growth rate of vibrissae from adult female California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) from San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California, Mexico. The δ15N and δ13C values do not display a marked oscillatory pattern that would permit direct determination of the time period contained in each vibrissa; thus, time (age) was calculated in two ways: 1) based on the correlation between the observed number of peaks (Fourier series) in the δ15N profile and the length of each vibrissa, and 2) through direct comparison with the observed number of peaks in the δ15N profile. Cross-correlation confirmed that the two peaks in the δ15N profile reflected the two peaks in the chlorophyll-a concentration recorded annually around the island. The mean growth rate obtained from the correlation was 0.08 ± 0.01 mm d-1, while that calculated based on the observed number of peaks was 0.10 ± 0.05 mm d-1. Both are consistent with the rates reported for adult females of other otariid species (0.07 to 0.11 mm d-1). Vibrissa growth rates vary by individual, age, sex, and species; moreover, small differences in the growth rate can result in significant differences over the time periods represented by the isotopic signal. Thus, it is important to assess this parameter on a species-by-species basis. © 2018 Rosas-Hernández et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

carbon, nitrogen, animal, California, chemistry, diet, female, island (geological), Mexico, Otariidae, physiology, Animals, California, Carbon Isotopes, Diet, Female, Islands, Mexico, Nitrogen Isotopes, Sea Lions BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA INMUNOLOGÍA INMUNOLOGÍA

Calibración de un modelo hidrológico aplicado en el riego tecnificado por gravedad

Calibration of an hydrology model applied in the technology irrigation by gravity

LUIS RENDON PIMENTEL JORGE DIONISIO ETCHEVERS BARRA JESUS CHAVEZ MORALES HUMBERTO VAQUERA HUERTA LUIS RENDON PIMENTEL (2001, [Artículo])

Este estudio tuvo como propósitos comparar la tecnología de riego tradicional con una metodología tecnificada, así como medir la respuesta de la producción de maíz (Zea mays) a la aplicación de nitrógeno en forma tradicional y en fertirriego. El experimento se desarrolló en el módulo 2 del distrito de riego (DR076), en el Valle del Carrizo, Sinaloa, México. La tecnología denominada riego tradicional es la utilizada por los agricultores, y la tecnificada es una propuesta del Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua.

Cultivos alimenticios Maíz Fertirriego Modelos matemáticos Riego tecnificado INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Sustainable maize intensification through site-specific nutrient management advice: Experimental evidence from Nigeria

Miet Maertens Oyakhilomen Oyinbo Tahirou Abdoulaye Jordan Chamberlin (2023, [Artículo])

There is growing evidence on the impacts of site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) from Asia. The evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where SSNM developments are more recent and where conditions concerning soil fertility and fertilizer use differ importantly from those in Asia, is extremely scarce. We evaluate a SSNM advisory tool that allows extension agents to generate fertilizer recommendations tailored to the specific situation of an individual farmer’s field, using a three-year randomized controlled trial with 792 smallholder farmers in the maize belt of northern Nigeria. Two treatment arms were implemented: T1 and T2 both provide SSNM information on nutrient use and management, but T2 provides additional information on maize price distributions and the associated variability of expected returns to fertilizer use. We estimate average and heterogenous intent-to-treat effects on agronomic, economic and environmental plot-level outcomes. We find that T1 and T2 lead to substantial increases (up to 116%) in the adoption of good fertilizer management practices and T2 leads to incremental increases (up to 18%) in nutrient application rates, yields and revenues. Both treatments improve low levels of nutrient use efficiency and reduce high levels of greenhouse gas emission intensity, after two years of treatment. Our findings underscore the possibility of a more gradual and sustainable intensification of smallholder agriculture in SSA, as compared with the Asian Green Revolution, through increased fertilizer use accompanied by improved fertilizer management.

Randomized Controlled Trial CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION GREEN REVOLUTION FERTILIZERS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Behavior of private retailers in a regulated input market: An empirical analysis of the fertilizer subsidy policy in Nepal

Shriniwas Gautam Dyutiman Choudhary Dil Bahadur Rahut (2022, [Artículo])

The private sector in Nepal participates in the regulated import and distribution of three types of subsidized fertilizer. However, almost 55% of the agrovets (family-owned microenterprises) that retail agricultural inputs do not comply. Many farmers rely on the fertilizer purchased through these agrovets, including subsidized ones. There is no private sector importer of the three types of fertilizer covered by the subsidy program, which indicates that the agrovets either acquire these through leakage in the government distribution system or through illegal cross-border trade from India, both of which are considered legal noncompliance. We discern the determinants for this noncompliant behavior of agrovets using logistic regression. The results from logistic regression suggest that the agrovets that are more likely to comply are registered, have membership in business associations, and have a higher number of competitors. Those with diversified business portfolios and covering a greater number of districts are less likely to comply. Key informants, consisting of both public and private sector stakeholders, were solicited for their views on solving this noncompliant behavior. The private sector unanimously asserts the need for deregulation of fertilizer imports and the participation of agrovets in the distribution of the subsidized fertilizer. In contrast, the public sector is skeptical of the ability and trustworthiness of the private sector in the import and distribution of quality fertilizer. We propose a middle ground to mitigate private sector noncompliance and suggest a policy revisit to increase the fertilizer supply and distribution efficiency.

Fertilizer Subsidy Policy Input Retailers CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA FERTILIZERS POLICIES MARKET REGULATIONS

Entrenamiento en servicio en operación de sistemas de riego por gravedad y aspersión en el estado de Guanajuato

Juan Manuel Angeles WALDO OJEDA BUSTAMANTE CARLOS ARMANDO DE LOS SANTOS GARCIA FELIPE BENJAMIN DE LEON MOJARRO (2006, [Documento de trabajo])

El objetivo principal del proyecto fue entrenar a técnicos responsables de realizar extensión agrícola en riego para el manejo adecuado de los sistemas de riego bajo su supervisión, sus diagnósticos y dictámenes respecto al uso eficiente del agua de riego y fertirriego, para que a su vez asesoren a los productores participantes para lograr el uso pleno de la infraestructura de riego y fertirriego en sistemas del estado de Guanajuato.

Riego por gravedad Riego por aspersiíon Capacitación Fertirriego INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Respuesta agronómica de maíces híbridos a la fertirrigación en Xalostoc, Morelos

Agronomic response of hybrid maize to fertirrigation in Xalostoc, Morelos

GREGORIO BAHENA DELGADO ANTONIO CASTILLO GUTIERREZ ELIZABETH BROA ROJAS MARIA DOLORES OLVERA SALGADO MIGUEL ANGEL JAIME HERNANDEZ FRANCISCO GARCIA MATIAS (2017, [Artículo])

El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el comportamiento agronómico de maíces híbridos cultivados en fertirrigación. El trabajo se realizó en el ciclo invierno-primavera 2014 en la Escuela de Estudios Superiores de Xalostoc. Se determinó número de hojas arriba de la mazorca, hojas totales, peso y diámetro de mazorca y rendimiento de grano. El mejor hibrido en cuanto a hojas arriba de la mazorca (6.46), hojas totales (13.66), peso de mazorca (206.88) y rendimiento de grano (7 613.3 kg/haˉ¹) fue el H-377. Se confirmó que deben evaluarse los nuevos genotipos y se requiere de tecnificación para el ahorro del agua y elevar los rendimientos.

Fertirriego Riego por goteo Tecnificación del riego INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Gilbert: ejemplo de huracanes de gran intensidad

MOISES MICHEL ROSENGAUS MOSHINSKY JORGE SANCHEZ SESMA (1990, [Artículo])

En septiembre de 1988, México fue azotado por un huracán de gran intensidad: Gilberto. En este trabajo se presentan conceptos generales (de meteorología e ingeniería) que permiten la mejor comprensión del análisis posterior de este huracán. Se expone un recuento de los daños típicos producidos por este fenómeno meteorológico en diferentes zonas del país, diferenciándolos, en lo posible, por su causa: viento, oleaje, marea de tormenta o precipitación pluvial. Por último, se revisan las lecciones obtenidas durante el paso del huracán Gilberto sobre territorio mexicano. Se ilustran de manera gráfica, lo más extensa posible, tanto los conceptos generales como los daños típicos observados directamente en la península de Yucatán.

Fenómenos hidrometeorológicos Huracanes CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA

Towards gender-inclusive innovation: Assessing local conditions for agricultural targeting

Diana E. Lopez Romain Frelat Lone Badstue (2022, [Artículo])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA AGRICULTURE CLIMATE FEMALES GENDER HUMANS GENDER EQUALITY

Vibrissa growth rate in California sea lions based on environmental and isotopic oscillations

MARTHA PATRICIA ROSAS HERNANDEZ (2018, [Artículo])

Pinniped vibrissae provide information on changes in diet at seasonal and annual scales; however, species-specific growth patterns must first be determined in order to interpret these data. In this study, a simple linear model was used to estimate the growth rate of vibrissae from adult female California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) from San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California, Mexico. The δ15N and δ13C values do not display a marked oscillatory pattern that would permit direct determination of the time period contained in each vibrissa; thus, time (age) was calculated in two ways: 1) based on the correlation between the observed number of peaks (Fourier series) in the δ15N profile and the length of each vibrissa, and 2) through direct comparison with the observed number of peaks in the δ15N profile. Cross-correlation confirmed that the two peaks in the δ15N profile reflected the two peaks in the chlorophyll-a concentration recorded annually around the island. The mean growth rate obtained from the correlation was 0.08 ± 0.01 mm d-1, while that calculated based on the observed number of peaks was 0.10 ± 0.05 mm d-1. Both are consistent with the rates reported for adult females of other otariid species (0.07 to 0.11 mm d-1). Vibrissa growth rates vary by individual, age, sex, and species; moreover, small differences in the growth rate can result in significant differences over the time periods represented by the isotopic signal. Thus, it is important to assess this parameter on a species-by-species basis. © 2018 Rosas-Hernández et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

carbon, nitrogen, animal, California, chemistry, diet, female, island (geological), Mexico, Otariidae, physiology, Animals, California, Carbon Isotopes, Diet, Female, Islands, Mexico, Nitrogen Isotopes, Sea Lions CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA

Influencia de las fases lunares en fertilidad, tasa de preñez y partos de vacas mestizas en el trópico seco.

CANUTO MUÑOZ GARCIA ROSENDO CUICAS HUERTA JUAN GONZALEZ MALDONADO EFREN ESTRADA PAQUI ISIDRO JAUREGUI PLATA JULIO CESAR GOMEZ VARGAS (2023, [Artículo])

There is speculation about moon phases influencing animal reproductive performance. A study was carried out to shed light on the influence of moon phases on estrus presentation, pregnancy rate, calving presentation, and offspring sex in cows from the Mexican dry tropical region. The reproductive data of 580 crossbred cows from 2010 to 2021 was organized according to reproductive events (estrus presentation, gestation, calving presentation, and offspring sex) occurrence during moon phases (new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter). The data were analyzed by Chi-squared test and logistic regression. The full moon reduced the estrus presentation (p0.05). It is concluded that the full moon reduces estrus presentation in crossbred cows. Moon phases do not influence the gestation, calving presentation, and offspring sex.

estrus calving offspring sex CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS AGRARIAS CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS FISIOLOGÍA ANIMAL