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REVISTA DE CIENCIAS AGRÍCOLASUNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA
COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS AGRÓNOMOSMINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y GANADERÍA
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Contents
AGRONOMÍACOSTARRICENSEVOLUME 40 NUMBER 1 2016
Biannual journal of agricultural sciencesof the University of Costa Rica,
the Society of Ingenieros Agrónomosand the Ministry of Agriculture
Obituary .................................................................................................................................................................. 7-10
Scientific papers
Evaluation of african star grass (Cynodon nlemfluensis) silage quality when mixed with three different additives.Luis Pineda Cordero, Pablo Chacón Hernández and Carlos Boschini Figueroa ............................................... 11-27
Partial nitrogen balance in the cropping system of corn (Zea mays L.) with leguminous cover in Chiapas, Mexico.José David Álvarez-Solís, Ramón Muñoz-Arroyo, Esperanza Huerta-Lwanga and José Nahed-Toral ............. 29-39
Blood concentration of β-hydroxybutyrate in Jersey and Holstein herds under grazing and its association with productive, reproductive and health indicators.Alejandro Saborío-Montero y Jorge Ml. Sánchez† ............................................................................................... 41-50
Effect of charges in post-harvest handling on the quality and shelf-life of coyote coriander (Eryngium foedium L.) for export.María del Milagro Cerdas Araya and Marta Montero Calderón ........................................................................ 51-64
Effect of chopping on the nutritional and fermentative characteristics of kikuyu, perennial ryegrass and reed canary grass based silages.Luis Villalobos and Jose Arce ................................................................................................................................ 65-74
Technical notes
Notes on management of lychee trees (Litchi chinensis) and its relation to flower induction.Patricia Quesada and Carlos Luis Loría .............................................................................................................. 75-80
Application of GPS and GIS to study foraging behavior of dairy cattle.Jairo Mora-Delgado, Nicole Nelson, Anais Fauchille and Santiago Utsumi ...................................................... 81-88
Analysis and comment
Costa Rica’s prohibitions and restrictions on agricultural pesticides use and marketing.Edgar Rojas-Cabezas ............................................................................................................................................. 89-105
