Publications by authors named "Joaquin Adolfo Montes Molina"
Plant-associated microbes have specific beneficial functions and are considered key drivers for plant health. The bacterial community structure of healthy Anthurium andraeanum L. plants was studied by 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing associated with different plant parts and the rhizosphere.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacteristics of tomato plants treated with leaf extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (L.)) and mata-raton (Gliricidia sepium (Jacquin)): a greenhouse experiment.
Joaquín Adolfo Montes-Molina Ibis Harumy Nuricumbo-Zarate Javier Hernández-Díaz Federico Antonio Gutiérrez-Miceli Luc Dendooven
J Environ Biol
September 2014
Article Synopsis
- Neem and mata-raton leaf extracts were tested as insect repellents in organic tomato cultivation, comparing their effectiveness to untreated plants and a chemical treatment (lambda-cyhalothrin).
- The best tomato plant growth was observed with Gliricidia (mata-raton) treatment, while differences were minor in the other treatments.
- Gliricidia leaf extract not only enhanced tomato growth and altered leaf and fruit characteristics, but its effects were attributed to growth regulation rather than insect repellent properties.
The effects of earthworm-processed sheep-manure (vermicompost) on the growth, productivity and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum) (c.v. Rio Grande) were investigated in a greenhouse experiment.
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