Diversity of Culturable Bacteria from Endemic Medicinal Plants of the Highlands of the Province of Parinacota, Chile.

Endemic medicinal plants that grow at altitudes in northern Chile have been traditionally used for therapeutic applications by Aymara doctors. Several studies have analyzed the biological properties of these plants for therapeutic purposes. The aim was to characterize at molecular and biochemical levels the bacteria that live in the rhizosphere and roots from endemic medicinal plants that grow between 3681-5104 m.

First Report of Pantoea agglomerans Causing a Leaf Blight and Bulb Rot of Onion in Chile.

Onion (Allium cepa L) is an important vegetable crop in Chile with 3.675 ha (ODEPA, www.odepa.

The Endophytic sp. S57 for Plant-Growth Promotion and the Biocontrol of Phytopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes.

Oregano from Socoroma (Atacama Desert) is characterized by its unique organoleptic properties and distinctive flavor and it is produced using ancestral pesticide-free agricultural practices performed by the Aymara communities. The cultivation in this zone is carried out under extreme conditions where the standard production of different crops is limited by several environmental factors, including aridity, high concentration of salts, and boron among others. However, oregano plants are associated with microorganisms that mitigate biotic and abiotic stresses present in this site.

Diversity of culturable bacteria isolated from ancestral crops of Arica and Parinacota Region, Atacama Desert.

Arica and Parinacota Region is located at the extreme north of the Atacama Desert, where the high levels of salts and boron, lack of rain, high UV radiation, among other conditions, make this zone an extreme environment. Despite these characteristics, in the transversal valleys, different types of crops are cultivated in this region, which are associated to beneficial microorganisms with specific traits that allow plants surviving and developing under extreme conditions. However, there is incomplete information related to these microorganisms.