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Books and Articles

Books, scientific articles and outreach publications by the Centre’s staff.

Documents

Acidez y encalado de los Suelos(1999) Magazine-style publication, with text and images, on soil acidity and liming. In Spanish.PDF · 3,5 MBPlant Nutrition in Tropical Forestry. Alfredo Alvarado 2015(2015) Nutrition and fertilization of forests and tree plantations in tropical regions, with charts and images.PDF · 955 KBValidación de modelos Pacífico Sur CR. Garbanzo et al. 2017(2017) Validation of geostatistical and conventional models for determining the spatial variation of soil fertility in the South Pacific of Costa Rica. In Spanish.PDF · 4,3 MBVochysia guatemalensis an alternative species for reforestation on acid tropical soils. Camacho, Alvarado, Moya 2016(2016) A native tree species (Vochysia guatemalensis) used in reforestation programmes in Costa Rica, with charts.PDF · 982 KB

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Centro de Investigaciones Agronómicas

Research, teaching and analytical services in soils, plant nutrition, agricultural microbiology, plant biotechnology, natural resources and postharvest technology.

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  • Ciudad de la Investigación, Finca 2, UCRSan Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica. Three-storey building, 175 m east and 75 m south of the UNED.
  • Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Reception(506) 2511 2070
  • Sample reception(506) 2511 2054
  • Samplesmuestras.cia@ucr.ac.cr
  • General enquiriesinfo.cia@ucr.ac.cr

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Institutional sites

  • School of Agronomy
  • Faculty of Agrifood Sciences
  • Office of the Vice-Rector for Research
  • Graduate Studies System
  • KERWA institutional repository
  • SIGPRO
  • Agronomía Costarricense journal

Related sites

  • MAG, Ministry of Agriculture
  • INTA Costa Rica
  • ICAFE, Coffee Institute
  • CNP, National Production Council
  • LAICA
  • CORBANA
  • ACCS, Costa Rican Soil Science Association
  • FAO
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