Vol. 24 (2020): SPECIAL-NUMBER

This a special issue dedicated to some researches on agro-ecology, livestock, environmental protection, and food production, of vital importance nowadays; among others.  Authors take part of the University of Guantanamo, House of Study and Progress, teaching staff. This institution celebrated its 40 Anniversary in 2020. This special issue is a tribute to this university.

Readers will be able to document themselves in agroforestry topics such as: Mathematical model to determine the Influence of bolus wood defects on Pinus cubensis yield in the Baracoa Agroforestry Company; Floristic diversity at the Xeromorph Coastal and Subcoastal scrub of the Baitiquirí Ecological Reserve, Entomofauna associated to Pinus cubensis G. in areas of the Cupeyal del Norte Conservation Department; Ecological aspects of the River Los Plátanos riverside forest;  Effects of different organic substrates in the production of Caesalpinea violacea seedlings in tubes; Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the Swietenia mahagoni L. Jacq growth and nutrition; Characterization of the mangrove in the Paraguay coastal sector, Guantanamo, Cuba; Evaluation of the environmental vulnerability at the National Park “Alejandro de Humbolt”; Proposals for actions for sustainable use of non-wood forest products in the Baitiquirí Ecological Reserve, Guantanamo; Impact environmental in the structure of the rainforest on metamorphic complex;  Impacts of Sustainable Land Management in productive yields of the Demonstration Area for the Conservation of Soil, Water and Forest.

Related to food production, two studies are present about beef and milk production improvement: Morphological characterization of the Mucubal breed and the Bramuco F1 and F2 genotypes; Milk composition, variation according to breed and lactation.

An important exportable line in Guantanamo is, undoubtedly, the production of coffee: Technological alternatives for the improvement of the processing and commercialization of Arabica washed coffee in the “Asdrúbal López” Coffee Processing Company, introduces the reader in this sense.

Related to an economical transport and some ways to avoid its negative influence on the environment is presented the work: Study of the locomotives effect on the environment in Guantánamo Province.

Published: 2020-12-10

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