Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research - AGROSAVIA

Parallel Evolution of Bacteroidota as Long-Term Endosymbionts of Insects

Symbiotic relationships significantly transform both symbiont and host biology. The most visible changes include a massive reduction of the endosymbiont genome and the development of specialized host organs, cells, and compartments for symbiont housing. However, insect symbiosis...

Directed Acyclic Graphs for Causal Modeling of Musical Interventions in High-Tropical Grazing Dairy Cattle: A Causal Framework Review

Musical exposure in dairy cattle has been associated with potential effects on milk production, behavior, and physiological regulation; however, available evidence remains heterogeneous and potentially affected by biological and environmental confounding. In high-tropical grazing...

The first annotated checklist of the bees of Colombia reveals an overlooked diversity and areas with major data deficiencies

Background Most existing knowledge about bee biodiversity comes from temperate regions, where diversity is presumed highest—yet substantial data gaps across the tropics confound this pattern. Checklists are critical for documenting species presence, identifying knowledge gaps, an...

Ethnobotanical and phytochemical insights into native and naturalized plants for cashew pest control in Guinea-Bissau

Abstract Essential oils are increasingly recognized as ecofriendly alternatives to synthetic pesticides, especially in tropical regions with high pest pressure and limited crop protection resources. This study evaluates native and naturalized plants in Guinea-Bissau— Ageratum con...

Deciphering the genomic signatures of climate vulnerability across 77 sheep breeds

Abstract Among domesticated species, sheep ( Ovis aries ) have achieved a wide geographic distribution due to their mobility, rusticity and ability to adapt to diverse environments and climatic conditions. Here, we characterise the genome-wide diversity of >1,000 sheep representi...

Molecular and physiological mechanisms of the cadmium response in seedlings of two Theobroma cacao L. genotypes

Abstract Aims Understanding the mechanisms of cadmium (Cd) accumulation in cacao plants is critical to mitigating health risks associated with Cd exposure through chocolate consumption. A general and genotype-specific molecular and physiological responses were characterized. Meth...

Agronomic Performance and Quality of SM2828-28, the First Industrial Cassava Variety Suitable for Extended Harvest in the Humid and Dry Caribbean of Colombia

Cassava is a crop of major socioeconomic and cultural importance in Colombia. One of the main challenges is production seasonality, driven by climatic conditions that constrain planting and harvesting periods. Currently, cultivated varieties exhibit a substantial reduction in roo...

Development of SpriteOptics: A Python-Based Framework for Synthetic Optical Emission Modeling of Sprite Streamers

Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), particularly sprites, are short-lived electrical discharges occurring in the upper atmosphere and producing characteristic optical emissions. Numerical streamer simulations provide valuable information on their dynamics and electrodynamic propert...

Development of SpriteOptics: A Python-Based Framework for Synthetic Optical Emission Modeling of Sprite Streamers

Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), particularly sprites, are short-lived electrical discharges occurring in the upper atmosphere and producing characteristic optical emissions. Numerical streamer simulations provide valuable information on their dynamics and electrodynamic propert...