Universidad Católica de Manizales

Foliar Chitosan, Paraburkholderia tropica and Bacillus infantis Alter Chitinase and β-1,3-Glucanase Activity Independently of Meloidogyne spp. Infection and Reduce Nematode Reproduction in Tomato

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are the most economically important group of plant-parasitic nematodes worldwide. We tested whether foliar elicitors induce defense enzymes in leaves and reduce nematode reproduction in the roots of the same plants. Tomato cv. Santa Clara, w...

Influence of sociocultural factors on the perception of disaster risk in rural communities of Murillo, Tolima

Purpose This study aimed to analyse the influence of sociocultural factors on volcanic risk perception in the rural community of La Cabaña, Murillo (Tolima, Colombia), exposed to the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a convergent mixed-methods...