• A time-window within the grain filling period accounted for early leaf senescence in maize under sink limitation 

      Dosio, Guillermo; Cicore, Pablo Leandro; Rizzalli, Roberto Héctor (Elsevier, 2024-01)
      In annual crops such as maize, assimilates demand exerted by grains converges with increasing leaf senescence. As sink demand changes as grains growth, leaf senescence could also be affected during the grain filling period. ...
    • Slaughter weight, sex and age effects on beef shear force and tenderness 

      Lucero Borja, Jorge Omar; Pouzo, Laura Beatriz; de la Torre, M.S.; Langman, Leandro Ezequiel; Carduza, Fernando Jose; Corva, Pablo Marcelo; Santini, Francisco Jose; Pavan, Enrique (Elsevier, 2014-05)
      In Argentina, beef cattle prices decrease as slaughter weight increases regardless of animal age or carcass maturity, and this decrease is significantly greater in heifers (15%) than in steers (5%). The objectives of the ...