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Research Units
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Experiment Station

To discover each of our units within the ESLIFE-RID, click on the map on the unit you want to explore
Unit of
Postharvest Laboratory



Simulation of packaging and post-harvest treatments, transit and shelf of fruits and vegetables for the main destinations of the market.
Unit of
Shaded Crops


Coffee and cocoa are two of the world's best known tropical crops. These crops originate from the undergrowth and therefore their production systems often use the shade of some forest species to emulate the conditions of their origin and improve the performance of the crops and the quality of their production.
Unit of
Soil - Environment

Agricultural production systems are a Soil-Plant-Atmosphere continuum that must be understood holistically in order to achieve optimal crop production.
At ESLIFE we describe the conditions experienced by the treated plants in each trial.
Unit of
Pot trials



Establishment of plants in spatially controlled soil conditions.
Unit of
Phytoprotection


Methodologies for evaluating the performance of agrochemicals simulating specific conditions experienced in agroecosystems.
Implemented Methodologies:- Tenacity of products and mixtures.
- Inoculation of pests and pathogens.
Unit of
Banana


Evaluation of the alternative performance for the control of Black Sigatoka (Pseudocercospora fijiensis) in banana cultivation.
Metodologías Implementadas:- Prueba de fitotoxicidad de mezclas.
- Singel Leaf Test.
- Evaluación de planta completa.
Unit of
Pineapple


60 plots of 200 pineapple plants for the establishment of trials with high scientific rigor.
Unit of
Citrus


Citrus trees of the Valencia Roja, TF01 and TF02 varieties established in swingle and Flying Dragon patterns.
Unit of
Tropicla Forest


There is something fundamentally wrong in treating the Earth as if it were a business in liquidation.
Herman DalyUnit of
Pasture management


Garden of varied fodder and grasses for animal feed.
Species:- Panicum maximum
- Brachiarias decumbens
- Brachiarias brizantha
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Controlled Environment


Experimental area with controlled conditions for the development of a very homogeneous population of plants and induction of factors to be treated.
Controlled conditions:- Planting substrate.
- Exposure to precipitation.
- Irrigation.
- Nutritional contribution.
Unit of
Weed control


Comparison of post and pre emergent herbicide efficacy in the ESLIFE-RID seed bank.
Seed Bank:Cleome viscosa (Rat Tail), Rottboelia cochinchinensis (Hairy Grass), Richardia scabra (White Swallow), Asystasia gangetica (Cizafia), Echinochloa colona (Red Grass), Portulaca oleracea (Purslane). Scaparea dulcis (Broom), Oxalis barrelieri (Sorrel). Paspalum fasciculatum (Gamalote), Cyperus ferax (Crown Cortadera), among others.
Unit of
Peripheral Crops


Based on the need to diversify business segments and serve different crops. Especially in biological, botanical and biostimulant segments.
Scientific rigor as a competitive advantage
The experimental station is a tool to design tomorrow's agriculture today


