CHILEAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Edited and published by Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Chile

VOLUME 86 - ISSUE 6

December 2026

Cover photography: Lama-bordo system, Santiago Amatlán, Mixteca Alta region of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Source: Dr. Blanca Estela Santiago-Mejía, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Campo Experimental Valles Centrales de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México.

RESEARCH ARTICLES
Comparative in vitro screening of carrot cultivars for heavy metal tolerance during germination and early seedling growth
Authors: Ecem Kara
Pages 860 - 870 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600860
Fruit quality of Mexican native tomato accessions and wild relatives
Authors: Rommel Alvarado-Rodríguez, Ricardo Lobato-Ortiz, J. Jesús García-Zavala, Marcelina Vélez-Torres, Juan Porfirio Legaria-Solano, Aurelio Hernández-Bautista, and Martha Hernández-Rodríguez
Pages 871 - 883 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600871
Tidal inundation type and soil chemical properties determine rice productivity in tropical acid sulfate swamp ecosystems
Authors: Nukhak Nufita Sari, Masganti Masganti, Andin Muhammad Abduh, Muhammad Rizky Romadhon, Rachmiwati Yusuf, Yanti Rina, Eni Maftu'ah, Khairil Anwar, Puspita Harum Maharani, Anna Hairani, Muhammad Alwi, Parlin Holomoan Sinaga, Nurhayati Nurhayati, Nurmili Yuliani, and Olvie Grietjie Tandi
Pages 884 - 897 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600884
Green synthesis and biological activity of silver nanoparticles mediated by Hypericum perforatumL. and the endemic H. malatyanum Pesmen
Authors: Elif Özbey
Pages 898 - 907 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600898
Exploring the effects of nitrogen and zinc treatments on some agronomic parameters and zinc biofortification in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Authors: Sule Han and Ilker Sönmez
Pages 908 - 917 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600908
NaHCO3 stress and hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) adaptation: Growth physiology-metabolism synergy in saline-alkaline environments
Authors: Yunshu Ye, Zimeng Li, Haoyu Wang, and Yuhong Zhang
Pages 918 - 929 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600918
Organic carbon sequestration potential in alluvial agricultural terraces: A case study of a lama-bordo system in Oaxaca, Mexico
Authors: B. Estela Santiago-Mejía, Demetrio S. Fernández-Reynoso, Gerardo Colín-García, M. Magdalena Nevárez-Favela, Moisés Márquez-Velázquez, and Madaí Sánchez-Galindo
Pages 930 - 942 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600930
Fertility restoration and agronomic performance of hybrid rice derived from CMS x NPT under optimum and low nitrogen environments
Authors: Nur Mustaina, Willy Bayuardi Suwarno, Ayub Darmanto, and Hajrial Aswidinnoor
Pages 943 - 953 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600943
Synergy and comprehensive evaluation of biochar-based biogas residue fertilizer for enhancing yield and quality of greenhouse cucumber
Authors: Xingxing Ma, Fengfen Chen, Yunyun Xue, Yanrong Zhang, Ling Qiu, and Xuanmin Yang
Pages 954 - 966 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600954
Performance of sweet cherry trees trained to a central leader and pergola system
Authors: Agustín Badilla, Miguel Palma, Mariana Moya, and José Antonio Yuri
Pages 967 - 977 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600967
Selection and characterization of rhizobacteria from cocoa soils in Ecuador with potential for cadmium mitigation
Authors: Hayron Canchignia Martínez, Javier Auhing Arcos, Luis Vera Benites, Wuellins Durango Cabanilla, Karina Peña Salazar, and Manuel Carrillo Zenteno
Pages 978 - 992 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600978
Isolation and characterization of diverse tumorigenic Rhizobiaceae strains associated with crown gall on flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata var. lannesiana) in Ningbo, China
Authors: Liang Liu, Zhilong Wang, Qianshuang Guo, Kai Feng, Yueqiu He, Qi Ye, Fan Yang, Wen Li, Feng Liu, and Tao Fu
Pages 993 - 1002 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000600993
Effect of different molecular weight and concentrations of chitosan on the phenology of tomato in greenhouse conditions
Authors: Daniel Alejandro Anaya-Castro, Adolfo Dagoberto Armenta-Bojorquez, Julián Alberto Galaviz-Lara, Blanca Elvira López-Valenzuela, and Cesar Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla
Pages 1003 - 1011 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000601003
Kauke: A new alfalfa cultivar with high persistence and productivity in the Mediterranean drylands of Chile
Authors: Luis Inostroza, Carlos Ovalle, Paulina Etcheverría, Viviana Barahona, Soledad Espinoza, Gerson Monzón, and Alejandro del Pozo
Pages 1012 - 1024 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000601012
REVIEW
Water management and cropping pattern for rice cultivation in acid sulfate soils: A hydrological regimes and soil properties-based framework
Authors: Arifin Fahmi, Maya Amalia, Destika Cahyana, Anna Hairani, Aidi Noor, Rina Dirgahayu Ningsih, Siti Nurzakiah, Masganti Masganti, Ahmad Rizali Saidy, Puspita Harum Maharani, Izhar Khairullah, Muhammad Alwi, and Khairil Anwar
Pages: 1025 - 1035 | Full Text PDF | DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392026000601025