Camilo Urbina- University of Tarapacá
Camilo Urbina
- University of Tarapacá
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Introduction
As an Agronomic Engineer living and working in one of the most arid deserts of the world (Atacama Desert) my research interests are driven by the search of practical solutions to the problems presented to agriculture in this natural laboratory of adaptation of life to extreme conditions.
From how to increase water efficiency, to how to better remove ions from water at a cost as close to free as possible, and even how to use perfectly adapted "weeds" as potential crops.
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A pilot plant for removing boron from irrigation water was installed in a commercial farm located in the Lluta River Valley (Arica, Chile). Water prior treatment contained dissolved boron concentration ranging from 17.98 to 23.76 mg L-1. After treatment, boron concentration substantially dropped to 1.28 to 1.79 mg L-1. Treatment did not affect eith...
The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of saline-boron stress on the vegetative growth, dry leaf weight, water potential (Ψw), relative water content, and leaf and root B and Cl- contents in 8 accessions of olive. Rooted one-year-old plants were cultivated for 132 days with 50% shading in 5-L pots containing sand substrate and watere...
N. Lara, L. Figueroa, F. Carvajal, Y. Zapata, C. Urbina, and H. Escobar. 2013. Quantitative differentiation between soil organic carbon and biochar carbon in Aridisol. Cien. Inv. Agr. 40(2): 387-395. To understand the effect of biochar, identify its presence and quantify its stability in soil, it is necessary to differentiate between the two main s...
To understand the effect of biochar, identify its presence and quantify its stability in soil, it is necessary to differentiate between the two main sources of carbon. These sources are resident soil organic matter and biochar, which is produced by burning organic matter under low oxygen concentration in a process known as pyrolysis. The present st...
