Faculty of Agronomy Journal
University of Zulia

Maracaibo, april-june 2004. Vol. 21, No. 2

Crop production

Detection of viral diseases affecting sweet pepper in Counties Iribarren, Jiménez and Torres of Lara State, Venezuela, using ELISA technique
Y. Rodríguez, E. Rangel, F. Centeno, O. Mendoza y A. Parra.

Aspects of floral biology in papaya (Carica papaya L.) cv. «Cartagena roja» in Lara state, Venezuela
J. Parés-Martínez, R. Linárez, M. Arizaleta y L. Meléndez

Quality of soil organic matter under different management practices in a tropical acid soil
Y. Espinoza

Extraction of N, P, K, Ca and Mg by cantaloupe plants (Cucumis melo L.) Packstar hybrid under Tarabana conditions, Lara state.
Z. Rodríguez y R. Pire

Food technology

Technical note:
A new method for the isolation of betalaines by HPTLC.
M. J. Moreno-Alvarez, A. Viloria-Matos, D. M. Hidalgo-Báez.

Technical note:
Evaluation functional and rheological of flours from Coroba (Jessenia polycarpa Karst)
D. R. Belén C, R. Alemán, F. J. Alvarez, M. J. Moreno Alvarez

Socioeconomy

The small farmers and its participation in the process of agricultural commercialization.
Rincón, N., Segovia, E., Aguilera, G., López, A., Zavarce, E. y Leal, M.

Analysis of the distribution of red meat process by the butcheries in the urban area of Maracaibo
E. Segovia Lopez López, D. Contreras Peña, D. Marcano Pivoto y R. Pirela Hernández