1. Fernando Borie: cinco décadas de investigación en suelos y micorrizas de Chile .
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Godoy, Roberto, Cornejo, Pablo, de la Luz Mora, María, and Marín, César
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VOLCANIC soils , *PHOSPHORUS in soils , *CARBON cycle , *PLANT nutrition , *PLANT productivity - Abstract
The article presents the trajectory and contributions of Chilean scientist Fernando Borie in the field of soil and mycorrhizal research. Borie has conducted studies on the behavior of phosphorus in volcanic soils in Chile, the nature and composition of organic matter in Chilean soils, and the role of mycorrhizal-arbuscular symbiosis in plant nutrition and productivity. His work has been recognized with awards and has been published in renowned scientific journals. Additionally, he has conducted postdoctoral stays in several countries. Borie has been a full professor at the University of La Frontera and has researched the relationship between the carbon cycle and the phosphorus cycle in soil. Currently, he is developing a research project at the Catholic University of Temuco, focused on the study of ancestral plants with high nutritional capacity. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2022
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