ISSN 0103-9016 printed version
ISSN 1678-992X online version

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

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Scientia Agricola is a journal of the University of São Paulo, Campus "Luiz de Queiroz", Piracicaba, a city located in the Southeast Region of Brazil in the state of São Paulo. Scientia Agricola publishes original articles which contribute to the scientific development of Agricultural, Environmental and Biological Sciences.

Scientia Agricola is edited since 1992, replacing the Anais da ESALQ (Annals of ESALQ) and incorporating the journal Energia Nuclear e Agricultura (Nuclear Energy and Agriculture).

Manuscripts must be submit through the electronic system, in the site http://www.scielo.br/sa, clicking in "submissão online". When submitting manuscripts for publication, authors should follow the Instructions to authors.

The abbreviated title of the journal is Sci. Agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.) and should be used in bibliographies, footnotes and bibliographical references and strips.

Articles published in Scientia Agricola are indexed or  abstracted by:

• Agris
• Agrobase
• CAB - Abstracts
• Chemical Abstracts
• INIS
• Tropag & Rural
• Current Contents^®/Agriculture, Biology, and Environmental Sciences, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch^®)

All authors agree with the submission of the article to Scientia Agricola and grant an exclusive license to publish the submitted article in printed and electronic form including photographs eventually submitted and selected as cover image. The authors hereby warrant that this article is an original work, has not been published before and is not being considered for publication elsewhere in its final form neither in printed nor in electronic form.

The reproduction of articles published in Scientia Agricola is allowed only with citation of the source. Use of published material for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Copies of printed articles can be obtained from the Library Division of ESALQ, at the address below.

Scientia Agricola receives accreditation and financial support of the:

• Programa de Apoio às Publicações Científicas Periódicas da Universidade de São Paulo, Comissão de Credenciamento

• CAPES

• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)