From Volume 10, Number 2, Siembra is consolidated as a scientific journal of the Life Sciences Area of the Universidad Central del Ecuador, joining the efforts of the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Livestock, and Biological Sciences, which are closely related in their activities and research lines. Therefore, the Focus and Scope of Siembra are reformulated, oriented to publish the results of multi- and interdisciplinary scientific and technological research in the fields of agricultural sciences, livestock sciences, and biological and environmental sciences.