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Forgotten Fruit, Infinite Potential: History, Genetics, Cultivation, and Future Perspectives for Feijoa sellowiana

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, Volume 54, Issue 1, March 2026.
Feijoa sellowiana (O. Berg), known as feijoa, is a South American fruit native to southern Brazil and northeastern Uruguay, with agronomic, nutritional, and industrial potential. Once restricted to its native range, the species is now cultivated in New Zealand, Colombia, and Georgia, where breeding programs and market chains are advancing its ...
Suelen Martinez Guterres   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avaliação de genótipos de goiabeira-serrana para utilização como porta-enxertos de cultivares comerciais

open access: yesAgropecuária Catarinense, 2020
Este estudo buscou identfcar, entre oito progênies de goiabeira-serrana, genótpo(s) apto(s) para uso como portaenxerto. Os dados coletados correspondem a 5 anos de desenvolvimento das plantas e 1 ano para qualidade dos frutos.
Karine Louise dos Santos   +2 more
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Evaluation of the Bioactive and Technological Potential of Caferana (Bunchosia glandulifera)

open access: yesJournal of Food Biochemistry, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Caferana (Bunchosia glandulifera), one of seven species of the genus Bunchosia identified in the Atlantic Forest, is a plant with expressive bioactive potential that remains underexplored by scientific research. Based on ancestral knowledge and popular traditions that consuming the fruit and infusions made from its roots and leaves may improve physical
Sara Fraga   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secagem e classificação de Sementes de Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret - Myrtaceae quanto à tolerância à dessecação e ao armazenamento

open access: yesFloresta e Ambiente
Objetivou-se, neste estudo, verificar a influência de diferentes métodos de secagem na qualidade de sementes de Acca sellowiana e realizar a classificação fisiológica destas sementes quanto à tolerância à dessecação e ao armazenamento.
Juliano Pereira Gomes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Características de frutos e germinação de sementes de seis espécies de Myrtaceae nativas do Rio Grande do Sul.

open access: yesCiência Florestal, 2010
A família Myrtaceae é muito bem representada na flora do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, região sul do Brasil. Frutos e sementes de seis espécies foram examinados quanto ao tamanho, cor, massa, teor de água.
Cristina Magalhães Ribas dos Santos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New records for Argentina of two multipurpose species: Acca sellowiana (Myrtaceae) and Casearia lasiophylla (Flacourtiaceae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Se citan por primera vez para la flora argentina las especies Acca sellowiana (Myrtaceae) y Casearia lasiophylla (Flacourtiaceae), las cuales se destacan en otros países por sus múltiples usos.
Keller, Hector Alejandro
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Phloridzin as a Nutraceutical for Cancer Prevention and Therapy: A Comprehensive Review of Its Mechanisms, Bioavailability Challenges and Future Applications

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
Phloridzin, a bioactive flavonoid from Malus species, demonstrates diverse therapeutic effects including anticancer, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, and antimicrobial activities. Its anticancer efficacy is mediated through glucose transporter inhibition and modulation of oncogenic signaling pathways.
Praveen Dhyani   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifunctional Role of Acca sellowiana from Farm Management to Postharvest Life: A Review

open access: yesAgronomy, 2022
Feijoa (Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret syn Feijoa sellowiana Berg) is a monotypic species belonging to the Myrtaceae family. Feijoa is cultivated in different countries, and it is mainly consumed as fresh fruit, due to its attractive nutritional ...
Thomas Vatrano   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of the Antioxidant, Antibiofilm, and Endocrine‐disrupting Potential of Amaranthus retroflexus Methanol Extract Used as Food: Network and Molecular Docking Analyses

open access: yesJournal of Food Science, Volume 90, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the antioxidant and iron chelating activities; phytochemical composition; and profile, antibiofilm activity, in silico molecular docking, and network analysis of the methanol extract of Amaranthus retroflexus. The extract showed an IC₅₀ value of 3.50 mg/mL in the DPPH assay and 6.61 mg/mL in the iron‐chelating ...
Mehmet Aytar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Espécies frutíferas nativas do Sul do Brasil. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
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ANTUNES, L. E. C.   +3 more
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