Local Knowledge and Use of Medicinal Plants in a Rural Community in the Agreste of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. [PDF]
The use of medicinal plants is an important source of therapeutic resources in rural communities and the wide versatility of some species may attract interest for prospecting studies. The aim of this study was to record and analyze local knowledge and the use of medicinal plants in the rural community of Malícia, municipality of Araçagi, Paraíba State,
da Costa Ferreira E +7 more
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Energy Partitioning and Latent Heat Flux Driving Factors of the CAM Plant Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merril) Grown in the South Subtropical China [PDF]
Elucidation of different vegetation energy partitioning and environmental control factors at the agro-ecosystem levels is critical for better understanding and scientific management of farmland.
Zhigang Liu +3 more
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Histamine in Brazilian Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Occurrence and Risk Assessment for Intoxication and Intolerance. [PDF]
Even though histamine plays an important role in human health, it has been associated with food intoxication and intolerance episodes. The most relevant, current state of knowledge regarding histamine's biochemical and health aspects is provided. Histamine levels are provided for 17 food groups, including 335 food types and 11,437 samples, allowing ...
Gloria MBA +7 more
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The research for new techniques of in vitro cultivation is being object of many studies around the world, in order to optimize and decrease production costs of seedlings with agronomical interest.
Luiz Antonio Biasi, Michele Rigon Spier
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16S ribosomal DNA characterization of nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from banana (Musa spp.) and pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merril). [PDF]
Leonardo Magalhães Cruz +2 more
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Vegetative development of Turiaçu pineapple under two ecological conditions in Maranhão, Brazil [PDF]
Pineapple plants of the cultivar Turiaçu are important for the fruit production sector in the state of Maranhão (MA), Brazil, because of their fruit quality and local social and economic value.
Letícia Moura Ramos +5 more
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Effect of shading screens on the production and quality of ‘Smooth Cayenne’ pineapple
In pineapple cultivation, it is common to cover the fruit with newspaper, in order to avoid scalding caused by sunburn. However, the scarcity of material and the large labor force required have led to the search of control alternatives.
Humberto Sampaio de Araújo +4 more
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Effects of immersion system and gibberellic acid on the growth and acclimatization of micropropagated pineapple [PDF]
Micropropagation based techniques enable the mass production of pest- and disease-free stock plants. Aiming at optimizing pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merril] micropropagation, a complete randomized experiment with three factors was established ...
Ramon Felipe Scherer +5 more
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Detection of Badnavirus in pineapple in northeastern Brazil
: Brazil is one of the main global producers of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merril), with emphasis in the Northeastern region of the country. Pineapple is exposed to several phytosanitary problems, including viruses. Pineapple badnaviruses are caused by
Edlene Maria da Silva Moraes Santos +5 more
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Morphoanatomical aspects of the starting material for the improvement of pineapple cryopreservation by the droplet-vitrification technique [PDF]
Cryopreservation of pineapple shoot tips has been established from various protocols, including droplet vitrification. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate the morphoanatomical conditions of the starting material over different times (30, 45 and 60 days) of
PATRÍCIA A. GUERRA +7 more
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