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Polyphenolic Compounds from Andean Berry (Vaccinium meridionale Swartz) and Derived Functional Benefits: A Systematic and Updated Review [PDF]

Foods
Andean berry (Vaccinium meridionale Swartz) is a species of berry mostly exclusive to the Andean ecosystems, mainly present in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Jamaica, where it grows between 2000 and 3000 m.a.s.l.
Ana Rosa Ramos-Polo, Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo, Sandra Navarro-Gallón, Silvia A. Quijano, Sandra Sulay Arango-Varela   +4 more
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Nucleotide sequence analysis reveals the presence of PVY-Tam isolates affecting tamarillo in Colombia [PDF]

Virology Journal
Background Tamarillo or tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav.) is a fruit tree species of Andean origin with cultural and economic relevance in Colombia. The high incidence of complex viral diseases termed “virosis” in all tamarillo-growing regions of the ...
Carolina Martínez-Moncayo, Tulio César Lagos-Burbano, Clara Ontañón, Inmaculada Ferriol, Juan José López-Moya, Mireia Uranga   +5 more
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Correlation Analysis of High-Throughput Fruit Phenomics and Biochemical Profiles in Native Peppers (Capsicum spp.) from the Primary Center of Diversification

Agronomy, 2021
The main goal of this work was to investigate the relationship between the fruit morphology and biochemical composition of peppers (Capsicum spp.). For that purpose, one hundred native varieties from the Andean region, where the genus Capsicum has its ...
Jorge González-López, Simón Rodríguez-Moar, Cristina Silvar   +2 more
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Physiological, Biochemical and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters of Physalis Peruviana L. Seedlings Exposed to Different Short-Term Waterlogging Periods and Fusarium Wilt Infection

Agronomy, 2019
Cape gooseberry has coped with abiotic and biotic stresses such as prolonged waterlogging periods and vascular wilt in recent years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of four waterlogging periods on stomatal conductance (gs), leaf water
Cristhian C. Chávez-Arias, Sandra Gómez-Caro, Hermann Restrepo-Díaz   +2 more
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Functional characterization of plants and their utility in the selection of species for the ecological restoration of high-Andean ecosystems

Biota Colombiana, 2020
To start a restoration process in disturbed areas, it is important to select plant species that provide functional diversity to the recovering ecosystem and allow the establishment of new individuals towards more advanced stages of succession.
Angélica María Cogollo Calderón, Patricia Velasco Linares, Leonardo Manosalva   +2 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Andean morphotype of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017
The South America fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus s.l. is an important pest of fruits in Latin America and it is really a complex with at least eight cryptic species. In this work, we report the complete mitochondrial genome for the Andean morphotype of
Juan P. Isaza, Juan F. Alzate, Nelson A. Canal   +2 more
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Floral phenology of an Andean bellflower and pollination by buff‐tailed sicklebill hummingbird

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The Andean bellflowers comprise an explosive radiation correlated with shifts to specialized pollination. One diverse clade has evolved with extremely curved floral tubes and is predicted to be pollinated exclusively by one of two parapatric species of ...
Mannfred M. A. Boehm, David Guevara‐Apaza, Jill E. Jankowski, Quentin C. B. Cronk   +3 more
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Foliar brassinosteroid analogue (DI-31) sprays increase drought tolerance by improving plant growth and photosynthetic efficiency in lulo plants

Heliyon, 2022
The use of agronomic alternatives such as plant hormone sprays has been considered a tool to mitigate drought stress. This research aimed to evaluate the use of foliar brassinosteroid analogue DI-31 (BRs) sprays on plant growth, leaf exchange and ...
Cristian Camilo Castañeda-Murillo, Javier Gustavo Rojas-Ortiz, Alefsi David Sánchez-Reinoso, Cristhian Camilo Chávez-Arias, Hermann Restrepo-Díaz   +4 more
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New Advances in the Determination of Free and Bound Phenolic Compounds of Banana Passion Fruit Pulp (Passiflora tripartita, var. Mollissima (Kunth) L.H. Bailey) and Their In Vitro Antioxidant and Hypoglycemic Capacities

Antioxidants, 2020
Banana passion fruit (Passiflora tripartite L.H. Bailey) is a lesser known species of the genus Passiflora. This fruit typically grows in the Andean region of Ecuador and it is locally known as tumbo, taxo or curuba.
Elisa Giambanelli, Ana Maria Gómez-Caravaca, Arancha Ruiz-Torralba, Eduardo Jesús Guerra-Hernández, Jorge Geovanny Figueroa-Hurtado, Belén García-Villanova, Vito Verardo   +6 more
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Structure of plant-frugivorous bird interaction networks in two high Andean forests of southwestern Colombia

Global Ecology and Conservation
Plant-animal interactions are essential for the structure and functioning of ecosystems, especially in regions of high biodiversity such as the colombian Andes.
David Angulo-Ortiz, Jorge Becoche-Mosquera, Luis Germán Gómez-Bernal   +2 more
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