Tocopherol profile of Brazil nut oil from different geographic areas of the Amazon region [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2013 The tocopherol content of Brazil nut oil from different Amazon regions (Manicoré-AM, Rio Preto da Eva-AM, São João da Baliza-RR, Caroebe-RR, Belém-PA, and Xapurí-AC) was investigated by normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
Mariko Funasaki +4 more
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Distribution extension and geographic distribution map of the Brazil-nut poison dart frog Adelphobates castaneoticus (Caldwell & Myers, 1990) (Anura: Dendrobatidae): new record for southwestern Pará State, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2014 Adelphobates castaneoticus uses the woody husks of Brazil nut trees, Bertholletia excelsa, (without nuts and filled with water) as oviposition sites. Three specimens of A.
Bruno Camera, Diones Krinski
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Ecology and Society, 2011 Increased devolution of forest ownership and management rights to local control has the potential to promote both conservation and livelihood development in remote tropical regions.
Amy E. Duchelle +4 more
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Pest potencial of Sitophilus zeamais on Brazil nut under storage conditions
Bioscience Journal, 2020 The Brazil nut, fruit of Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K., a native plant of the Amazon region and may be considered one of the main extractivist products of countries like Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil.
Evaldo Martins Pires +5 more
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Vegetative rescue potential of Brazil nut through epicormic shoots on detached branches [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2020 Obtaining juvenile material may favor the clonal propagation of Brazil nut, Bertholletia excelsa. We aimed to assess the emission of epicormic shoots on detached branches of Brazil nut trees as a function of the mother tree and branch diameter, in order ...
Jônathan Brito Fontoura CONCEIÇÃO +2 more
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Brazil nut oil in diets for breeder cocks
Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2017 This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of Brazil nut oil in diets for breeder cocks on performance, semen analyses, biochemical serum profile and testicular morphology. Forty-two Rhode Island Red breeder cocks with 40 weeks of age were used.
João Paulo Ferreira Rufino +6 more
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Molecules, 2021 Palmarosa essential oil (PEO) is an alternative to synthetic fungicides to control the contamination by food-deteriorating fungi, such as Aspergillus nomius. Nonetheless, the low long-term stability and volatility hamper its utilization. Thus, this study
Denise Tiemi Uchida +8 more
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Observations on flower visitors to Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K. and Couratari tenuicarpa A.C. Sm. (Lecythidaceae) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1985 Bees visiting flowers of Bertholletia excelsa. (Brazil Nut tree) and Couratari tenuicarpa were collected, their behavior described and the pollen found clinging to their dorsal thorax and stored on their legs was identified.
Β. W. Nelson +3 more
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Characterization of bacterial endophytes from the roots of native and cultivated Brazil nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2019 Brazil nut is a very important nontimber forest product in the Amazon region. Propagation of this tree still represents a challenge due to slow and uneven seed germination.
Patrícia Bombonati CHALITA +7 more
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Da castanha-do-pará ao ferro: osmúltiplos impactos dos projetos de mineração na Amazônia brasileira
Novos Cadernos NAEA, 2008 The study comprises the trajectory of the regional production both of the iron ore as well as Brazil nut, extractives products of the Brazilian Oriental Amazonia.
Stephen G. Bunker
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