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Searching for More Effective Food Baits for Tephritid Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Performance of Newly Developed Vial-Lures Relative to Torula Yeast Borax. [PDF]

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Enkerlin W   +10 more
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Bioactive products from fruit of the feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana, Myrtaceae): A review

Food Chemistry, 2010
The feijoa plant (Feijoa sellowiana, family Myrtaceae, synonym, Acca sellowiana) produces fruit similar to that of the guava. It is native to Brazil but is grown in many countries as a food crop, especially New Zealand, where it is valued for its highly aromatic fruit.
exaly   +2 more sources

Feijoa Sellowiana fruit, an amazing source of anticancer molecules

Annals of Research in Oncology, 2022
Feijoa sellowiana O. Berg is a tropical plant with edible fruits and characterised by a high content of flavonoids. Several studies have shown that Fei-joa contains many bioactive components such as flavonoids, vitamin C, and essential minerals that contribute to multiple health benefits, such as an-timicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and ...
Cimmino F.   +6 more
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Feijoa sellowiana fruit

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2000
The present study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial and antioxidant activities of an aqueous extract from the tropical Feijoa sellowiana Berg. fruit which is widely used for human food. The extract was tested against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria by a broth dilution test and on human whole blood leukocytes, as well as isolated ...
VUOTTO ML   +6 more
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Somatic embryogenesis from floral tissues of feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana Berg)

Scientia Horticulturae, 2005
Abstract The objectives of the present work were to study the embryogenic competence of floral tissues of Feijoa sellowiana and to investigate the influence of plant growth regulators on somatic embryo induction and development in order to establish a somatic embryogenesis protocol starting from somatic tissues.
Suzana Stefanello   +4 more
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Feijoa sellowiana Berg (Pineapple Guava)

1996
Pineapple guava or feijoa are common names of Feijoa sellowiana Berg a member of the Myrtaceae family and the only species of the genus Feijoa. The scientific name is a compliment to both J. Feijo, Director of the Natural History Museum of S. Sebastian, in Brazil, at the time of its discovery, and F.
J. M. Canhoto, G. S. Cruz
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Morphohistological analysis and histochemistry of Feijoa sellowiana somatic embryogenesis

Protoplasma, 2004
Morphohistological analysis and histochemical studies were carried out during the induction and development of Feijoa sellowiana somatic embryos. Zygotic embryos were cultured on LPm medium containing 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (20 microM) and glutamine (8 mM).
G C, Cangahuala-Inocente   +3 more
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Lipids of the fruit of Feijoa sellowiana

Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 1991
The composition and amounts of liposoluble substances in the flesh and peel of feijoa fruit has been investigated. About 30 groups of lipid substances have been identified. The main groups of lipids in the flesh were triacylglycerols, sterols, cerebrosides, ceramide phosphate inositol oligosides, sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerols, phosphatidic acids ...
A. A. Kolesnik   +2 more
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Micropropagation Systems of Feijoa (Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret)

2012
Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret sin. Feijoa sellowiana (Myrtaceae) is a semiwoody fruit species native to South Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina; edible fruits are tasty. The naturally occurring populations in Santa Catarina State show high variability in fruit size, color, and other features.
Miguel Pedro, Guerra   +4 more
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