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Savory biscuits formulated with mixed green banana pulp and peel flours: A sustainable approach to enhance nutritional, technological and sensory properties

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND There is a growing consumer interest in foods that not only provide nutritional value and convenience, but also promote health benefits through regular consumption. In this context, green banana flour has emerged as a promising alternative for innovative product development.
Leonara Martins Viana, Carlos Wanderlei Piler Carvalho, Hércia Stampini Duarte Martino, Maria Teresa Galvão, Mária Herminia Ferrari Felisberto, Frederico Augusto Ribeiro de Barros   +5 more
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Development and identification of cassava clones with special starch characteristics [PDF]

, 2007
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food security crop for many tropical and subtropical countries. It is also acquiring an increasing role in rural development as raw material for different industries.
Calle, Fernando, Ceballos, Hernan, Denyer, Kay, Dufour, Dominique, Fregene, Martin, Lentini, Z., Mestres, Christian, Morante, Nelson, Pérez, Juan Carlos, Rosero, Elvia A., Sanchez, Teresa, Smith, Alison M., Tofino, Adriana P.   +12 more
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Connecting tradition and technology: The digitization of the ethnobotanical collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The digitization of RBetno (JBRJ) represents a step forward for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. Aligned with the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 2, 2020–2030), this project documents the use of plants, including traditional knowledge and vernacular names, with a focus on the Atlantic Forest and Amazon.
Viviane S. Fonseca‐Kruel, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Luis Alexandre Estevão da Silva, Felipe Alves Oliveira, Maria Paula Vasconcelos Mesquita, Mariana Taniguchi, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduction of the Cyanide from Cassava Leaves Using NaHCO3 [PDF]

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control
Background: Cassava leaves are one part of the cassava plant, which can be consumed. Cassava leaves used as vegetable ingredients are weak as the presence of toxic cyanogenic glycosides.
N. Narwati, S. Setiawan
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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha, Anselmo Nogueira, Matheus Colli‐Silva, Juliana Gastaldello Rando   +3 more
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Incidência de sementes apomiticas em acessos de Manihot esculenta. [PDF]

, 2012
A mandioca pertence ao gênero Manihot e possui três sub-espécies, Manihot esculenta Crantz ssp. esculenta, Manihot esculenta Crantz ssp. flabellifolia e Manihot esculenta Crantz ssp. peruviana (ALLEM, 2001).
ALVES, A. A. C., SILVEIRA, T. C. da, SOUZA, F. V. D., VIEIRA, L. de J.   +3 more
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Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna [PDF]

, 2009
The objective of this work was to construct a simple index based on the presence/absence of different groups of soil macrofauna to determine the ecological quality of soils.
Geissen, V., Hernández-Daumás, S., Huerta, E., Jong, B., de, Kampichler, C., Ochoa-Gaona, S.   +5 more
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Assessment of the suitability of different cassava varieties for gari and fufu flour production in Liberia [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access Article; Published online: 15 Feb 2020Different cassava varieties are available in Liberia, but there is little knowledge of their product suitability. Hence, the need to assess the potentials of these varieties to produce gari and fufu flour.
Abass, A., Asiedu, R., Awoyale, W., Edet, M., Kawalawu, W.K., Kromah, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Mulbah, S.   +7 more
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According to whom? Spousal, household, and plot differences in improved cassava variety adoption in Nigeria

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Agricultural innovations underpin most investments that aim to increase agricultural productivity globally. Improved crop varieties have historically constituted the bulwark of agricultural innovation outputs and are credited with the success of large‐scale interventions such as the Green Revolution. Much research has shown, however, that gender shapes
Jing Yi, Jeisson Prieto, Elisabeth Garner, Hale Ann Tufan   +3 more
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Effect of Quarrying Dust on Leaves Weight and Plants Chlorophyll Content of Pawpaw (Carica papaya), Cassava (Manihot esculenta) and Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in Akamkpa, Cross River State, Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2023
Accumulation of dust and other particulate matter on crops could affect photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration and allow the penetration of phytotoxic gaseous pollutants, hence the agricultural crops show stunted growth, minimum leaf area, less ...
E. A. Enoh, P. A. Ogwo, E. A. Ubuoh
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