Thermodynamics influence on behavioural pattern of selected medicinal leaves
Selected tropical plants leaves such as Colocasia Esculenta, Carica Papaya, Tridax, Bambusa, etc. were experimentally investigated. The plants leaves were subjected to different degrees of temperatures.
J. Akpojaro, M. Oyeyemi, M.I. Omogbhemhe
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Effect of processing conditions on cyanide content and colour of cassava flours from West Africa [PDF]
The evolution of cyanide content and colour were monitored during the processing of lafu, traditional flour and improved flour from five cassava cultivars from Benin. In addition, the total phenol, polyphenoloxidase (PPO), peroxydase (POD) and linamarase
Akissoé, Noël H. +3 more
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Jatropha manihot Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1007. 1753. "Habitat in America australi." RCN: 7294. Lectotype (Radcliffe-Smith in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Euphorbiaceae: 367. 1987): Herb. Linn. No. 1141.11 (LINN). Current name: Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae).
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Domestication and Diversity in Manioc (Manihot esculentaCrantz ssp.esculenta, Euphorbiaceae)
Recent work reviewed here offers new insights into the evolution of manioc (Manihot esculenta) under domestication and contributes to current scientific efforts aimed at documenting forms of environmental management, local knowledge systems, and cultural practices that enhance genetic diversity.
Rival, L, McKey, D
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A mandioca é uma cultura de fácil adaptação às diferentes condições edafoclimáticas e desempenha uma elevada importância social por se constituir na principal fonte de carboidratos nos países em desenvolvimento.
José Maria Arcanjo Alves +5 more
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Discovery of natural waxy cassava starch. Evaluation of its potential as a new functional ingredient in food [PDF]
Cassava starch is a functional ingredient largely used in the food industry. This work reported the discovery of the first natural waxy cassava genotype (AM206-5) in CIAT, Cali, Colombia. SDS-PAGE demonstrated abnormality in the GBSS enzyme in the starch
Ceballos, Hernan +3 more
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Heredity of seventeen isozyme loci in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) [PDF]
L'électrophorèse sur gel d'amidon a été utilisée pour évaluer le polymorphisme isoenzymatique chez deux espèces de manioc. Les extraits bruts ont été obtenus à partir de feuilles et de pollen. Dix enzymes ont été examinés pour leur polymorphisme dans une
Charrier, André, Lefèvre, F.
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Seleção de variedades de hortaliças: uma proposta metodológica de pesquisa participativa
O objetivo deste informatvo é relatar a metodologia de pesquisa partcipativa desenvolvida pelo Programa de Pesquisa em Hortaliças da Epagri/Estação Experimental de Itajaí (EEI) na seleção de material genétco vegetal de aipim (Manihot esculenta Crantz ...
Euclides Schallenberger +3 more
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BRS Progresso and BRS Rendeira – new cassava cultivars with tolerance to post-harvest deterioration
BRS Rendeira and BRS Progresso are cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivars with tolerance to post-harvest deterioration and high mean yields of fresh root (31.1 and 27.9 t ha-1) and starch (8.9 and 8.1 t ha-1) in annual production cycles.
Eder Jorge Oliveira +5 more
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A look at endemic manihot species for northeastern Brazil: Taxonomy, richness, distribution and conservation [PDF]
Manihot includes about 150 species with a Neotropical distribution. Wild species of Manihot constitute a plant genetic heritage that can be used in breeding programs for the cultivable species Manihot esculenta Crantz (cassava). However, wild populations,
Karen Yuliana Suarez-Contento +2 more
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