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Drying on the germination and vigor of Crataeva tapia L. seeds

Ciência Rural
: Crataeva tapia L. is a fruit native to the Brazilian savanna, the Caatinga, and is used in the production of soft drinks and other beverages. Given the importance of this species and the lack of knowledge about its seeds, this research aimed to ...
Edna Ursulino Alves, Sueli da Silva Santos-Moura, Mácio Farias de Moura, Rosemere dos Santos Silva, Evio Alves Galindo   +4 more
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Pollination by native bees achieves high fruit quantity and quality of highbush blueberry: a sustainable alternative to managed pollinators

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
IntroductionBlueberry is one of the most relevant buzz-pollinated crops worldwide, and Chile is the most important global producer of fresh blueberries during wintertime in the Northern Hemisphere.
Benito Cortés-Rivas, Benito Cortés-Rivas, Víctor Hugo Monzón, Juliana Ordones Rego, José Neiva Mesquita-Neto   +4 more
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Bioactive Properties and Fatty Acid Profile of Seed Oil from Amomyrtus luma

Compounds
Amomyrtus luma (A. luma), a native Chilean tree species, produces fruits containing 1–3 non-edible seeds, which are typically discarded as waste during processing. This study evaluated the fatty acid composition and bioactive properties of A.
Claudia Giovagnoli-Vicuña, Rafael Viteri, Javiera Aparicio, Issis Quispe-Fuentes, Ady Giordano   +4 more
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Quorum Quenching Activity of Native Brazilian Fruits [PDF]

Proceedings of the XII Latin American Congress on Food Microbiology and Hygiene, 2014
Adeline Conceicao Rodrigues, Nayara Thais Barbosa Sacramento, Elis Regina Silva, Michele Correa Bertoldi, Uelinton Manoel Pinto. Quorum Quenching Activity of Native Brazilian Fruits. In: Anais do 12o Congresso Latinoamericano de Microbiologia e Higiene de Alimentos MICROAL 2014 [= Blucher Food Science Proceedings, num.1, vol.1].
Adeline Conceição Rodrigues, Nayara Thais Barbosa Sacramento, Elis Regina Silva, Michele Correa Bertoldi, Uelinton Manoel Pinto   +4 more
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Semi-desert fruit farms harbor more native flora than Mediterranean climate farms in central Chile

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2021
Understanding the factors that affect native plant communities is essential to protect floristic diversity, particularly in Mediterranean agroecosystems.
Alejandra E. Muñoz, Paul Amouroux, Nicolás Arcos, Cristián Bonacic   +3 more
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Characterization of Ultrasound-Extracted Pouteria splendens Fruit Extracts: Phytochemical Profiling and Evaluation of Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Effects

Foods
This study investigated the bioactive potential of Pouteria splendens fruit through ultrasound-assisted extraction, analyzing peel and pulp. The pulp exhibited a higher phytochemical content, with 179.67 mg GAE/g d.w.
Alejandro Madrid, Valeska Calderón, Valentina Silva, Patricio Novoa, Carlos Jara, Alejandra Catalina Möller, Joan Villena, Cristóbal Balada, Leda Guzmán, Iván Montenegro   +9 more
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Influence of 6-benzylaminopurine and culture medium on the regeneration of axillary shoots of Psidium cattleyanum Sabine cultivars Ya-cy and Irapuã [PDF]

Revista Ceres
Psidium cattleyanum, commonly known as araçá, is a fruit tree valued for its nutritional benefits and is increasingly consumed fresh and processed. However, the genetic variability within its populations makes selecting and propagating individuals with ...
Alexandre Klas Bico, Juliana Degenhardt, Luciana Lopes Fortes Ribas   +2 more
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Physical Characteristics and Productive Performance of Pequiá Fruit Under the Influence of Natural Vegetation

Floresta e Ambiente, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the physical characteristics of pequiá fruits in the Cerrado areas of Nova Xavantina-MT, and to determine the influence of native vegetation on fruit biometry and productivity.
Bruna Maria Roldão Lopes, Rayleen Whaiti Lopes da Silva, Clarissa Fernandes, Oriales Rocha Pereira, Joaquim Manoel da Silva   +4 more
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Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Serbia: Its presence on aphid-infested plants and co-occurrence with native aphidophagous coccinellids [PDF]

Pesticidi i Fitomedicina, 2020
The presence of the invasive coccinellid Harmonia axyridis in aphid colonies on plants, as well as its co-occurrence with native coccinellid predators was studied in the period 2011-2020.
Jovičić Ivana, Radonjić Anđa, Kljajić Petar, Andrić Goran, Pražić-Golić Marijana, Petrović-Obradović Olivera   +5 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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