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The native potato, a symbol of macho expression in the Quechua culture of Peru [PDF]

Frontiers in Sociology, 2023
The present field research focuses on the native potato varieties, Wira pasña and Llumchuy waqachi, cultivated in the Peruvian highlands at roughly 4,000 m above sea level. The objective is to analyze the macho essence of the names assigned to the native
Edgar Gutiérrez-Gómez, Ketty Marilú Moscoso-Paucarchuco, Diana Luján-Pérez, Jaime Carmelo Aspur-Barrientos, Eugenia Rocío Quispe-Medina   +4 more
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Effects of fermentable starch and straw-enriched housing on energy partitioning of growing pigs [PDF]

Animal, 2008
Both dietary fermentable carbohydrates and the availability of straw bedding potentially affect activity patterns and energy utilisation in pigs. The present study aimed to investigate the combined effects of straw bedding and fermentable carbohydrates ...
J.E. Bolhuis, H. van den Brand, S.T.M. Staals, T. Zandstra, S.J.J. Alferink, M.J.W. Heetkamp, W.J.J. Gerrits   +6 more
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Native Aquatic and Wetland Plants: Duck Potato, Sagittaria lancifolia

EDIS, 2016
This 3-page fact sheet discusses the classification, description, habitat, propagation, and uses of duck potato, an aquatic perennial that typically grows in swampy ground or standing water in ponds, lakes, streams, and ditches and usually blooms in the
Kimberly A. Moore, Luci E. Fisher, Carl J. Della Torre, Lyn A. Gettys   +3 more
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Formulation of pea-based inks with different starches to produce customized 3D printed and baked snacksYODA [PDF]

Current Research in Food Science
The technique of 3D food printing offers the exciting potential to create customized foods. The study aimed to examine how varying composition (using different starch types) affects the 3D printability of formulations and the texture of customized pea ...
Aaditya Venkatachalam, Patrick F.C. Wilms, Júlia Patón Baeza, Maarten A.I. Schutyser, Lu Zhang   +4 more
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Volatile Organic Compounds from Native Potato-associated Pseudomonas as Potential Anti-oomycete Agents. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2015
The plant kingdom represents a prominent biodiversity island for microbes that associate with the below- or aboveground organs of vegetal species. Both the root and the leaf represent interfaces where dynamic biological interactions influence plant life.
De Vrieze M, Pandey P, Bucheli TD, Varadarajan AR, Ahrens CH, Weisskopf L, Bailly A.   +6 more
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Cultural and ethnobotanical legacy of native potatoes in Colombia

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2022
Abstract Background Native potatoes are Andean tubers of great historical, social, food, genetic and nutritional importance, and they contribute significantly to food security by supplementing the household diet and also providing alternative income. Even when their cultivation and consumption imply great benefits, their
Daicy Yaneth Galvis-Tarazona, Zaida Zarely Ojeda-Pérez, Diana Marcela Arias Moreno   +2 more
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Production and Properties of Native Potato Starch-Coated Urea

Materials Science, 2022
This work is dedicated to researching the possibilities of using starch coating for slow-release fertilizers. Urea was used as nitrogen containing component, because it is the most suitable for the production of slow-release nitrogen fertilizers and has the highest concentration of nitrogen – 46.6 %.
Paleckienė, Rasa, Kauno technologijos universitetas   +1 more
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Rhizospheric actinomycetes from organic crops of native potato (Solanum tuberosum): isolation, phenotypic characterization, molecular identification, and impact on biocontrol of Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary

Scientia Agropecuaria, 2020
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth most consumed food crop in the world, whose production in Peru is diminished due to phytosanitary problems and high costs of chemical fertilizers.
Astrid Chumpitaz, Junior Caro, Wilbert Cruz, Jorge León   +3 more
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In vitro assessment of plant growth-promoting potential of rhizosphere actinomycetes from Solanum tuberosum sp. andigena

Scientia Agropecuaria, 2020
As part of the rhizosphere microbiota, actinomycetes interact with their host by releasing metabolites that positively influence their host’ growth. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the plant growth-promoting capacity of actinomycetes ...
Jessica Cisneros, Junior Caro, Claudia Mateo, Jorge León   +3 more
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Use of Native Potatoes for Research and Breeding [PDF]

HortScience, 2011
Potato is an important world crop with an abundant diversity of wild relatives for research and breeding. Over 100 tuber-bearing Solanum relatives of the cultivated potato occur naturally from southern Chile to the southwest United States. Only five of these have been reported in the United States, and only two exist with certainty (S.
John Bamberg, Alfonso del Rio
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