Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth.): Ancestral Tropical Staple with Future Potential [PDF]
Plants, 2022 A pre-Columbian staple, Bactris gasipaes Kunth. is a palm tree domesticated around 4000 years ago, so appreciated that a Spanish chronicler wrote in 1545, “only their wives and children were held in higher regard” by the Mesoamerican natives.
Nancy González-Jaramillo +3 more
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Ecological adaptation of wild peach palm, its in situ conservation and deforestation-mediated extinction in southern Brazilian Amazonia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 BackgroundThe Arc of Fire across southern Amazonia seasonally attracts worldwide attention as forests are cut and burned for agricultural expansion.
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Full Exploitation of Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth): State of the Art and Perspectives [PDF]
Plants, 2022 The peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) is a palm tree native to the Amazon region, with plantations expanding to the Brazilian Southwest and South regions.
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Plant growth-promoting endophytic bacteria in peach palm seedlings [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2022 The objective of this work was to isolate endophytic bacteria from peach palm (Bactris gasipaes var. gasipaes) plants and to evaluate the effects of their inoculation on the plant seedlings.
Krisle da Silva +4 more
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Unlocking the Potential of Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) for Plant-Based Foods: A Review of Nutritional, Techno-Functional, and Bioactive Attributes [PDF]
FoodsPeach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is an underutilized Amazonian crop with emerging relevance for plant-based food systems. Global demand for plant-based products continues to expand, reaching USD 28.38 billion in 2024, yet current formulations rely on a ...
Kartik Sharma +5 more
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Conservation implications of the mating system of the Pampa Hermosa landrace of peach palm analyzed with microsatellite markers [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2015 Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is cultivated by many indigenous and traditional communities from Amazonia to Central America for its edible fruits, and is currently important for its heart-of-palm. The objective of this study was to investigate the mating
Doriane Picanço-Rodrigues +5 more
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Molecular analysis and validation of primitive races peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) by means of markers RAPD [PDF]
BMC Proc, 2014 da Silva C +3 more
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Plants, 2023 The extraction and commercialization of palm hearts is the most profitable activity involving the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), while consumption of its fruits is limited to Amazonian communities.
Yasmin Verçosa Kramer +10 more
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In natura residues from peach palm heart industry for ruminant feed
Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2022 Palm heart processing generates a large amount of residues like leaves, sheath and stems that have potential for ruminant feeding. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of in natura peach palm heart (Bactris gasipaes Khunt.) residues on performance ...
José Evandro de Moraes +7 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021 The study area pertains to the Chocó Biogeography, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, where around 40,000 ha of rainforest has been cleared for oil palm plantations.
Alexandra Narváez-Vásquez +4 more
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