Yellow Pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas [PDF]
FoodsPitahaya or dragon fruit is an exotic fruit native to Mesoamerica and is cultivated in several regions of the world. In recent years, pitahaya has become increasingly in demand, firstly, for its good nutritional and organoleptic qualities and, secondly ...
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Listado taxonómico de organismos que afectan la pitaya amarilla, Selenicereus megalanthus (K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran (Cactaceae) en Colombia [PDF]
Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria, 2012 Se provee una lista de organismos asociados al cultivo de la pitaya amarilla Selenicereus megalanthus (K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran en Colombia. Las principales plagas de pitaya amarilla en Colombia son la mosca del botón floral Dasiops saltans Townsend ...
Jorge Alberto Medina, Takumasa Kondo
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Efecto del tiempo de congelación en la capacidad de rehidratación de la pitahaya amarilla (Selenicereus megalanthus) liofilizada [PDF]
Agroindustrial Science, 2013 En la investigación se determinó el efecto del tiempo de congelación en la capacidad de rehidratación de la pitahaya amarilla (Selenicereus megalanthus) liofilizada, se congelo las muestras a -10 °C, y se ensayaron cuatro tiempos; 6, 9, 12 y 15 horas ...
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Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (Selenicereus Megalanthus Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia [PDF]
Plants, 2021 Yellow pitahaya is an exotic fruit that is rich in essential nutrients and antioxidants. In Colombia, it grows naturally in warm areas, but it is not clear which species exist because this genus presents a lot of intra and interspecific hybridization ...
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Physical-Chemical Characterization of Fruit Harvested at Different Maturity Stages of Grafted Yellow Pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus Haw.) [PDF]
PlantsThe physicochemical properties of fruits at different maturity stages using grafting technology are of great importance since grafting can alter the nutritional and functional parameters of the fruit.
Jessica Sanmiguel +6 more
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Mucilage from Yellow Pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus) Fruit Peel: Extraction, Proximal Analysis, and Molecular Characterization [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Mucilage is a hydrophilic biopolymeric material of interest in the food industry due to its high content of dietary fiber, antioxidant activity, and gelling and thickening capacities, which is present in high concentration in agricultural by-products ...
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Effect of different 1-methylcyclopropene doses on the postharvest period of pitahaya fruits (Selenicereus megalanthus Haw.) [PDF]
Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín, 2016 Colombia is one of the leading producers of yellow dragon fruit, but exports of this fruit is low when compared to the domestic production because most do not meet the requirements of international markets in terms of quality and preservation.
Javier Giovanni Álvarez-Herrera +2 more
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Agronomía Colombiana, 2014 The pitahaya or dragon fruit is one of the most representative exotic fruits that Colombia has, with an important, growing international market, but the cultivation and postharvest of this fruit lack sufficient technological support to be more ...
Yuli Alexandra Deaquiz +2 more
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Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín, 2017 Yellow Pitahaya (YP) is an exotic fruit, cataloged by Colombia International Corporation as a promising fruit to export, due to its sensorial and organoleptic attributes.
Yennifer Torres Grisales +4 more
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Inventario de la entomofauna asociada al cultivo de pitahaya amarilla (Selenicereus megalanthus Haw.) en Briceño (Boyacá) [PDF]
Ciencia y Agricultura, 2014 Boyacá es uno de los departamentos con mayor producción de pitahaya amarilla en el país. Los estudios realizados sobre este cultivo son muy pocos, y el conocimiento de la entomofauna asociada a él es un punto de partida para realizar nuevas ...
Héctor Iván Patiño-Tiria +2 more
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