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Advances in the knowledge of quinoa pests [PDF]
A wide range of quinoa pests are known throughout the world. The most serious of the Andean pests are Eurysacca melanocampta (Meyrick) and E. quinoae Povolny´ (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), found mainly in Peru and Bolivia, which cause considerable yield ...
Esbjerg, Peter +2 more
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Lost crops of the Incas: Origins of domestication of the Andean pulse crop tarwi, Lupinus mutabilis [PDF]
PREMISE OF THE STUDY:The Andean highlands are a hotspot of domestication, yet our understanding of the origins of early Andean agriculture remains fragmentary. Key questions of where, when, how many times, and from what progenitors many Andean crops were domesticated remain unanswered.
Atchison, Guy W +7 more
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Climate Change in the High Andes:implications and adaptation strategies for small-scale farmers [PDF]
: Global climate change represents a major threat to sustainable farming in the Andes. Farmers have used local ecological knowledge and intricate production systems to cope, adapt and reorganize to meet climate uncertainty and risk, which have always ...
Dangles, O. +7 more
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El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar el efecto del pH (3, 5, 7 and 9) y la concentración de NaCl (0.1, 0.5 a 10 M) de forma independiente sobre las propiedades funcionales de harina entera y desgrasada de Lupinus mutabilis variedad criolla “tarwi”
Rodolfo Vegas +2 more
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Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in a Market of Bolivian Immigrants in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
This paper presents the results of a research in urban ethnobotany, conducted in a market of Bolivian immigrants in the neighborhood of Liniers, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina). Functional foods and nutraceuticals belonging to 50 species of 18 families, its products, and uses were recorded.
María Lelia Pochettino +6 more
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A holistic approach to enhance the use of neglected and underutilized species: the case of Andean grains in Bolivia and Peru [PDF]
The IFAD-NUS project, implemented over the course of a decade in two phases, represents the first UN-supported global effort on neglected and underutilized species (NUS).
Amaya, K. +5 more
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Lupinus mutabilis (tarwi) is a cultivated legume used principally as a protein source in human and animal nutrition. In this study, protein concentrate was obtained from debittered and defatted tarwi seed flour. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed the presence of
Arturo Intiquilla +3 more
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Abstract We have already published a review about the results of clinical trials evaluating the effects of selected nutraceuticals on glycemia in humans. In this second part, we describe the role of other nutraceuticals involved in dysglycemia. The available evidence showed promising hypoglycemic effects of the nutraceuticals reviewed both for their ...
Giuseppe Derosa +2 more
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The Lupinus mutabilis Sweet is a culture of the Andes of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia where it is consumed for its high protein value, fiber and fat content. The present research work used three methods of debugging through the sensory evaluation of flour
Víctor Vásquez Arce +4 more
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Nutritional Value and Bioactive Compounds in Andean Ancient Grains
Quinoa (Cheopodium quinoa), kañiwa (Cheopodium pallidicaule), kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus) and tarwi (Lupinus mutabilis) are ancient crops from the Andean region of South America.
Ritva Repo-Carrasco-Valencia
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