Listar Ciencias agroalimentarias por tipo "capítulo de libro"
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Hidroponía en Guanacaste: una experiencia en el territorio indígena de Matambú
(2014-11)El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar el desempeño de la producción de hortalizas en hidroponía en el Territorio Indígena de Matambú, utilizando diferentes sustratos, con el fin de identificar su eficacia como ... -
Identification of Phenolic and Carotenoid Compounds in Coffee (Coffea Arabica) Pulp, Peels and Mucilage by HPLC Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
(2013)Coffee pulp, peels, and mucilage are by-products accruing from wet coffee processing. Like coffee seeds, the se fruit tissues contain substantial amounts of polyphenols and other bioactives. In the present study, polyphenols ... -
Improving phenotypic prediction in dairy cattle breeding using the metagenome
(2019-11-18)Ruminants evolved from Artiodactyla in the Eocene 50–70 million years ago. In that period, grass began to populate the largest land surface on Earth. Since then, ruminants and their microbiota have evolved together in ... -
International Bioeconomy Innovations in Central America
(2017)This paper presents a first approach to Bioeconomy, its definitions and importance as well as related research in Central America. Since Bioeconomy and its potential is directly linked to agricultural production, research ... -
Maíz morado
(Alimentos vegetales autóctonos iberoamericanos subutilizados (pp.1-28).México: Fabro Editores, 2018)El capítulo describe las características agronómicas y nutricionales del alimento del maíz morado. -
Marine phenolic compounds: Sources, commercial value, and biological activities
(2023)The commercial value of phenolic compounds has increased in recent years due to their inherent health-related benefits. Marine phenolics are found in diverse natural sources such as seawater, macro- and microalgae, ... -
Mode of action of plant hormones and plant growth regulators during induction of somatic embryogenesis: molecular aspects
(2005-11)Plant hormones play critical roles in the establishment of somatic embryogenesis. During this process, somatic plant cells reverse their state of differentiation, acquire pluripotentiality and set up a new developmental ... -
Non-extractable polyphenols in tropical fruits: Occurrence and health-related properties
(Non-extractable polyphenols and carotenoids: Importance in human nutrition and health, 2018)Tropical fruits are good sources of phenolic compounds. Mango, pineapple, papaya and avocado are among the most commercialised tropical fruits worldwide. Tropical fruits with higher extractable polyphenol (EPP) contents ... -
Nutritional and industrial relevance of particular Neotropical pseudo-cereals
(2019-01-01)Several pseudo-cereals (plants not belonging to the Poaceae family but with uses similar to those of the traditional cereals) of Neotropical origin have been cultivated and consumed since pre-Columbian times by indigenous ... -
Observaciones sobre el control de malezas en un banco de proteína de Arachis pintoi
(1996-08)Arachis pintoi se utiliza en asociacibn con gramfneas o como banco de proteína para la alimentación de animales. Cuando se siembra como banco es frecuente la invasion de malezas que perjudican su desarrollo y, por lo ... -
Papaya
(2015-01-01)Papaya (Carica papaya) is a semiwoody, usually single-stemmed, herbaceous plant (Fig. 1). It originated along the Caribbean lowlands of Mesoamerica and is now extensively and exclusively distributed in tropical and subtropical ... -
Participation of plant hormones in determination and progression of somatic embryogenesis
(2005-11)In vitro culture protocols have been developed for many species, mainly using empirical approaches, to induce somatic embryogenesis from various explant types. However, the underlying biochemical mechanisms governing ... -
Preharvest Salmonella Risk Contamination and the Control Strategies
(2017)Salmonella is present in most food production environments and can enter the food supply at any stage of food production from farm to fork. Control strategies for Salmonella include preharvest and postharvest aspects. ... -
Procesos de fermentación láctica
(Bioplásticos y agroindustria: alternativas para la valoración de subproductos agroindustriales (pp.197-257).San José, Costa Rica: EUNED, 2018)Muchos de los procesos tradicionales en alimentos, se llevan a cabo por medio de un proceso de fermentación que responde al crecimiento de microorganismos. Algunos de estos alimentos son: panes, cervezas, cidras, vinos, ... -
Producción y exportación de sandía (Citrullus lanatus) en Costa Rica
(2014-11)La sandía, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura et Nakai, es una planta de la familia Cucurbitaceae, originaria de África Tropical. Esta especie es muy apetecida por sus frutos, aunque también se consumen sus semillas, ... -
Regulation of Flowering in Orchids
(2021)Orchids constitute the largest families within the flowering plants; they are one of the most highly evolved groups in the angiosperms; and because of their flashy flowers many species from several genera are very prominent ... -
Sector agropecuario e indicadores de gestión ambiental en Costa Rica: perspectiva desde los resultados del Censo Agropecuario 2014
(2017-12)El autor realizó el proyecto en representación del Programa de Investigación en Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible (ProDUS), de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). El trabajo se inició usando como referencia el enfoque de ... -
Seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Guanacaste: el caso del territorio indígena de Matambú
(2014-11)El objetivo principal fue aportar algunos elementos para el mejoramiento de la producción de hortalizas, maíz y frijol en el Territorio Indígena de Matambú, a partir de la investigación-acción y el estudio comparado con ... -
Sistemas agroforestales en Mesoamérica para la restauración de áreas degradadas
(2016-08-20)En Mesoamérica, los sistemas agroforestales (SAF) se remontan a la civilización Maya desde el 600 hasta el 300 a. de C., con un apogeo que se estima perduró hasta el 300 o 900 d. C. Según Morley (1972). Esta cultura se ... -
Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth)
(2013)Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) is a member of the family Arecaceae and is the only palm species with fully domesticated populations in the Neotropics. It is a multi-purpose but underutilized species. Today, fruit ...