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Efecto del momento de retiro de la manta térmica sobre la fenología, el rendimiento y la calidad de melón (Cucumis melo L.)
(2019)
Se evaluó el efecto de diferentes momentos de retiro de la manta térmica, sobre la fenología, rendimiento y calidad del melón tipo Cantaloupe, variedad MAG. Para la primera siembra, los tratamientos de retiro de la manta ...
Challenges for Food and Nutrition Security in the Americas: Costa Rica and its commitment to sustainability
(2017-11)
As a small nation with high biodiversity and an extensive system of protected areas, Costa Rica will face particular challenges regarding food security over the next few years. Thus, whatever development model the country ...
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 ...
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 ...
Somatic Embryogenesis in Peach-Palm (Bactris gasipaes) Using Different Explant Sources
(2016)
Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) is a member of the family Arecaceae and is a multipurpose but underutilized species. Nowadays, fruit production for subsistence and local markets, and heart-of-palm production for local, ...
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, ...
Vanilla protoplasts: isolation and electrofusion
(2015)
The vanilla plant is an orchid mainly commercialized for the production of vanillin. This compound is considered the second largest natural flavoring source in the world. In recent years, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Caracterización económica de la producción de melón (Cucumis melo) en Costa Rica
(2016)
Capítulo de libro con resumen histórico del cultivo del melón en Costa Rica y la evolución de las diferentes variedades. Se presentan datos sobre la exportación de la fruta, el mercado nacional y el área cultivada a lo ...