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The pinhão seed of Araucaria angustifolia is a rich source of bioactive compounds with potential for various applications in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. This study addresses a wide range of research on the pinhão, including its chemical composition, nutritional and...
A tolerância/resistência de cultivares é uma das formas de manejo do nanismo amarelo da cevada, virose causada pelo barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV). O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a reação de genótipos de cevada ao BYDV. A inoculação foi realizada no estádio de du...
A expansão do cultivo de eucalipto para a região central do Brasil, na transição Cerrado/Floresta Amazônica, tornou necessário selecionar clones adaptados a esses ambientes, principalmente, a tolerância ao défict hídrico. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar se clones de eucalipto adaptados&#x...
O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a precisão da prognose da distribuição diamétrica para Eschweilera grandiflora (Aubl.) Sandwith em floresta de terra firme explorada em Paragominas, Pará. Em 2003 foram instaladas 12 parcelas permanentes no tamanho de 50 x 50m para cada tratamento,&...
Ilex paraguariensis, known as yerba mate, is a native species from South America widely used in the preparation of drinks, with several bioactive compounds. Its industrial drying process is archaic and associated to the contamination of the leaves with carcinogenic compounds. Previous s...
The freeze concentration of liquid foods generates a by-product that has few academic studies and no industrial application: the ice fraction of each concentration stage. Sugar-free carbonated beverages were produced from the addition of 20% residual ice fraction (stage 1—I120 and stage ...
This work aimed to understand the relationships between araucaria trees and some abiotic factors (soil type, soil organic C and soil nutrient supply) in agroforestry systems (AFS). Soils of two production areas in south-central region of the state of Parana (Bituruna - B and S...
Despite the socioeconomic importance of erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis) traditional agro-forestry production for family agriculture in Southern Brazil, there has been no systematization of forest management best practices aiming at long-term sustainability. Here, I present an analysis of relevant forest&#x...