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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Valuable compounds in coffee by-products
(Green extraction and valorization of by-products from food processing (pp.277-292).Florida, Estados Unidos: CRC Press, 2019)
Coffee is extensively consumed as one of the most popular beverages, but at the same time it is a major source of organic residues. When not adequately disposed or processed, these residues are a cause of environmental and ...
Biology of the papaya plant
(2014-01-01)
The papaya plant (Carica papaya L.) has been described with a large variety of adjectives, which acknowledge the structural and functional complexity and the high phenotypic plasticity of this giant tropical herb (León ...
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 ...
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 ...