Do extrativismo à domesticação: as possibilidades da castanha-do-pará (2015)
Uma das mais importantes atividades econômicas da Amazônia, a extração da castanha-do-pará foi o sustento de muitas populações tradicionais daquela região. Vários estudos têm destacado as suas qual...
Esta tese avaliou o papel de um grupo de extrativistas de castanha-do-brasil (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) na criação e operação de direitos de propriedade sobre castanhais e na sustentabilidade do...
A visão dos sistemas socioecológicos como resilientes e cíclicos incita o manejo adaptativo e novos arranjos de governança sobr e os recursos florestais que incluem a participação das populações ru...
Hawaii 96822 (S.S.M.S.) The 2S albumins ofBrazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) are a group of abundant seed proteins containing high concentrations of the sulfur amino acids. Because these prot...
The Wood Structure of Couratari Aubl. and Courouplta Aubl. (Lecythidaceae)
Woods of the genera Couratari Aubl. and Couroupita Aubl. (Lecythidaceae) correspond in appearance and are nearly indistinguishable macroscopically. However, microstructural fea-tures such as parenc...
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) seed characteristics, preimbibition and germination
Although the seeds of Brazil nut are very popular on the international nut market. little is known about the basic seed characteristics and germination of this important tropical species. We cornpa...
Lecythis ampla is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae, which also includes the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa). Common names include coco, olla de mono, jicaro and salero. [2] It...
This is a book writen for the general public in which the two most most important edible nuts of the Brazil nut family, the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and the sapucaia nut (Lecythis pisonis)...
Seed storage proteins were extracted from Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) seed embryos at various maturation stages. Salt-soluble and water-soluble proteins (globulins and albumins) were s...
Fenologia reprodutiva de Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. em floresta de terra firme em Mazagão, Amapá.
São avaliados o comportamento fenológico de nove indivíduos de Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. (castanheira do Pará), por meio de fenofases: floração, frutificação/disseminação e mudança foliar no muni...
The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners -- vol.1
More than twenty years ago, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations contributed to the growing recognition of the role of pollination in agricultural production, with the public...
Bertholletia excelsa é uma espécie de elevado potencial para a produção de madeira e, embora seja amplamente plantada na Amazônia, informações sobre práticas de manejo dessa espécie em condição de ...
La retención de árboles semilleros (10%) durante el aprovechamiento forestal, es fundamental para garantizar la regeneración natural, así mismo como la evaluación de sus características fenotípicas...
Are Brazil nut populations threatened by fruit harvest?
Harvest of Brazil nuts from the large, iconic tree Bertholletia excelsa generates substantial income for smallholders, providing a strong incentive to conserve the mature forests where it grows. Al...
Composición florística del bosque amazónico de tierra firme del sector Alto Madera, Bolivia
Se describió la composición y estructura florística del bosque amazónico de tierra firme del sector Alto Madera de la provincia centrosureña (fide Navarro). Se instalaron cinco parcelas de una hect...
Se analizó la diversidad, estructura y composición florística en dos bosques amazónicos en el oeste de Pando. Se instalaron seis parcelas de una hectárea (100 x 100 m), tres en bosque de tierra fir...
Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidaceae), amazonian almonds from Bolivia or Brazil nuts is an economically important plant in the Bolivian Amazonian region. It has a significant content of bioactive co...
Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidaceae), amazonian almonds from Bolivia or Brazil nuts is an economically important plant in the Bolivian Amazonian region. It has a significant content of bioactive co...
We studied the pre-germination loss of seeds to invertebrate and vertebrate seed predators of 5 species of Amazonian trees (Astrocaryum macrocalyx - Palmae; Bertholletia excelsa - Lecithydaceae; Ca...
Physical properties of Amazonian fats and oils and their blends
Considering their diversity, this work evaluated physical properties of Amazonian fats/oils (murumuru, tucuma kernel, bacuri, pracaxi, patawa, and Brazil nut). Solid fat content (SFC) curves and cr...
Genetic diversity of Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) in southern Brazilian Amazon
Understanding genetic diversity is the basis of the evolutionary process of any species, as there are mechanisms that increase or reduce genetic variation. Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) ...
Spatial association of fruit yield of Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. trees in eastern Amazon
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is one of the most important non-timber forest product (NTFP) species in the world. Better management and conservation practices will only be possible with an in-d...
Brazil nut is a very important nontimber forest product in the Amazon region. Propagation of this tree still represents a challenge due to slow and uneven seed germination. In this context, plant g...
Bees visiting flowers of Bertholletia excelsa. (Brazil Nut tree) and Couratari tenuicarpa were collected, their behavior described and the pollen found clinging to their dorsal thorax and stored on...
Seeds of the Brazilnut tree (Bertholletia excelsa Humb. and Bonpl., Lecythidaceae) sustain one of the most important extractive industries in neotropical forests. Yet little is known about the demo...
Strategies to optimize modeling habitat suitability of Bertholletia excelsa in the Pan‐Amazonia
Aim: Amazon-nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a hyperdominant and protected tree species, playing a keystone role in nutrient cycling and ecosystem service provision in Amazonia. Our main goal was to d...
Calcium, strontium, barium, Ra228 and Ra226 were measured in tissues of the Brazil nut tree from different areas; ammonium acetate extracts of the underlying soil were also examined. The concentrat...
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