La domesticación de Stenocereus stellatus (Pfeiffer) Riccobono (Cactaceae)

Morphological variation and the process of domestication of Stenocereus stellatus (Cactaceae) in Central Mexico.

Morphological variation was analyzed in wild, managed in situ, and cultivated populations of the columnar cactus Stenocereus stellatus in central Mexico. The purpose was to evaluate whether morphological divergence between manipulated and wild populations has resulted from domestication processes. Variation of 23 morphological characters was analyzed among 324 individuals from 19 populations of...

Managing diversity: Domestication and gene flow in Stenocereus stellatus Riccob. (Cactaceae) in Mexico

Microsatellite markers (N = 5) were developed for analysis of genetic variation in 15 populations of the columnar cactus Stenocereus stellatus, managed under traditional agriculture practices in central Mexico. Microsatellite diversity was analyzed within and among populations, between geographic regions, and among population management types to provide detailed insight into historical gene flo...

Demand of the Ecuadorian Pitahaya towards the Dutch Market Period 2014-2015

The pitahaya, pitaya or dragon fruit is an exotic fruit that comes from a type of cactus and has a lot of beneficial nutrients for health. It is a cacti plant, and as such, very resistant to droughts. The plant is a succulent, rustic cactus, with long triangular stems, whose tentacles search the rocks incessantly for which they feel a special predilection, whether there is earth nearby or not; ...

Etude sur la digestion pancratique de la caseine pour la production de la toxine tetanique

Description de Hyalomma dromedarii (Koch 1844) Morphologie de la larve et de la nymphe