Avocado is an important export and consumption product in Colombia, its economic importance expected to increase the coming years. With vast potential territory for avocado cultivation, department of Cauca a crucial area producing this variety. However, small producers region often need more knowledge most suitable locations planting. This study seeks determine ideal areas Hass cultivation usin...

A significant proportion of post-harvest loss agricultural produce is experienced in Ethiopia, especially perishable horticultural commodities like fruits (mango, banana, papaya, avocado, sweet orange) and vegetables. Postharvest diseases derived from biotic sources such as microbial pathogens, or physiological disorders caused by abiotic contribute to shortening the postharvest life avocados, ...

With the use of modern information and communication technologies (ICTs), farmers in developing and transition countries can overcome non-market information asymmetries and increase farm productivity. Which kind of ICT is most effective is still uncertain. This study aims at investigating the impact of different kinds of ICTs on farmer’s performance by using survey data collected from raspberry...

Half a century of research into the physiology and biochemistry of sun-shade acclimation in diverse plants has provided reality checks for contemporary understanding of thylakoid membrane dynamics. This paper reviews recent insights into photosynthetic efficiency and photoprotection from studies of two xanthophyll cycles in old shade leaves from the inner canopy of the tropical trees Inga sapin...

The procyanidins (the most common type of proanthocyanidin or condensed tannin) from cell suspension cultures derived from cotyledons of Douglas Fir have been compared with those isolated from leaves of strawberry and avocado. Seventy per cent methanol (v/v) extracts from 100 milligrams fresh weight samples were analyzed by a combination of C(18)-reversed-phase columns with high-performance liq...

Wide-ranging species cannot persist in reserves alone. Consequently, there is growing interest in the conservation value of agricultural lands that separate or buffer natural areas. The value of agricultural lands for wildlife habitat and connectivity varies as a function of the crop type and landscape context, and quantifying these differences will improve our ability to manage these lands mor...

The present study investigates the effects of avocado, sunflower and olive oils used as back-fat replacers, on the fatty acid composition, oxidative stability, volatiles profile and color and texture properties of cooked pork patties. The vegetable oils modified the fatty acid profiles of the patties by lowering the percentages of SFA (from 36.96% to ~25.30%) and reducing the atherogenic index ...

A field experiment was conducted on the Andalusian coast (Granada, Southern Spain) to study time course of nutrient release into soil after addition bagged pruning waste from subtropical orchard trees (avocado, cherimoya, and mango) urban garden over three two-year periods. N, P, K concentrations were greater in waste, whilst avocado cherimoya registered highest values for Mg. In general, micro...