Pectinolytic yeasts, Saccharomyces marxianus, S. bayanus, S. cerevisiae var. ellipsoideus, and Schizosaccharomyces sp., predominated in the natural fermentation of coffee cherries of Coffea robusta variety grown in Chikmagalur district of Mysore State, India. These yeast species were found on the cherry surfaces, and evidence was adduced to show that the natural fermentation of coffee was the r...

During the preparation of the taxonomic treatment of Manihot in the Midwest Region of Brazil, a new species was found. Manihot fallax M.J. Silva & L.S. Inocencio is described, illustrated and morphologically compared with similar simple-leaved species. The conservation status, geographic distribution (including map), ecology, phenology and notes about leaf anatomy of the new species are given. ...

THE TITLE COMPOUND [SYSTEMATIC NAME: (3bS,5aS,7R,8R,10aR,10bS)-7-meth-oxy-10b-methyl-3b,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10a,10b,11,12-dodeca-hydro-5a,8-methano-5aH-cyclo-hepta-l[5,6]naph-tho[2,1-b]furan-7-methanol], C(21)H(30)O(3), was isolated from the beans of Coffea robusta. The mol-ecule contains five fused rings including a furan ring. The two six-membered rings are in chair conformations, but the third si...

The genus Agrostocynips Diaz is redescribed, as well as two species endemic to the Nearctic: Agrostocynips diastrophi (Ashmead) and A. robusta (Ashmead). Previous to this study, only Neotropical species of Agrostocynips were well diagnosed both taxonomically and biologically. Agrostocynips belongs to the Zaeucoila group of genera, which are Neotropical eucoilines that principally parasitize Agr...

Biji kopi hijau memiliki kandungan asam klorogenat berpotensi sebagai anti diabetes. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui efek perlindungan terhadap kerusakan pankreas mencit yang diinduksi aloksan. Hewan uji sebanyak 45 ekor dibagi secara acak menjadi lima kelompok yaitu I kontrol negatif diberikan aquadest, II positif suspensi glibenklamid, III, IV dan V ekstrak air biji robusta, arabika liber...

India is a varietal emporium of the medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) and we have well-established local healthcare tradition still relevant in indigenous healthcare system 1,2 . As per World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates, almost 80% of the population of developing countries relies on traditional medicines, mostly plant drugs, for their primary health care needs 3-5 . In developed coun...

This paper presents distance-independent diameter growth models for Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) in Kankali Community Forest, Chainpur VDC, Chitwan. As the basis for modelling, stem discs were cut 0.3 m above-ground for a sample of 80 trees that had recently been felled. Growth rings were measured along four radii and, except for the outer part of a few discs originating from old trees, indi...

Seven new formyl phloroglucinol meroterpenoids (FPMs), namely eucalrobusones J-P (1-7), as well as three known ones (8-10) were isolated from the leaves of Eucalyptus robusta. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis, and their absolute configurations were determined by applications of the Snatzke's helicity rule and the electron circular dichroism (ECD) calculation. Thes...

Palms can grow at sites exposed to high winds experiencing large dynamic wind and gust loads. Their stems represent a system of stiff fibrous elements embedded in the soft parenchymatous tissue. The proper design of the interface of the stiffening elements and the parenchyma is crucial for the functioning of the stem. The strategy of the palm to compromise between stiff fibre caps and the soft ...