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Intentional and unintentional selection during plant domestication: herbivore damage, plant defensive traits and nutritional quality of fruit and seed crops
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2021-05)
Greater susceptibility to herbivory can arise as an effect of crop domestication. One proposed explanation is that defenses decreased intentionally or unintentionally during the domestication process, but evidence for this ...
Influence of different postharvest treatments on nutritional quality of grapefruits
(Elsevier Science, 2005-03)
The effects of postharvest treatments and storage periods on ascorbic acid content were evaluated for Rouge La Toma and Ruby Red grapefruit cultivars (Citrus paradisi Macf.). The ascorbic acid levels in the beginning and ...
Nutritional responses to different diet quality in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum (tuco-tucos)
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2007-08)
Nutritional response to different diet quality was examined in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum (tuco-tuco). Animals maintained in captive conditions were fed with three plant species that differed in their fibre ...
Nutritional quality of orange tomatoes for fresh consumption and processing products
(International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
In Argentina, commercial tomatoes for fresh consumption as well for processed products traditionally have red fruits. Although other fruit colors (yellow, purple) are present in the “cherry” types, orange tomatoes for ...
Effect of extrusion conditions and lipoxygenase inactivation treatment on the physical and nutritional properties of corn/cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ) blends
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2009-09)
The influence of lipoxygenase inactivation and extrusion cooking on the physical and nutritional properties of corn/cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) blends was studied. Corn was blended in an 80:15 proportion with cowpea flour ...
Females sequential mating decisions depend on both the quality of the courting male and the quality of the potential mates in a blood-sucking bug
(Springer, 2018-09)
This study investigates whether female sequential decisions on accepting or rejecting a courting male are based exclusively on the quality of the male present or are affected by the quality of potential mates. We used ...
Effect of plant nutritional traits on the diet of grasshoppers in a wetland of Northern Patagonia
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020-05)
Dichroplus maculipennis is one of the most damaging grasshoppers of wetlands. We investigated their feeding behavior in relation to the most abundant plants of Patagonian wetlands. Results showed that D. maculipennis was ...
QUALIDADE PÓS-COLHEITA DE DIFERENTES ACESSOS DE INHAMES COLETADOS NOS ESTADOS DE ALAGOAS E SERGIPE
(Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, 2022)