2012

Lipase activity, mesocarp oil content, and iodine value in oil palm fruits of Elaeis guineensis, Elaeis oleifera, and the interspecific hybrid O×G (E. oleifera × E. guineensis)

BACKGROUND One factor affecting crude palm oil quality is the formation of free fatty acids (FFA), often attributed to the hydrolytic action of mesocarp lipase. The aim of this work was to evaluate the enzyme behavior and to look toward new genotypes with low FFA production, high...

Autor(es): Janeth Aide Perea.   Tatiana Cadena.   Fausto Prada.  

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2012

In vitro effect of essential oils of three lippia species on monilioph.th.ora roreri (Cif. and Par.) Evans et al., causative agent of moniliasis of cocoa [Theobroma cacao L.)

The in vitro antifungal effect of five essential oils (EOs) (EO1, EO2, EO3, EO4 and EO5) extracted from Lippia origanoides, L. citriodora and L. alba on isolates of Monilia (Moniliophthora roreri] was evaluated. Lippia plants were collected at five locations in Colombia, and moni...

Autor(es): Janeth Aide Perea.   Elena Stashenko.  

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