Uses and technological prospects for the mangaba, a native fruit of Brazil

V. C. D. S. Ana,N. R. S. Adrielle,S. Ana,S. Tatiana,Santos Almeida Camila,A. Julie,S. S. Priscilla,Ferreira Vitoria Marina

Published 2017 in African Journal of Biotechnology

ABSTRACT

Mangaba (Hancornia speciosa Gomes - Apocynaceae) is a native fruit of Brazil which is of great importance in its areas of occurrence. This species has been subjected to habitat fragmentation that is mainly due to human activity, and requires conservation. The aim of the present review was to evaluate the biotechnological advances in the species. This paper deals with recent studies on the genetic diversity and bioactive compounds. Key words: Hancornia speciosa Gomes, bioactive compounds, genetic resources, conservation.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2017

  • Venue

    African Journal of Biotechnology

  • Publication date

    2017-02-15

  • Fields of study

    Biology, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

CITATION MAP

EXTRACTION MAP

CLAIMS

  • No claims are published for this paper.

CONCEPTS

  • No concepts are published for this paper.

REFERENCES

Showing 1-46 of 46 references · Page 1 of 1