The development of Andean fruit crops is viewed as an important and healthy contribution to global food consumption but ecophysiological studies on these trees are scarce. 96% approximately 520 Passiflora L. species distributed in the Americas, especially Colombia Brazil. Many originated edges humid forests tropical valleys. four species: yellow passion (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Degener)...

A cultura do maracujá ( Passiflora spp.) é de grande importância para a agricultura baiana, principalmente familiar, uma vez que, segundo dados da Embrapa, Bahia em 2018 teve produção 160.902 toneladas fruta, o que lhe conferiu cargo maior produtor nacional, apesar possuir produtividade relativamente baixa. Tal fato demonstra novos estudos cultura, no Estado as condições edafoclimáticas são bas...

The chemical composition of the essential oils Passiflora sexocellata and trifasciata (Passifloraceae, subgenus Decaloba) were studied for first time. Essential obtained by steam distillation fresh leaves flowers. was assessed using GC/FID GC/MS. For P. leaves, optimized analytical procedure allowed identification 33 compounds (75% total oil composition) 29 (74% in Regarding trifasciata, 35 (76...

Herbal medicines include a range of pharmacologically active compounds: in some cases it is not well understood which ingredients are important for a therapeutic effect. The supporters of herbal medicine believe that isolated ingredients in the majority of cases have weaker clinical effects than whole plant extract, a claim that would obviously require proof in each case. Generalizations about ...