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Processing And Conservation Of The Grain Of Corn (Zea Mays L.) And Project Of Industrial Feasibility, Marina Caballero Bautista
Processing And Conservation Of The Grain Of Corn (Zea Mays L.) And Project Of Industrial Feasibility, Marina Caballero Bautista
Theses and Dissertations
Since Pre-Colombian time corn already formed part of the diet in Aztec and Mayan cultures, and actually represented in them a fountain of wealth and power. The cultivation is utilized in the region in multiple forms, not only for the human diet, but also as feed for animals. Corn is third place in the world production, following wheat and rice. It is cultivated in a total surface of 106 million hectares, its yield is 215 million tons, that represents an average of 2 tons per hectare. The cultivation of corn has special importance, given that this cereal constitutes the basic …
Agronomical Behavior Of Two Kinds Of Swiss Chard (Beta Vulgaris Var. Cicla L.) Fertilized With Earthworm Humus In An Underground Greenhouse In Viacha, La Paz, Walter Von Boeck
Agronomical Behavior Of Two Kinds Of Swiss Chard (Beta Vulgaris Var. Cicla L.) Fertilized With Earthworm Humus In An Underground Greenhouse In Viacha, La Paz, Walter Von Boeck
Theses and Dissertations
The objective of the following work was to evaluate the agronomical behavior of two kinds of Swiss chard fertilized with earthworm humus, and at the same time to know the yield and the costs of production. This work was done in the community of Letanias, located 32 km. from the Department of La Paz and at an altitude of 3860 meters above sea level. Two kinds of Swiss chard were used in this work, Fordhook Giant and Petoseed C003. The three doses of earthworm humus, used as fertilizers, were a2, a3, and a4. The quantity of fertilizer used was 1314, …
Processing And Conservation Of The Little Corn In Aiquile Province In The Cochabamba Department: Use Of Antioxidants, Organic And Industrial Evaluation, Saul Victor Miranda Fernandez
Processing And Conservation Of The Little Corn In Aiquile Province In The Cochabamba Department: Use Of Antioxidants, Organic And Industrial Evaluation, Saul Victor Miranda Fernandez
Theses and Dissertations
The present work was conducted in order to determine an adequate variety in the processing of small corn, in which a monitoring of all the cycle in cultivation was conducted. The behavior of the small corn was analyzed in the laboratory before the presence of three antioxidants, ascorbic acid, acetic acid and sodium sulfate in two concentrations in addition to subjecting them to thermal treatments that allows us to obtain a pleasant product for the consumer that is both resistant to treatment and nutritious for the health. The results indicate that the best variety of corn is muruchi yellow, the …