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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Hot pepper"”.
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Application of Spatial Analysis in the Incidence of the Gall Midge in Jamaican Hot Pepper Production
Jamaican farmers are experiencing constraints to hot pepper (Capsicum chinense) export production due to a quarantine pest -- the gall midge (Contarinia lycopersici; Prodiplosis longifila). There is a threat of gall midge introduction into the United States, where the insect pest is not known to …
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Policies Affecting Production Practices and Adoption of Integrated Pest Management for Jamaican Farmers in Ebony Park, Clarendon
… grown by the farm included: IPM and conventional hot pepper, IPM and conventional sweet potato, IPM and conventional callaloo, corn, pumpkin, cassava, and sugar cane. The trade and domestic policies incorporated into the model were: preclearance (farm level inspections of exportable harvest), …
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Gendered Production Roles and Integrated Pest Management in Three Jamaican Farming Communities
… agricultural exports: callaloo, "Scotch Bonnet" hot pepper, and sweet potato. While men generally participated to a greater extent in crop production and decision making, women also made a significant contribution. Less female participation is due in part to women owning, renting, or leasing a …
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Extraction of Capsaicin Using the Polyol Induced Extraction (PIE) Method
… extraction and quantification of capsaicin from hot pepper cultivars began. Capsaicinoids are the group of compounds that gives hot peppers and sauces their spicy taste and is expressed as Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The two major chemicals in the peppers that cause the hot sensation are capsaicin …
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Estudio de prefactibilidad para la instalación de una planta de producción de crema de ají (Capsicum frutescens) de cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum)
The aim of this research work is evaluate feasibility for the installation of a plant producing cocona chilli sauce which market is located on Lima Metropolitana. Initially, the research details the objectives, hypotheses, scope, justification of the topic, referential and theoretical framework …
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Biologia floral e eficiência polinizadora das abelhas Apis mellifera L. (campo aberto) e Melipona quadrifasciata Lep. (ambiente protegido) na cultura da pimenta malagueta (Capsicum frutescens L.) em Minas Gerais, Brasil
O presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar a biologia floral de pimenta malagueta (Capsicum frutescens L.), identificar seus potenciais polinizadores e avaliar a eficiência das abelhas melífera (Apis mellifera L.) e mandaçaia (Melipona quadrifasciata Lep.) na polinização de C. frutescens, em …
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Hidden power: gender relations in export-oriented tasks and access to resources for Uganda's horticulture sector
… exporters of horticulture produce, in particular hot-pepper and okra, in Uganda. The unequal power relations that are examined, show how women and men create a hierarchical setting within the same site, as well as through the interactions they make by linking to the other sites. While female and …