Biotechnological techniques provide a viable alternative to help improve and increase the production of plant species of agricultural and economic importance,which have been affected over the years by climate change,i...
Instituto Politécnico Nacional(IPN)and Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología(CONACYT)for financial support(Scholarship number:785612).
The Agave genus has played a key role in the food security of communities at the local and regional level for millennia.The use and knowledge of these plants led to the development of the oldest agricultural centres i...
supported by the Department of Support for Research and Graduate Studies of the Universidad de Guanajuato,Mexico[grant number CIIC 095/2022];Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología in Mexico(CONACYT)for the funding granted(1081559)to Román Cardona-Herrera to complete their Master’s degree studies in the Postgraduate Program of Biosciences of the Universidad de Guanajuato.
Nowadays,agave syrup(AS)is a controversial sweetener due to its high fructose content.However,the hy-drolysis process to which AS is subjected could contribute to improving its functional properties.This work aimed to...
The funding was provided by Project CE1645-21 PAICYTUANL.
Agave salmiana ash and poultry eggshell powder as CaO sources were used for obtaining nanostructured hydro-xyapatite(HAP).The synthesis was carried out by the Green Chemistry Hydrothermal Biosynthesis at 180℃ with a ...
Here, we evaluated the possibility of growing grape tomatoes on three different mixtures of composted agave bagasse substrate. Tomatoes were grown in 28-L pots for 106 days under a drip irrigation system with a hydrop...
Thanks to Professor Celia Aradillas for the entailment with the education authorities of the full-time school program,as well as,to the company Yakult S.A.de C.V.,for providing the dairy products used in research.
Overweight and obesity in children are an increasing public health problem,and the influence the gut microbiota has on it,is still discussed.The consumption of prebiotics has been studied in children with overweight a...
This work was supported financially by project AGS-2015-02-01-267656,Fondo Mixto CONACYT-Gobierno del Estado de Aguascalientes,and project PIBT-18-2,Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes,México.
Agave guiengola Gentry is an endemic plant from a very small locality in Oaxaca,Mexico.Its conservation status is fragile and can rapidly worsen.Because of its scarcity,this agave has been used solely for ornamental p...
National Science and Technology Council(CONACYT)for the grant No.665811 awarded to his Master thesis。
The reduction behavior and metallization degree of magnetite concentrate with agave bagasse were investigated in an inert atmosphere.The effects of temperature,biomass content,and residence time on reduction experimen...
This study was aimed to determine the mechanical strength of composites made from Agave cantala with an unsaturated polyester matrix and microcrystalline cellulose.Cantala fiber(CF)was treated with 6%Na OH with immers...