Terminalia amazonia is a native species used for reforestation because of their rapid growth characteristics and wood quality. The main objective of this study was to determine the conditions for the in vitro establishment ...

Micropropagation of waterpear (Sechium edule Jacq. S.W.) from vegetative shoots. Waterpear (Sechium edule) is an important source of revenue for the exporting countries, being Costa Rica the leading producer. Among the ...

Se estableció un protocolo para la micropropagación de gloxinia y se evaluó en cinco fenotipos. Se realizó un estudio histológico al microscopio electrónico de barrido para determinar el origen de los brotes producidos, ...

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, Asteraceae, is a natural sweetener called “Stevia”. Its properties came from the diterpenoid glycosides presented in the leaves: a stevioside and rebaudisioside. The percentage of seed ...

Blueberry is a shrub of the Ericaceae family, that belongs to the genus Vaccinium, which comprises several species, among them V. corymbosum. Due to the high medicinal and nutritional value of the fruit, these plants are ...

Micropropagation of pilon (Hieronyma alchorneoides). Pilon (Hieronyma alchorneoides) (Euphorbiaceae) is one of the native timber species of Costa Rica best adapted to conditions of open plantation. Due to its growth ...

In vitro culture of Geophila macropoda (Ruiz & Pav. DC) from zygotic embryos. The goal of this research was to develop a protocol for the in vitro culture of Geophila macropoda. The work was conducted in Guácimo, Limón, ...

Con este proyecto de investigación, lo que se pretende en ofrecerle valor agregado al higo, con el fin de que los beneficiarios puedan aprovechar la fruta para desarrollo al menos dos productos agroindustriales que les ...

Vaccinium consanguinium es un arándano nativo de Costa Rica que presenta cualidades nutricionales y antioxidantes que lo hace un fruto de alto valor medicinal y nutricional. Su adaptación a las zonas altas del país lo ...