Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.: The biotechnological profile of a tropical tree
Enterolobium cyclocarpum is a tropical tree that has played a fundamental part in the development of rural man living from southern Mexico to the middle part of the South American subcontinent. The purpose of this review is to describe the relevant biotechnological aspects of this benefactor and gen...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-UMSNH |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:85624131001 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85624131001 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agrociencias biotechnology phytochemistry Enterolobium cyclocarpum |
| Sumario: | Enterolobium cyclocarpum is a tropical tree that has played a fundamental part in the development of rural man living from southern Mexico to the middle part of the South American subcontinent. The purpose of this review is to describe the relevant biotechnological aspects of this benefactor and generous comrade in life, the taxonomic classification and geographical distribution and introduction to other continents, the basic aspects of their biology and ecology, the importance in the traditional agroforestry systems. Also, its role as material in the construction and manufacture of wooden utensils, in food and pharmaceutical biotechnology, in traditional medicine, in culinary regional folklore and its symbolic social importance. |
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