Guaraná (Paullinia cupana) as a commercial crop in Brazilian Amazonia.

dc.contributorEMBRAPA-UEPAE de Manaus; IICA; Purdue University.
dc.creatorERICKSON, H. T.
dc.creatorCORRÊA, M. P. F.
dc.creatorESCOBAR, J. R.
dc.date2015-01-06T08:20:41Z
dc.date2015-01-06T08:20:41Z
dc.date1998-05-04
dc.date1984
dc.date2015-01-06T08:20:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-30T23:20:20Z
dc.descriptionGuarana (Paullinia cupana) is a woody vine or sprawling shrub native the central Amazon Basin. The seeds are commercially produced on some 6.000 ha in the state of Amazonas near Manaus. The principal article of commerce is an amber-colored. carbonated soft drink. It is also widely used as a high caffeine stimulant and in local medicines. The plant is monoecious and is damaged by a number of diseases, the most severe being anthracnose. Prospects are excellent for greatly expanded international markets.
dc.identifierEconomic Botany, v. 38, n. 3, p. 273-286, 1984.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/667780
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/379390
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectPaullinia cupana var
dc.subjectSorbilis
dc.subjectCultivo
dc.subjectConsorciacao
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectBotânica
dc.subjectHistoria
dc.subjectGuaraná
dc.subjectbotany
dc.subjectintercropping
dc.subjecthistory
dc.titleGuaraná (Paullinia cupana) as a commercial crop in Brazilian Amazonia.
dc.typeArtigo de periódico

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