ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLANTAIN
Plauntein, from Old French plantein, from Latin plantāgō, from planta sole of the foot.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLANTAIN»
Discover the use of
plantain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
plantain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Postharvest Technology and Commodity Marketing: Proceedings ...
At temperatures below 55°C the Maillard reaction is less important and lighter
colored flour can be produced even with plantain at their turning stage of ripening
. The moisture content of plantain increased from around 62% at the green stage
...
2
Routine Post-harvest Screening of Banana/
plantain Hybrids: ...
Banana, cooking banana and plantain (Musa spp. AAA, AAB and ABB groups)
are major starch staple crops of considerable importance in the developing world
. They are consumed both as an energy yielding food and as a dessert.
B. K. Dadzie, J. E. Orchard, 1997
3
Black Sigatoka Disease of Banana and
Plantain: A Reference ...
that black sigatoka reduced plantain yields by 20 and 50%, respectively, in well-
maintained fields on rich fertile soils in Central America. Plants are not killed by
the disease during the first cropping cycles, but crop losses increase gradually ...
4
Advancing banana and
plantain R & D in Asia and the Pacific ...
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Molina, A.B., Roa, V.N., Van den Bergh, I.
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Biotechnology Applications for Banana and
Plantain Improvement
array of techniques to overcome the limitations of conventional techniques (Dale
1990). In some cases, biotechnology has even been advocated as the sole
option to banana and plantain improvement, for example in producing materials ...
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black sigatoka appearance in
plantain in relation to disease ...
1 Plantain cultivation in The Atlantic Zone 1.1 Introduction In contrast to banana,
plantain cultivation looks insignificant. Plantain is mainly cultivated on smaller
scale, on remote fields and small farms. But plantain contributes directly to the ...
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An Export Marketing for Exporters of Roots and Tubers, ...
Commercialized products The technology used by the production of plantain is
from Colombia. The contacts they have in Colombia provide them with good
seeds. Seed quality of Costa Rican plantain is bad and this influences output of
the ...
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Investigations In
Plantain
2 CULTIVATION OF PLANTAIN IN THE ATLANTIC ZONE OF COSTA RICA 2.1
description of the plant Plantain, Musa spp. , is a perennial that originated in
South East Asia (Purseglove, 1985). After Colombus discovered the New World
in ...
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Advancing Banana and
Plantain R and D in Asia and the Pacific
The mission of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and
Plantain is to sustainably increase the productivity of banana and plantain grown
on smallholdings for domestic consumption and for local and export markets.
A.B. Molina, V.N. Roa, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Staff, 2000
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Networking Banana and
Plantain
The mission of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and
Plantain is to sustainably increase the productivity of banana and plantain grown
on smallholdings for domestic consumption and for local and export markets.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLANTAIN»
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plantain is used in the context of the following news items.
Exodus from Puerto Rico could upend Florida vote in 2016 …
... manager of Kissimmee's Melao Bakery, which features Puerto Rican sweets and offerings such as mofongo, a fried plantain dish with garlic. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Growing Together: Weeds you can eat
Broadleaf Plantain. Perennial weed with low-growing flat broad leaves forming a circular rosette with thin upright seed spikes. Rich in iron and ... «AG Week, Jul 15»
The Groundnut boys: meet the trio bringing West African food to …
Of course, it wasn't long before the jollof rice and plantain crisps had turned into favourites and the dinners have continued ever since. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Taste of Hartford: Playa Blackened Scallop, Mango Cucumber …
Peel a green plantain and cut in half. Run the plantain through a mandolin or alternatively cut the plantain into fine matchsticks; Heat 1 cup of ... «NBC Connecticut, Jul 15»
Broomfield Enterprise Gardening July 26: Wet weather has allowed …
A more troublesome problem is the broadleaf weeds including dandelions, clover, plantain and others that are popping up in the turf. «Broomfield Enterprise, Jul 15»
Pedro Martinez still embodies the hopes of Dominicans at home and …
There was a caricature drawn and posted in the store of Sosa smiling holding a plantain, the fruit very popular in Dominican cuisine. Sosa and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Nigerian Artistes And The South African Attraction
Timaya sang 'Plantain Boy', a ballad about the life of a child who hawked plantains in a country where it is a delicacy. We all enjoyed the song, ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
Campaign launched to save rare Floating Water Plantain in …
One of the main threats to Floating Water Plantain is competition by invasive species which compete with our native species for light, space and ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
Restaurants We Love: Ramiro's 954, Mahopac
The ostras fritas (fried oysters with sweet plantain puree, bacon, onion, cream of spinach and jalapeno cilantro sauce) sound incredible, and ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
Eat This: Made to order naan at Biscuit Man
Alongside came a handful of super-crisp, well-salted plantain chips. The chips also come as a larger side dish ($3); other sides include Zee's ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
