| selenium content of brazil nuts from two geographic locations in brazil. | brazil nuts (bertholletia excelsa) natively contain very high concentrations of selenium. since dietary selenium, including brazil nuts, have been associated with protection against tumor development in laboratory animal studies, it was of interest to determine the selenium content of the nuts from different nut-growing regions of brazil. in the work reported, 162 nuts from each of two regions (acre-rondonia and manaus-belem) were individually analyzed for selenium. the average +/- standard devi ... | 1995 | 7889353 |
| first record of the coffee berry borer, hypothenemus hampei (ferrari) (coleoptera: scolytidae), in pará nut, bertholletia excelsa (lecythidaceae). | we report the occurrence of hypothenemus hampei (ferrari) attacking pará nuts stored in the southeast of para state. the coffee berry borer successfully colonized and reproduced using pará nuts as a food source. based on this observation, the pará nuts can be used as an alternative food source in rearing the coffee berry borer. also, attention should be brought to need of proper storage of these nuts to avoid infestation by this pest. | 2009 | 19618062 |