Development of a shelling method to recover whole kernels of the Cutia nut (Couepia edulis) Desenvolvimento de metódo para descorticação da castanha de Cutia em amendoas inteiras
The kernel of the cutia nut (castanha-de-cutia, Couepia edulis (Prance) Prance) of the western Amazon, which is consumed by the local population, has traditionally been extracted from the nut with a machete, a dangerous procedure that only produces kernels cut in half. A shelling off machine prototy...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura
2006-08-01
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