Marney Cereda

• Full professor
• Research and Valorization of Agricultura Products at NGO Raizes

Cassava is a crop adapted to growing at 20° above and below the equator. Its roots are widely used as subsistence food and are of cultural importance, but its phytotherapic potential is little recognized or valued. This chapter highlights the cyanogenic, phenolic, and fiber compounds distributed throughout the cassava plant. The three components ca...

N.; Brito, V.H.d.S.; Gil, E.d.S.; Silva, G.N.d.M.e.; Moreno, E.K.G.; Demiate, I.M.; Cereda, M.P. Modified Cassava Starches' Identification through Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy and Exploratory Analysis. Analytica 2023, 4, 126-140. https://doi. Abstract: Different starch properties may cause alterations in the foodstuff's external appearance. However, m...

In Latin America, underground starchy crops are considered as very important in the fixation of humans through agriculture. As they are stored in the soil, they are less susceptible to attacks by pests and diseases than cereals. In addition to being used fresh as food and animal feeds, these crops can be processed and have extended storage. In this...

Information regarding many crops that store starch in underground organs, especially the type of starch that they produce, is still poorly known. A thorough analysis of the composition of these starches is warranted to further study and establish their potentials. Proximal analysis can provide an overview, which highlights the most important compon...

The application properties of starches are more common in industrial use than in research application where starch properties are mostly concerned. This chapter aims to guide the reader on the evolution of various parameters used to measure these properties of starch. Among others, this chapter conceptualizes and highlights viscosity as the most im...

The underground organs that store starch, such as roots, tubers, corms, and rhizomes, have between 11% and 40% dry matter, with high starch contents and, for most of them, low fiber, fat, and protein contents, characteristics that make them very different from cereal grains. However, some underground starchy crops, such as cocoyam and several yam v...

In many situations, it is necessary to modify the properties of native starch by chemical, physical, enzymatic, or mixed processes to adjust these properties to the requirements of their applications. The presence of modified starches should be clearly communicated to the consumer. This chapter describes analyses to identify the main commercial mod...

This chapter provides a critical analysis on “resistant starch,” with a focus on underground starchy crops of South American origin. As a caloric food, starch always represents an asset for human development. In the last decades, this advantage became a problem, with increasing obesity, even in low development countries, together with serious healt...

Resumo A região Centro-Oeste de Mato Grosso do Sul é rica em biodiversidade, com a utilização de produtos do Cerrado por pequenos produtores, tanto como alimento como para gerar renda. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar parâmetros físico-químicos e microbianos de duas farinhas de bocaiuva e de biscoito elaborado com formulação desenvolvida pelo produt...

A erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis) é uma matéria-prima ligada à tradição, cultura e história de grande parcela da população brasileira, principalmente na região Sul. No final do século XIX a produção da erva-mate foi trazida para o Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) pelos imigrantes paraguaios. A erva-mate é utilizada para o preparo de chimarrão ou tereré, apó...

The vinasse is a liquid effluent resulting from the sugarcane processing for ethanol production. Ten to 18 L of vinasse are generated per liter of ethanol produced. It has a high polluting potential due to its organic load and solid concentration that can cause environmental damage if mismanaged, but since the 1980s it has been used for fertirrigat...

Pollen grains can provide valuable information to forensic palynology, such as the time of death or the possible origin of a corpse. Forensic Palynology is a vital tool to be used in a criminal investigation because the different environment has distinct pollen signatures. Brazil has a rich and diversified flora that is suitable for the application...

Yeast counting is an important step in monitoring the fermentation process in sugarcane mills to optimize ethanol production. There is a need for a faster method to count viable cells in place of the fastidious and operator-dependent traditional method. In this paper, the application of a slightly modified version of the standard Circular Hough Tra...

Animals feeding with cassava is frequent. In the case of sheep, the producer relates consumption to a reduction in the parasite load. The literature has proven the effect of phenolic compounds as an anthelmintic in vivo, but no evidence for cyanogenic compounds, also present in all parts of the cassava plant, was found. A controlled in vitro bioass...

Cassava is frequently fed to animals. In the case of sheep, the producer relates consumption to a reduction in the parasite load. The literature has proven the effect of phenolic compounds as an anthelmintic in vivo , but no evidence for cyanogenic compounds, also present in all parts of the cassava plant, was found. A controlled in vitro bioassay...

Food frauds present a major problem in the foodstuff industry. Arrowroot and cassava may be targeted in adulteration and falsification processes. Raman analysis combined with chemometric techniques was proposed to identify the mixing and adulteration of these foodstuffs in commercial products. 67 cassava and 5 arrowroot samples were prepared in lab...

Osmotic dehydration is a simple technique suitable to fruits and vegetables. It allows taking advantage of raw materials, reducing losses and adding value to the product. Bananas out of standard from the cv. Grande Naine were processed under three levels of good manufacturing practices (GMP) and the raisins assessed for 180 days presented stability...

Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.) is a monocotyledon in the order Zingiberales, family Marantaceae. It is an important medicinal spice, mainly known for the quality of its starch and for its applications since times immemorial. It is associated with diets in Asia and the Americas, where specific gel and starch paste rheologies are required. In add...

Active methodologies have been widely used in education to provide greater involvement in the teaching-learning process. In the face of the current pandemic scenario, remote activities are strategies to spread knowledge but require adaptations of face-to-face education. However, no records were found of its use to support research groups, which tra...

The Brazilian fermented cassava starch (polvilho azedo) is prized as raw material for fast food preparation. Its traditional production by natural fermentation and sun exposition favors contamination and impurities and also depends from the climate. Literature explains the polvilho azedo characteristic expansion by reaction of lactic acid produced...

Reducing the use of fossil fuels and mitigating environmental impacts justifies the generation of electricity from renewable sources. In Brazil, sugarcane is the biomass that most generates electricity, and Mato Grosso do Sul state accounts for 10% of this electricity. Production can be traded in the spot market, long-term contracts regulated by th...

This study aimed to explore the variability in the metabolism of nine wild yeasts isolated from the sugarcane juice from a distillery in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso. Cell viability under the stress conditions was evaluated. The yeasts were inoculated in the test tubes containing sugarcane juice adjusted from 12 to 21º Brix, ethanol from 6 to...

Environmental preoccupation and the need for diversification of the energy matrix have stimulated globally the use of biofuels. The Brazilian response was the release of a government program in 2004 to promote biodiesel, focusing on agribusiness and the social approach. The initial percentage of 2%, with a goal of reaching 10% in 2018, was the ince...

In this research it is reported a system to automate the process of identification of viable yeasts whose population control is a crucial task in the ethanol production process. The identification and counting of yeasts made by human vision under a light microscope, is repetitive and susceptible to errors. We used computer vision techniques such as...

Our objective was to verify the potential of identifying different starches in Brazilian landraces of cassava using near and medium infrared analyses. The survey was conducted on 132 landraces collected throughout the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon biomes, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, including 10 commercial starches. The results are reflec...

The repellent action of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) Anacardium occidentale on the beetles Dinoderus minutus was investigated at the Agricultural Sciences Research Center of the Dom Bosco Catholic University, in the municipality of Campo Grande, MS state. Culms mature Bambusa vulgaris were collected from a local clump. Out of these, twelve stalks...

Brazil is home to several plant species that exhibit potential for starch extraction. The arrowroot plant stands out owing to its South American origin. Arrowroot starch is especially important for fine confectionery, which is a high-value niche market. Thus, a small producer could benefit from the high prices of arrowroot starch. However, to have...

Embora com produtividade média de 4,5 litros/animal/dia, a produção de leite é muito comum no meio rural brasileiro como atividade de subsistência e segurança alimentar. Em razão das dificuldades de armazenamento é também comum seu processamento em queijos, resultando o soro como resíduo. A pesquisa teve como objetivo o desenvolvimento e estudo de...

Background: The leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) is associated with losses in the agricultural sector, due to its defoliating activity; for its control, biological, mechanical and chemical methods have been developed, the latter associated with adverse effects on human and environmental health. This research validated in the field for the control...

The objective of this research was to evaluate the thermal influence of the white and blue colors of the sanitary curtain used as lateral closures in commercial broiler chickens, aiming at the welfare and environment suitable for the production of broilers. At the end of 42 days, the white curtain represented the best average surface temperature, b...

Foi investigada a ação repelente do líquido da casca da castanha-de-caju (LCC) Anacardium occidentale L. sobre o caruncho Dinoderus minutus Fabricius, (1775), na Base de Pesquisa em Ciências Agráriasda Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, município de Campo Grande - MS. Colmos maduros de Bambusa vulgaris Schrad (1808), foram coletados de uma touceira l...

he objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of glyphosate application on the planting of arrowroot. For the demarcation of arrowroot we used a cultivator to obtain a spacing of 0.90 m x 0.50 m x 0.90 m x 0,50 m. The rhizomes were sectioned (cut) to contain approximately 6 gems and these were distributed in rows spaced apart by 0.25 m for...

The Leaf cutting Ant is associated with losses in the agricultural sector, for the most part in the cultivation of citrus fruit sector, due to its activity defoliator. Control of the species has been handmade, chemical and biologically, the latter with environmental benefits and low risk to human health. This research had as objective develop a for...

Sugarcane mills produce sugar and ethanol and have always used bagasse as fuel to generate energy for self-consumption. Recently some mills have been also producing surplus electricity to sell in the market a third product from sugarcane. Although any boiler can be efficient, the sale of electricity has stimulated the improvement of the burning pro...

Soil–cement brick is an alternative material for construction, which enables waste recycling, resulting in the reduction of raw material extraction. Accordingly, this study evaluated by physical and chemical tests, the incorporation of rice husk, and water treatment plant (WTP) sludge in soil-cement brick, without burning these wastes in the soil m...

The commercial sector of starch extraction has fully automated plants with a minimum scale of 200 ton.day–1, which extracts starch from maize and cassava in Brazil. Although these starches are commodities, the market demands starches with special properties obtained without chemical modifications. A higher-priced starch can compensate for small-sca...

Bamboo wood is a widely used raw material for the manufacture of special furniture and handicraft products, and can also be used in construction and architecture. In Brazil, the usage of this material has gained great space in the last decades. However, it can suffer from the attack of the bamboo borer [Dinoderus minutus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Bost...

The present study aimed to characterise and establish the phenological stages of arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.) by employing the extended BBCH (Biologische Bundesanstalt Bundessortenamt und Chemische Industrie) scale system and reporting a detailed biometric evaluation. An experiment with individual plants grown in separate pots was set up in a...

The study aimed at establishing a protocol to produce arrowroot plants quickly. Seedlings were grown from stem nodes on modified MS medium in controlled growth chamber, green house and filed and again aclimatized in green house on washed sands and soil. Chlorophyll content both of a and b in seedlings were higher in the plants grown in field (32.97...

I. La hormiga arriera está asociada a pérdidas en el sector agrícola, debido a su actividad defoliadora. El control de la especie se ha venido realizado artesanal, química y biológicamente, esta última con beneficios ambientales y de bajo riesgo para la salud humana. El objetivo de esta investigación fue desarrollar una formulación biológica para e...

ABSTRACT: Beekeeping is an activity of economic and social importance, but to be sustainable it needs to be competitive. The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul has great potential for beekeeping but produce little honey if compared on a national scale. Near 60% of the state ecosystems (pantanal, Cerrado and Atlantic forest) may be considered as...

ABSTRACT: The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul has a potential for beekeeping despite the lower production if compared to the major producing States. Between many causes of the low production highlight the fact that producers do not considered beekeeping as their main activity and the low local honey consumption. The increase in consumption co...

O cultivo de araruta é tradicionalmente realizado empregando rizomas, porém outros métodos de propagação como o cultivo in vitro, podem ser desenvolvidos e aperfeiçoados para elevar a taxa de multiplicação em curto espaço de tempo e melhorar a qualidade de mudas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estabelecer uma metodologia, em especial a desinfestação...

Starch is an important food ingredient due to its applicability, abundance and low cost. It is added to the food mainly to provide texture, viscosity, consistency, and greasiness, little interfering with the proper characteristics of the food. In its commercial form, any botanical source is a water-insoluble, odorless, and tasteless white powder. W...

Maranta arundinacea (L.) is a tropical SouthAmerican crop with starch valorized on the international market for its quality as a food ingredient. The literature shows that this starch produces a paste of greater lightness and digestibility, therefore recommended for fine confectionery, an application sector where it competes with commercial modifie...

Cassava processing wastewater has a low Volatile Acidity/Total Alkalinity ratio, low buffering capacity and became quickly acidified. In this trial, dolomitic limestone was used as an alkalizing agent in an anaerobic reactor to treat cassava starch wastewater. The dolomitic limestone contained 27% CaO and 23% MgO and granulometry between 24.5 and 3...

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da influência dos fatores ambientais, cor e altura de instalação de armadilhas com toletes de bambu na captura do Dinoderus minutus, considerado a principal praga pós-colheita do bambu. A literatura aponta a cor e altura das armadilhas como elementos capazes de influenciar na captura deste inseto. Para...

Anaerobic digestion (AD) of rapid acidification wastewaters (RAW) in high-rate reactors is highly dependent on properly controlling the buffer capacity of systems, which is usually done by dosing alkalizing/alkali compounds. Although reliable, this strategy does not ensure complete effectiveness, depending on the chemical used, also affecting negat...

The Midwest is the largest Brazilian agricultural region, far from major power production units. The availability of energy close to consumption, or distributed generation (DG), can reduce distribution costs and losses. We verified the possibility of using electric power from sugarcane biomass to irrigate corn crops through interviews with sugarcan...

Vinasse is a residual liquid obtained from the production of sugar and alcohol, which can be used in fertirrigation. However, if untreated, its use can pollute soil and water. The objective of this study was to evaluate a thermophilic (55°C) upflow anaerobic sludge blanket treating vinasse using a fixed bed with limestone as a buffer agent to avoid...

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo investigar o cultivo e consumo das espécies hortícolas e sua importância na segurança alimentar e nutricional das famílias da Comunidade Jacob Fransiosi do Assentamento Emerson Rodrigues em Terenos, Mato Grosso do Sul. A pesquisa exploratória foi quanti-qualitativa, utilizando metodologia de pesquisa-ação, observaçã...

resumo-Este artigo apresenta os procedimentos utilizados para o estabelecimen-to de um protocolo para micropropagação das espécies Guadua longifimbriata E.G. Camus e guadua angustifolia Kunth. As gemas axilares de ramos laterais foram de-sinfestadas e inoculadas em meio de cultura MS suplementado com 8,88µmol L-1 de BAP (6-Benzil aminopurina) e 30g...

Este artigo informa sobre os aspectos legais referentes à implantação da apicultura de Apis mellifera na recuperação de solos degradados situados em área de preservação permanente e reserva legal. Assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo verificar se é possível, sob a legislação brasileira viabilizar a exploração da apicultura comercial nestas áreas...

The consumption of bamboo shoots is common in Asian cuisine, although limited to a few species. The best known is Dendrocalamus giganteus, but others could be consumed, depending on its characterization and dissemination. This study used bamboo shoots (Bambusa vulgaris, B. multiplex, B. vulgaris var. Vittata and Phyllostachys aurea) that were proce...

The aim of this study was to establish the seasonal variation of carbohydrates and phenolics in Bambusa multiplex, B. vulgaris e B. vulgaris var. Vittata, as a contribution to a better understanding of post-harvest conservation. The research was conducted in 2009 and 2010, covering the two seasons which characterize the Midwest region of Brazil. Th...

Neste artigo investigou-se a influência de três espécies de bambus (Bambusa vulgaris, Bambusa vulgaris var. vittata e Bambusa multiplex) no crescimento populacional e na preferência alimentar do caruncho Dinoderus minutus (Fabr.), visando determinar a resistência do inseto à praga, bem como o material mais adequado para a sua criação. Os bambus col...

– O objetivo do trabalho foi estabelecer a variação sazonal de carboidratos e fenólicos em Bambusa multiplex, B. vulgaris e B. vulgaris var. Vittata como subsídio para uma melhor compreensão dos fatores envolvidos na conservação pós-colheita. A pesquisa foi realizada no período de 2009 a 2010, abrangendo os períodos primavera-verão e outono-inverno...

Bambus são gramíneas perenes e arborescentes de ampla distribuição e ecoplasticidade. Intrinsecamente relacionadas à História da Humanidade, suas espécies são amplamente empregadas pela medicina tradicional entre os mais diferentes povos, especialmente na Ásia, mas sua utilidade como alimento funcional ainda é desconhecida do grande público ocident...

O consumo de brotos de bambu é comum na culinária asiática, embora restrito a poucas espécies. A mais conhecida é o bambu gigante (Dendrocalamus giganteus), mas outras poderiam ser consumidas, dependendo, para isso, da sua caracterização e divulgação. A presente pesquisa caracterizou brotos de bambus (Bambusa vulgaris, B. multiplex, B. vulgaris var...

A quantidade e o comprimento de enraizamento de estacas de ramos secundários de Bambusa multiplex, B. vulgaris e B. vulgaris var. Vittata foram analisados como efeitos do método de plantio e estoque de carboidratos. O experimento foi instalado em casa de vegetação com 70% de sombreamento, irrigação de 120 mL dia-1 e temperatura média de 26 °C. Foi...

The arrowroot starch is much appreciated in the preparation of desserts, breads, cookies and cakes. However the production of starch by the commercial varieties is still made in an amateur way without proper management. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design in factorial 3 (rhizomes sizes) x 2 (substrates). The three rhizome size...

The main problem in anaerobic digestion of low-protein residues is the instability caused acidity. The use of limestone at the same time as a neutralizing agent and support material is innovative because stones wear allows the slow release of the calcium carbonate thereby eliminating dispersers. Free calcium content in the system was measured in tw...

Objetivou-se elucidar as características do amido de araruta (M. arundinacea L.), usando como padrão amidos de batata (S. tuberosum L.), mandioca (M. esculenta Crantz) e milho (Z. mays L.). As análises foram divididas em quatro pontos. I) Todas as amostras apresentaram composição físico-química iguais, mostrando que as variações de propriedades est...

In Brazil, agribusiness is a strong component of development, but the rural population is unable to use or store your entire production of fresh fruits and vegetables which causes post-harvest losses of more than 50%. Process would be a possibility of reducing losses but the availability of small equipment is reduced because big companies have no i...