Development of agroclimatic zoning model to delimit the potential growing areas for macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata)

Falasca, Silvia; Ulberich, Ana Cristina; Pitta‐Alvarez, Sandra I.

doi:10.1007/s00704-016-1850-6

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“…Outside of the inner tropics, most suitable areas for the cultivation of A. aculeata (based on a set of environmental predictors) can be allocated within savannahs of: a) Central America and northern regions of Colombia and b) Venezuela, southern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay (Plath et al 2016, on the other hand, indicate that many natural acrocomia habitats are found in western and central Brazil, where savannahs are abundant. Results from an agroclimatic zoning model indicate that north and northeast Argentina are also suitable (Falasca et al 2017). Similar predictions are available for Brazil suggesting the importance of the entire natural occurrence area of A. aculeata for exploring its productive potential (Resende et al 2020).…”

Section: Cultivation Systemsmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…Soil chemical fertility, particle size, and soil drainage were identified as highly important non-biotic factors impacting size and weight of fruits (Coelho et al 2017). In Falasca et al (2017) and Plath et al (2016), modeling approaches were tested for the first time to delimit potential acrocomia cultivation areas under future climate conditions. Moreover, a first agroforestry system study was published, which proposed alley cropping of coffee and acrocomia to mitigate climate change effects on coffee production (Moreira et al 2018).…”

Section: A Short History Of Acrocomia Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review

Vargas‐Carpintero

Hilger

Mössinger

et al. 2021

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Acrocomia spp., a genus of wild-growing palms in the neotropics, is rapidly gaining interest as a promising multipurpose crop. Diverse products can be derived from various components of the palm, the oils being of highest interest. Acrocomia shows similar oil yield and fatty acid composition to the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). It is, however, able to cope with a wider range of environmental conditions, including temporary water scarcity and lower temperatures, thus potentially a more sustainable alternative to its tropical counterpart. Acrocomia’s research history is recent compared to other traditional crops and thus knowledge gaps, uncertainty, and challenges need to be addressed. This review attempts to assess the acrocomia’s preparedness for cultivation by highlighting the state-of-the-art in research and identifying research gaps. Based on a systematic literature search following a value web approach, it (a) provides a comprehensive overview of research topics, (b) shows the development of publication activities over time and the drivers of this development, and (c) compiles main findings to assess the acrocomia’s preparedness for commercial cultivation. Our results confirm its multipurpose characteristic as a potential feedstock for manifold sectors. Research has continued to increase over the last decade, especially on A. aculeata and is driven by the interest in bioenergy. Increasing knowledge on botany has contributed to understanding the genetic diversity and genus-specific biology. This has enabled applied research on seed germination and propagation toward domestication and initial plantation activities, mostly in Brazil. Main research gaps are associated with genotype–environment interaction, planting material, crop management, and sustainable cropping systems. Overall, we conclude that acrocomia is at an early phase of development as an alternative and multipurpose crop and its up-scaling requires the integration of sustainability strategies tailored to location-based social-ecological conditions.

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Section: Cultivation Systemsmentioning

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Section: A Short History Of Acrocomia Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review

Vargas‐Carpintero

Hilger

Mössinger

et al. 2021

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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“…The selected area for the plantation is in the Minas Gerais (Brazil) region, near 16°29'54.90" S, 44°4'12.43" W geographical coordinates, at an altitude of 818 m above sea level. This region is part of a neotropical savannah that includes parts of Brazilian federal states and extends from the Equator to the Tropic of Capricorn, and is representative of the potential growing areas for this agroforestry crop (Falasca et al, 2016). According to Köppen classification, the Cerrado biome exhibits a typical Aw climate (humid tropical savannah) with a distinct dry season between May and September.…”

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Life cycle analysis of macauba palm cultivation: A promising crop for biofuel production

Fernández-Coppel

Evaristo

Corrêa-Guimarães

et al. 2018

Industrial Crops and Products

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The 450 Scenario, which limits the increase in global average temperature to 2 ºC, makes it necessary to take steps towards a low-carbon economy. Since the energy sector is a major contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the production of biofuels can play a key role in strategies aimed at climate change mitigation. In this regard, the oil derived from macauba palm (Acrocomia aculeata), mainly constituted of saturated organic chains, has been claimed to hold promise for the production of liquid fuels. The high potential yield, diversity of co-products and various positive features of this emerging energy crop make it an interesting option both from a social and an environmental point of view. Nonetheless, a full environmental evaluation is still missing. In the study presented herein, the impacts produced in its plantation, cultivation and harvesting phases and the associated cumulative energy demand P r e p r i n t 2 have been determined using a life cycle analysis methodology, in addition to shedding some light on its GHG intensity relative to the other energy crops it can displace. Excluding land use changes and biogenic CO 2 fixed by the crop, it was concluded that to produce one ton of macauba fruit in Brazil, the system would absorb 1810.21 MJ, with GHG emissions of 158.69 kg CO 2 eq in the 20-year timeframe, and of 140.04 kg CO 2 eq in the 100-year timeframe (comparable to those of African oil palm). Damage to human health, ecosystem quality, and resources would add up to 16 Pt•t-1 according to Eco-indicator 99 methodology. In order to account for the uncertainty derived from improvement and domestication programs, which should affect current production levels, a sensitivity analysis for different productivities was performed. In all analyses, fertilization was found to be responsible for ca. 90% of the impacts, and hence special attention should be paid to the development of alternative fertilizer management schemes.

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“…(Arecaceae) palm is interesting because it is a naturally occurring species in the region (Díaz et al, 2020) that combines high levels of fruit (15–20 t ha −1 year −1 ) and oil (2.5–5.0 t ha −1 year −1 ) production (McDonald, 2007). Additionally, in contrast to the oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis , Elaeis oleífera and hybrids), it tolerates frost and presents low water requirements (Falasca et al, 2017).…”

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In vitro characterization of Acrocomia totai defatted kernel meal as a novel raw material in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus feed and the effect of exogenous phytase inclusion over nitrogen and phosphorus bioavailability

Casaretto

Travaini

Wassner

et al. 2021

Aquaculture Research

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This work aimed to explore the potential value of the Acrocomia totai defatted kernel meal as an alternative feed ingredient for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) diet. In vitro assays were conducted simulating tilapia digestion. Soybean meal was included as a reference and two phytase doses were assayed. After running the gastrointestinal simulations, amino acids bioavailability from soybean meal with phytase addition was higher than in the other treatments. However, when expressed on a crude protein content basis, the relative performance of the treatments with A. totai improved.The protein composition of the raw materials affected their performance because of globulins and specific amino acids such as arginine, lysine and histidine. A higher relative contribution of these last in Acrocomia kernel protein determined their lower compared performance. Phosphorus bioavailability from Acrocomia, expressed on a dry matter basis, was the highest, but increments resulting from phytase addition, expressed on a phytic acid basis, were not significantly different between raw materials. Therefore, no specific affinity between phytase and the raw materials' phytic acid was evidenced. This study demonstrated that A. totai kernel meal has potential as a protein source in aquafeed but also it has limitations: it is a big phytic phosphorus source that is only available with phytase addition.

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Development of agroclimatic zoning model to delimit the potential growing areas for macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata)

Cited by 18 publications

References 17 publications

Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review

Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review

Life cycle analysis of macauba palm cultivation: A promising crop for biofuel production

In vitro characterization of Acrocomia totai defatted kernel meal as a novel raw material in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus feed and the effect of exogenous phytase inclusion over nitrogen and phosphorus bioavailability

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