Chacras of the pukara: the late occupation (tenth-sixteenth centuries) of Mesada de Andalhuala Banda, Yocavil (Catamarca, Argentina) by Alvarez Larrain, Alina

“…Spatially associated with these features are simple and compound residential units with double-faced walls filled with rubble and sediment, morphology assignable to the Santa María culture, which could be the dwelling sector of the population tasked with food production. This information allowed us to hypothesize that the Mesada, as a main productive area, was occupied during the entire Late Period, a time that included climate change and interethnic conflict, and played an important role in relation to the nearby pukara settlement.…”
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Late Holocene plant use in the Sierras Pampeanas of Argentina: Evidence from phytoliths and starch grains by Lalinde Aguilar, Veronica, Heider, Guillermo, Curtoni, Rafael Pedro, Borgo, Mariangeles, Chiesa, Jorge Orlando, Ramos, Gabriela

“…The obtained data allow discussing the diversity of the resources utilized and the importance of cultigens in prehispanic times in a context that is currently considered the southern limit of prehispanic food production economies.…”
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Crop residues and agro-industrial by-products from the province of La Rioja (Argentina) suitable for oyster mushroom culture by Fracchia, Sebastián, Miranda, Victoria, Barbero, Iván, Barros, Johana, Delgado, Nicolás

“…In a context of high quality food production deficit and nutritional problems related to it, this province has an interesting potential to introduce the production and consumption of oyster mushrooms as a feasible solution for food supply regional.…”
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Ancient genomes reveal early Andean farmers selected common beans while preserving diversity by Trucchi, Emiliano, Benazzo, Andrea, Lari, Martina, Iob, Alice, Vai, Stefania, Nanni, Laura, Bellucci, Elisa, Bitocchi, Elena, Raffini, Francesca, Xu, Chunming, Jackson, Scott A., Lema, Veronica Soledad, Babot, Maria del Pilar, Oliszewski, Nurit, Gil, Adolfo Fabian, Neme, Gustavo Adolfo, Michieli, Catalina Teresa, De Lorenzi, Mónica, Calcagnile, Lucio, Caramelli, David, Star, Bastiaan, de Boer, Hugo, Boessenkool, Sanne, Papa, Roberto, Bertorelle, Giorgio

“…The loss of genetic diversity hampers further crop improvement programmes to increase food production in a changing world, posing serious threats to food security8,9. …”
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Fractions of laurel essential oil obtained by molecular distillation with greater antioxidant and antimicrobial activities by Lambir Jacobo, Ana Judith, Carezzano, María Evangelina, Quiroga, Patricia Raquel, Grosso, Nelson Rubén

“…Also, consumers considered the addition of LEO or its fractions in food products as positive. …”
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Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of phenolic extracts from peanut skins obtained by different industrial process by Larrauri, Mariana, Asensio, Claudia M., Martín, María Paula, Zunino, M.Paula, Zygadlo, Julio A., Grosso, Nelson R., Nepote, Valeria

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