Stevia cultivation: nursery propagation and agronomic management

  • José Paradas INIA. National Institute of Agricultural Research of the State of Trujillo
  • Elizabeth Castellanos INIA. National Institute of Agricultural Research of the State of Trujillo
  • Edilma Castellanos INIA. National Institute of Agricultural Research of the State of Trujillo
  • Beatriz Daboin INIA. National Institute of Agricultural Research of the State of Trujillo

Abstract

The stevia plant, Stevia rebaudiana bertoni, has been used for centuries by the Guaraní tribes of Paraguay and Brazil, as a sweetener to counteract the bitter taste of medicines based on different plants, since its leaves contain natural sweetening substances, called steviosides and rebaudioside. Steviosides in their pure form are 200 to 300 times sweeter than sucrose. (Duran A. 2012).

References

Durán, S., M. del P. Rodríguez, K. Cardón y J. Record. 2012. Estevia (Stevia rebaudiana), edulcorante natural y no calórico. Revista chilena de nutrición, vol.39 N° 4 Santiago de Chile. pp.: 203-206.

Borda E. 2012. Aplicación de la Hidrorganoponía para el cultivo de stevia (Stevia rebaudiana). Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Maracaibo estado Zulia - Venezuela.


Durán, S., M. del P. Rodríguez, K. Cardón and J. Record. 2012. Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana), natural and non-caloric sweetener. Chilean Journal of Nutrition, vol.39 No. 4 Santiago de Chile. pp.: 203-206.

Borda E. 2012. Application of Hydroorganoponics for the cultivation of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana). University Institute of Technology of Maracaibo, Zulia state - Venezuela.
Published
2016-04-28
How to Cite
Paradas, J., Castellanos, E., Castellanos, E., & Daboin, B. (2016). Stevia cultivation: nursery propagation and agronomic management. INIA Divulga, 33(33), 24-27. Retrieved from http://publicaciones.inia.gob.ve/index.php/iniadivulga/article/view/795
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Vol 33 No 33 (2016): Inia Divulga
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