National University of Laos

Adding Value to Cassava Genetic Resources Conserved at CIAT—Part II: Fifty Years of Evaluation and Use of Landraces for Variety Development

For millennia, farmers in cassava’s homeland in the neotropics selected varieties suited to their climate, soils, biological environments, management systems, and nutritional needs. These actions were fundamental to the crop’s success as a reliable staple energy source. After the...

Corn Stover-DerivedLewis Acid Carbon Catalyst forEfficient Hantzsch Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydropyridines

Abstract The development of sustainable heterogeneous catalysts from renewable biomass is an important strategy for advancing green organic synthesis. In this work, a series of Lewis acid carbon catalysts were prepared from corn stover via AlCl3-assisted activation and thermal ca...