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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative Technologies to Increase Bioactive Compounds in Carrots of the Chantenay Variety

Biology and Life Sciences Forum
Carrots have become a functional food ingredient, providing various nutraceuticals such as carotenoids and phenols. The application of stress by cutting followed by incubation and UV-C radiation would induce a higher accumulation of bioactive compounds ...
Diego Ricardo Gutiérrez, Silvana Cecilia Ruiz, Julio Federico Benites, Silvia del Carmen Rodriguez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Site-specific herbicide splitting in field carrots based on camera detected weed infestation

Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2014
The production of carrots for the German market comes mainly from domestic production. To ensure the efficiency of chemical weed control and to minimize the damage of the crop a splitting of the recommended dosage up to three times is often practiced ...
Dammer, Karl-Heinz, Wartenberg, Gerhard, Weinhold, Frank   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Search for cytoplasmic male sterility plants and its maintainer plants of carrots in Rogneda variety

Овощи России, 2020
Relevance. Hybrid seed production of carrots is carried out on a three-line basis, which suggests the presence of a male sterile maternal line and a fertile paternal line. For the reproduction of a male sterile line, a maintainer line is needed.
A. V. Kornev, A. N. Khovrin, V. I. Leunov, S. N. Derevschukov, L. V. Sycheva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Hybrid Drying Methods on the Quality of Dried Carrot

Applied Sciences, 2022
The study investigated the effect of a combination of drying techniques: convection, microwave, and freeze-drying, on selected physical properties of the dried material (carrot) to determine which form of hybrid drying is the best alternative to ...
Agnieszka Ciurzyńska, Monika Janowicz, Magdalena Karwacka, Sabina Galus, Jolanta Kowalska, Klaudia Gańko   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

OrgTrace – No Difference in Levels of Bioactive Compounds found in Crops from Selected Organic and Conventional Cultivation Systems [PDF]

, 2011
The objective of the present study was to compare the content of selected bioactive compounds in organically and conventionally grown crops, and to evaluate if the ability of the crops to synthesize selected secondary metabolites was systematically ...
Bysted, Anette, Halekoh, Ulrich, Husted, Søren, Knuthsen, Pia, Laursen, Kristian Holst, Madsen, Katja H, Nielsen , John, Soeltoft, Malene   +7 more
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Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Headspace Volatile Evaluation of Carrot Samples—Comparison of GC/MS and AuNPs-hpDNA-Based E-Nose

Foods, 2019
The performances of a quartz crystal microbalances (QCMs) based on an electronic nose (E-nose), modified with hairpin-DNA (hpDNA) for carrot aroma profiling has been evaluated.
Sara Gaggiotti, Marcello Mascini, Paola Pittia, Flavio Della Pelle, Dario Compagnone   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor, Michael J. Best, Anita R. Best, Ondulla T. Toomer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source