Feijoa Fruit Peel: Micro-morphological Features, Evaluation of Phytochemical Profile, and Biological Properties of Its Essential Oil [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2019 Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret (Feijoa) is an evergreen shrub, belonging to the Mirtaceae family. The aim of this study was to investigate the micromorphological features of the feijoa fruit peel and to evaluate the phytochemical profile, as well as ...
Antonella Smeriglio +8 more
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Establishment of feijoa (Acca sellowiana) callus and cell suspension cultures and identification of arctigenin - a high value bioactive compound [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Feijoa (Acca sellowiana (O. Berg.) Burret), also known as pineapple guava, is a member of the Myrtaceae family and is well known for its fruit. Chemical profiling of the different tissues of the feijoa plant has shown that they generate an array of ...
Sanjeev V. Raikar +4 more
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Growing Feijoa Fruit in Florida
EDIS, 2021 Feijoa is often found in central and north Florida landscapes as a durable and cold-hardy plant for hedges and foundation plantings, and as a dooryard fruit.
Kevin Folta, Dustin Huff, Ali Sarkhosh
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Phenolic content and antioxidant activity of fruit of Brazilian genotypes of feijoa [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2017 : The objective of this work was to quantify the total phenolic content (TPC) and total antioxidant activity (TAA) of fruit from Brazilian genotypes of feijoa (Acca sellowiana). Skin and flesh tissues of the fruit were evaluated for the Alcântara, Helena,
Cassandro Vidal Talamini do Amarante +3 more
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Diagrammatic scale for assessment of anthracnose severity in feijoa fruit [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2021 : A diagrammatic scale of anthracnose in feijoa fruit was elaborated and validated in order to standardize disease severity assessments. The proposed scale showed six disease severity levels: 2, 10, 20, 40, 70 and 100% of the injured fruit surface.
Ana Carolina Ferreira +6 more
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Methanolic extract and nanosilver of Feijoa sellowiana reduce Salmonella typhimurium infection in female BALB/c mice [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIncreasing resistance to antibiotics has led to research into new treatment options. Recent studies suggest the use of plant extracts as an alternative strategy. Feijoa is widely known for its efficacy against a broad spectrum of bacterial pathogens.
Sajad Batyari +5 more
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Development and Evaluation of Chitosan-Based Food Coatings for Exotic Fruit Preservation [PDF]
BioTech, 2023 Chitosan has gained agro-industrial interest due to its potential applications in food preservation. In this work, chitosan applications for exotic fruit coating, using feijoa as a case of study, were evaluated. For this, we synthetized and characterized
Juan Camilo Zárate-Moreno +2 more
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Biochemical composition of feijoa fruits under various storage [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2023 The article discusses the issues of changes in the main biochemical components (mono- and disaccharides, organic acids) in feijoa fruits under different fruit storage conditions (temperature and humidity were regulated).
Belous Oksana +3 more
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Antioxidants, 2019 Feijoa fruit is becoming increasingly popular, yet limited studies have focused on the antioxidant capacity and phenolic profiling of its extracts. In this research, optimization of phenolic extraction from feijoa flesh, peel, and whole fruit from four ...
Yaoyao Peng +2 more
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Characterization of Phenotypic Diversity of Feijoa Fruits of Germplasm Accessions in Brazil [PDF]
Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 2019 Core Ideas Feijoa fruit combine unique flavor and medicinal properties. The Brazilian feijoa collection exhibit high variability in fruit traits. Years was the major effect to all fruit trait phenotype in south of Brazil.
Fernando David Sánchez‐Mora +10 more
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