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Postharvest quality of pepino melon (Solanum muricatum Aiton) as influenced by NPK fertilizer rates, growing environment and storage temperature

open access: yesAdvances in Horticultural Science, 2021
The present study evaluated the effect of NPK fertilizer (17:17:17) rates (0, 100, 200, 300 and 400 kg ha-1) on the postharvest quality of field and greenhouse grown pepino melons (Solanum muricatum Ait.) stored at room temperature (15-22°C) and at low ...
Carol Mutua   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Between Firm Effect with Multiproduct Firms [PDF]

open access: yesFederal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute Working Papers, 2012
This paper studies multi-product firms with two factors of production: unskilled and skilled labor (talent). Creating new products is skill intensive while production is less skill intensive. We show here a new effect: an increase in the skilled labor supply, relatively to unskilled labor, could reduce the number of products but increase the average ...
openaire   +1 more source

Agglomeration and firm performance: One firm’s medicine is another firm’s poison

open access: yesEnvironment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 2015
In this paper, we aim to reduce the ambiguity surrounding the agglomeration–performance relationship. We do so by taking firm-level and agglomeration-level heterogeneity into account simultaneously and focusing on the interactions between these two levels of analysis in explaining the effect of agglomeration on firm performance. Our central argument is
Knoben, J.   +3 more
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Extending the Shelf Life of Fresh Khalal Barhi Dates via an Optimized Postharvest Ultrasonic Treatment

open access: yesPlants, 2022
The Barhi date is a high-quality date cultivar whose fruits (dates) are plucked and eaten fresh when they reach the Khalal maturity stage due to their sweetness, crispiness, and yellow skin color.
Diaeldin O. Abdelkarim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT K+/CA2+ RATIOS ON YIELD, QUALITY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDER IN SOILLESS STRAWBERRY CULTIVATION

open access: yesActa Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2019
The balance of mineral nutrients in plant nutrient solutions has an influence on yield, fruit quality and physiological disorder of strawberries grown in soilless conditions.
Nafiye Adak
doaj   +1 more source

Firmness and Cell Wall Changes during Maturation of ‘Arbequina’ Olive Fruit: The Impact of Irrigation

open access: yesHorticulturae, 2022
The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) has been cultivated around the Mediterranean basin since ancient times, ‘Arbequina’ being one of the most widely grown varieties.
Clara Diarte   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulating Enzymatic Antioxidants, Biochemical and Physiological Properties of Tomato under Cold Stress: A Crucial Role of Ethylene

open access: yesAgriculture, 2023
The production of tomato under low-temperature stress in the open fields is a challenge faced by many farmers. The current study compares the use of different ethylene treatments to accelerate the fruit ripening of tomato during two successive seasons ...
Yousry Bayoumi   +5 more
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Preharvest Applications of Aminoethoxivinylglycine in Mangifera indica L. “Ataulfo” Variety in Two Contrasting Environments

open access: yesAgronomy
Mangifera indica var Ataulfo is the main variety grown in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico and faces a decrease in firmness and weight loss due to hydrothermal treatment, in addition to non-uniform ripening and consequently a decrease in price as ...
Juan Francisco Aguirre-Medina   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of harpin and modified atmosphere packaging (map) on quality traits and bioactive compounds of sweet cherry fruits throughout cold storage and shelf life

open access: yesActa Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2019
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of pre-harvest Harpin treatments and post-harvest MAP treatments on fruit quality attributes and bioactive compounds of ‘0900 Ziraat’ cherry cultivar throughout cold storage and shelf life of the ...
Erdal Aglar
doaj   +1 more source

Melatonin Treatment of Pomegranate Trees Increases Crop Yield and Quality Parameters at Harvest and during Storage

open access: yesAgronomy, 2021
With the aim to study the effect of melatonin treatment of pomegranate trees on crop yield and fruit quality at harvest and during storage, two experiments were carried out in two consecutive years: 2017 and 2018.
Jorge Medina-Santamarina   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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