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Organic premiums of US fresh produce [PDF]
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 2008 Abstract The study uses the 2005 Nielsen Homescan panel data to estimate price premiums and discounts associated with product attributes, market factors, and consumer characteristics, focusing on the organic attribute for five major fresh fruits and five major fresh vegetables in the United States.
Smith, Travis A. +2 more
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EDIS, 2010 Revised! FCS8708, a 2-page fact sheet by Jennifer Hillan and Claudia Peñuela, provides a chart showing peak times to buy fresh Florida fruits and vegetables. Includes reference.
Jennifer Hillan, Claudia Peñuela
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Foods, 2022 Up to half of the global fruit and vegetable production is wasted or lost along the supply chain, causing wastage of resources and economic losses. Ambient parameters strongly influence quality and shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Anna Lamberty, Judith Kreyenschmidt
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Comparative Characterization of Virulent and Less-Virulent Lasiodiplodia theobromae Isolates
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2023 Lasiodiplodia theobromae attacks over 500 plant species and is an important pathogen of tropical and subtropical fruit. Due to global warming and climate change, the incidence of disease associated with L. theobromae is rising.
Lavanya Gunamalai +6 more
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Preharvest Application of Phenylalanine Induces Red Color in Mango and Apple Fruit’s Skin
Antioxidants, 2022 Anthocyanins are secondary metabolites responsible for the red coloration of mango and apple. The red color of the peel is essential for the fruit’s marketability.
Michal Fanyuk +6 more
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Postharvest treatments of fresh produce [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2014 Postharvest technologies have allowed horticultural industries to meet the global demands of local and large-scale production and intercontinental distribution of fresh produce that have high nutritional and sensory quality. Harvested products are metabolically active, undergoing ripening and senescence processes that must be controlled to prolong ...
Mahajan, Pramod V. +4 more
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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Fresh Produce [PDF]
Foods, 2021 Fresh vegetables are an essential part of a healthy diet, but microbial contamination of fruits and vegetables is a serious concern to human health, not only for the presence of foodborne pathogens but because they can be a vehicle for the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Alberto Pintor-Cora +4 more
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Foodborne viruses and fresh produce [PDF]
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2001 Raw and minimally processed fruits and vegetables are typically sold to the consumer in a ready-to-use or ready-to-eat form. These products do not generally contain preservatives or antimicrobial agents and rarely undergo any heat processing prior to consumption. For many years raw fruits and vegetables have been implicated as vehicles for transmission
I J, Seymour, H, Appleton
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Harvesting Mango Fruit with a Short Stem-End Altered Endophytic Microbiome and Reduce Stem-End Rot
Microorganisms, 2020 Stem-end rot (SER) is a serious postharvest disease of mango fruit grown in semi-dry area. Pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms endophytically colonize fruit stem-end.
Ortal Galsurker +6 more
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Assembly and dynamics of the apple carposphere microbiome during fruit development and storage
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Microbial communities associated with fruit can contribute to quality and pathogen resistance, but little is known about their assembly and dynamics during fruit development and storage.
V. Yeka Zhimo +12 more
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