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Focus on fruit crops

Plant Physiology, 2023
Jun Wu, Lailiang Cheng, Richard Espley, Fengwang Ma, Mickael Malnoy   +4 more
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Modeling the Physical Characteristics of Ultrasound Pretreated Dialium guineense Whole Fruits Using Neural Network Pattern Recognition Model

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
The study of Physical characteristics of agricultural materials is necessary for the design of processes and machines for food production. Length, width, thickness, sphericity, unit mass, and aspect ratio were the physical characteristics of ultrasound pretreated Dialium guineense whole fruits subjected to Neural network modeling.
Mfrekemfon Akpan, Uduak George, Okon Esua   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hymenopleella and Diaporthe dominate the fungal community of dieback affected sea Buckthorn from Northern Germany

Environmental Microbiome
Background Since recent years, German sea buckthorn (SBT) cultivation is increasingly affected by dieback. Wildly growing plants from dunes and cultivated plants from plantations show symptoms of wilt, lesions and discolorations in shoot cross sections ...
Carolin Popp, Falk H. Behrens, Alicia Balbín-Suárez, Michael Fischer, Wilhelm Jelkmann, Sabine Kind   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parameters for apple quality - 2 - and the development of the ‘inner quality concept’ 2001-2003 [PDF]

, 2004
We found clear correlations between management measures, tree characteristics and fruit characteristics. This means that growers can regulate apple quality during the growing season.
Bloksma, Joke, Huber, Machteld, Jansonius, Pieterjans, Northolt, Martin, Zanen, Marleen   +4 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Michigan: A State at the Intersection of the Debate over Full Planting Flexibility [PDF]

Greater flexibility in U.S. farm programs with elimination of the restriction on the planting of fruit and vegetable crops (FAVR crops) is likely to be a major issue in congressional 2007 farm policy discussions.
Martinez, Lourdes R., Schweikhardt, David B., Thornsbury, Suzanne   +2 more
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Mobilizing agro-biodiversity and social networks to cope with adverse effects of climate and social changes: experiences from Kitui, Kenya [PDF]

, 2015
Poster presented at 13th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology.
Eyzaguirre, Pablo B., Fujimura, R., Inoue, M., Maundu, P., Morimoto, Y.   +4 more
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide identification of CCD gene family in Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) and expression analysis with aroma norisoprenoids

BMC Plant Biology
Background Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) are critical enzymes involved in carotenoid degradation. These enzymes play a significant role in determining fruit color and aroma by modifying carotenoid precursors and generating volatile compounds ...
Zhenyu Yao, Wenyi Duan, Ang Li, Wenduo Zhan, Shihang Sun, Lei Pan, Liang Niu, Guochao Cui, Wenfang Zeng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source