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Knowledge transfer to organic fruit industry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Although consumer demand for organic fruit is strong, it is currently the least developed sector of the UK organic industry, represented by only a small number of commercial growers.
Anon
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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic fruit production in the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Apples and pears are the most important organic fruit crops in the Netherlands. Smaller crops, such as berries and grapes for wine production are up and coming. Around 50% of the total Dutch organic fruit production is exported.
Maas, van der, Rien
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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Colletotrichum on Fruit Crops: A "Complex" Challenge.

open access: yesPlant Disease, 2020
The fungal genus Colletotrichum includes numerous important plant pathogenic species and species complexes that infect a wide variety of hosts. Its taxonomy is particularly complex because species' phenotypes and genotypes are difficult to differentiate.
M. Dowling   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ice Lithography: Recent Progress Opens a New Frontier of Opportunities

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review focuses on recent advancements in ice lithography, including breakthroughs in compatible precursors and substrates, processes and applications, hardware, and digital methods. Moreover, it offers a roadmap to uncover innovation opportunities for ice lithography in fields such as biological, nanoengineering and microsystems, biophysics and ...
Bingdong Chang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of the SWEET gene family and functional characterization of PsSWEET1a and PsSWEET17b in the regulation of sugar accumulation in ‘Fengtang’ plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.)

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology
Background ‘Fengtang’ plum is a cultivar known for its significant sugar accumulation. Although various studies have been conducted on sugar metabolism, the specific molecular mechanisms underlying the high sugar accumulation in ‘Fengtang’ plum remain ...
Shan Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of fruit flies (Diptera:Tephritidae) on Chayote (Sechium edule) in Reunion Island [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background. Chayote is a popular vegetable in Reunion Island. Traditionally and extensively cultivated for its leaves, it is nowadays usually intensively cultivated under treillises for the production of fruit. A high number of fruit fallen on the ground
Atiama-Nurbel, Toulassi   +4 more
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Rubber agroforestry systems in mature plantations in Phatthalung Province, Southern Thailand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Rubber-based agroforestry systems (RAS) can be characterized by the type of trees/shrubs and crops associated with the rubber trees. The present study objective was to identify and describe the RAS in mature plantations existing in Phatthalung province ...
Chambon, Bénédicte   +2 more
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