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Liquid Metal‐Based Stretchable Strain Sensor for Fruit Growth Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Schematic overview of the fruit growth sensor development workflow, including sensor fabrication by injection molding, electromechanical and environmental characterization, mechanical stability testing, electronic readout integration, and outdoor field validation for monitoring of fruit growth under practical orchard conditions.
Asad Ullah, Lennert Purnal, Maximilian Krack, Sander Vijgen, Thijs Vandenryt, Dieter Reenaers, Ronald Thoelen, Wim Deferme   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative transcriptomic analysis of plum fruit treated with 1-MCP [PDF]

, 2009
Microarray technology has allowed the large scale transcriptomic analysis of fruit ripening. The μPEACH1.0 microarray containing 4,806 probes corresponding to genes expressed in peach fruit tissues has been used in a heterologous fashion in two studies ...
Angelo, Ramina, Bonghi, Claudio, Costa, Guglielmo, Golding, John, Holford, Paul, Jajo, Aiman, Jones, Mark R., Manganaris, George A., McGlasson, Barry, Tonutti, Pietro, Ziosi, Vanina   +10 more
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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong, Yucheng Luo, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas Scharff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new Romanian Prunus domestica L. cultivar exhibiting high tolerance to natural infections to plum pox virus

Romanian Journal of Horticulture
This study evaluates the long-term behaviour of plum pox virus (PPV) infections within a genetically diverse plum orchard established in 1998 at the Fruit Research & Development Station Bistrița, Romania.
Luminita Zagrai, Ioan Zagrai
doaj   +1 more source

Tissue specific analysis reveals a differential organization and regulation of both ethylene biosynthesis and E8 during climacteric ripening of tomato [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Solanum lycopersicum or tomato is extensively studied with respect to the ethylene metabolism during climacteric ripening, focusing almost exclusively on fruit pericarp. In this work the ethylene biosynthesis pathway was examined in all major
Bulens, Inge, De Proft, Maurice P, Derua, Rita, Geeraerd, Annemie H, Hertog, Maarten LATM, Mellidou, Ifigeneia, Nicolai, Bart M, Nicolay, Toon, Smet, Cindy, Spaepen, Stijn, Van de Poel, Bram, Vandenzavel, Nick, Vanderleyden, Jos, Vandoninck, Sandy, Waelkens, Etienne   +14 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological variation of bael fruits (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa) among five accessions in three different agro-ecological regions of Sri Lanka

Tropical Agricultural Research, 2019
Bael fruit pulp possesses delicious taste with pleasing aroma and exhibit important pharmacological attributes such as hepato-protective and anti-cancerous properties.
C. K. Pathirana, J. G. K. L. Gamlath, K. W. Ketipearachchi, P. M. C. K. Bandaranayake, W. M. T. Madhujith, J. P. Eeswara   +5 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Eurytoma schreineri Schr. Attack Frequency on Transgenic and Two Conventional Plum Varieties

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture, 2020
The plum seed wasp (Eurytoma schreineri Schr.) is a polyphagous pest that can cause significant damages to the plum crop. A transgenic plum variety, resistant to Plum pox virus, was evaluated to the attack frequency of E.
Luminita Antonela ZAGRAI, Ioan ZAGRAI
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Marburg Virus Glycoprotein Is a Remarkable Virulent Factor Linked to Hemorrhagic Pathology: Evidence from Multimodal Experimental Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
By integrating data from in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models, our research identifies the MARV glycoprotein as a remarkable hemorrhagic factor, filling a major gap in this important field. It also provides practical experimental tools for the basic research on viral pathogenesis and applied research aimed at antiviral intervention for hemorrhagic ...
Ting Yao, Hang Liu, Yanfeng Yao, Wei Deng, Jiawen Sun, Zhenyu Kang, Ashaq Ali, Chao Shan, Zhiming Yuan, Fei Deng, Hualin Wang, Yun‐Jia Ning   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source