Cultivar and rootstock effect on sweet cherry fruit density and fruit drop
Rural Sustainability ResearchAbstract The yield formation of sweet cherries occurs in a relatively short time and has been influenced by various factors. Shortly after blooming, the incompletely fructified fruits drop off the trees. Later, the second fruit drop is mostly is related to resource availability and sink-source relations in the ...
Daina Feldmane +2 more
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Optimizing crop loading of apples and pears - results 2004-2006 (foliar fertilizers, thinning) [PDF]
, 2008 Main topics of the research-project FuE 03OE088 of “Bundesprogramm Ökologischer Landbau” (30.04.2004-31.12.2006) were the testing of foliar fertilizers in organic apples and pears, optimizing lime sulphur for blossom thinning, looking for alternatives ...
Eis, B. +3 more
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Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
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Towards Grower-friendly Apple Crop Thinning by Tree Shading [PDF]
, 2008 Light management with shading nets, which reduce sunlight by 74%, might be an alternative to chemicals commonly used for thinning on apple trees. To study the effect of shading on crop load and fruit quality, trials were conducted in field experiments ...
Bertschinger, L. +4 more
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Market‐Based Nutrition Regulation and Adult BMI Dynamics in Latin America
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Market‐based nutrition policies, including interpretative labeling systems and taxes on sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs), have been widely adopted across Latin America to influence dietary choices and address rising obesity rates. While prior research documents change in food purchasing and product reformulation following these policies ...
Emiliano Lopez Barrera, Grace Melo
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Impact of Self- and Cross-pollination on Fruit and Seed Set in Pawpaw in Kentucky
HortSciencePawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a native tree fruit that is in small-scale production across much of the eastern and southern portions of the United States.
Srijana Thapa Magar +3 more
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Sugary Drink FACTS 2014: Some Progress but Much Room for Improvement in Marketing to Youth [PDF]
, 2014 This report updates a 2011 report on the same topic. Using the same methods as the last report, researchers examined changes in the nutritional content of sugar-sweetened drinks including sodas, fruit drinks, flavored waters, sports drinks, iced teas, as
Carol Hazen +10 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto +5 more
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Persistent Calyxes in Postbloom Fruit Drop: A Microscopy and Microanalysis Perspective. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 Rodrigues Marques JP +6 more
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Survey on the control methods of Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) in organic olive groves producing oil and table olives in Sicily [PDF]
, 2006 In Sicily there are several organic farms producing olive oil and the number of farms has grown in the last years. The control methods of Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) used by Sicilian organic farms were surveyed in 2004 and 2005.
Battaglia, Isabella +3 more
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