STUDIES ON THE EVOLUTION OF APPLE FRUITS QUALITY DURING THE PRESERVATION PERIOD IN COLD STORAGE FACILITIES [PDF]
Fruit Growing Research, 2015 The apple fruits harvest maturity is very brief and does not coincide with the consumption maturity. The process of ripening continues after fruit harvesting, and the consumption maturity is achieved earlier or later in the storage period. Present paper
Tanasescu Nicolae +5 more
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Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich +3 more
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State and perspectives of nut crops in Bulgaria
Растениевъдни науки, 2014 The nut crops of economic importance, grown in Bulgaria, are walnut, hazelnut and almond, walnut occupying the largest share in the structure of fruit-growing.
Stefan Gandev +7 more
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Banana susceptibility to wound anthracnose : Effects of flooding, early-harvesting, and source-sink ratio modification [PDF]
, 2008 WOUND anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum musae, has a major impact on the quality of export bananas worldwide. Fruits harvested at an advanced physiological age seem to be more susceptible to anthracnose.
Chillet, Marc +2 more
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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RESULTS CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BEST POLLINATORS TO SOME OF THE NEW CHERRY CULTIVARS [PDF]
Fruit Growing Research, 2013 The aim of this paper work is the rating of the polen’s quality, the study of the fertilty indexes and the behaviour of the cultivars in the proces of controled polination for some of the cultivars obtained at RSFG Iasi, for establishing the compatible
Elena Iurea +3 more
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Production costs of pears and apples in Xinjiang (China) [PDF]
China is the most important pear producing country in the world, and one of the most important as far as it concerns apples. Nevertheless, its international role is not so relevant: traded volume in relation to production is relatively small yet growing ...
Huliyeti Hasimu +2 more
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Field testing of strategies for fire blight control in organic fruit growing [PDF]
, 2008 In organic fruit growing effective control strategies are needed to prevent blossom infections by the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Many potential control agents are under discussion and have been tested in vitro and in vivo.
Haug, P., Kunz, S., Schmitt, A.
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Control of the woolly apple aphid (Erisoma lanigerum Hausm.) by releasing earwigs (Forficula auricularia L.) and support oil applications - an interim report of first year results [PDF]
, 2008 The woolly apple aphid (Erisoma lanigerum Hausm.) has been recognised for some years as a serious pest in organic fruit growing where they may cause severe economic damage due to a lack of control strategies.
Bathon, H. +5 more
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