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Fruit scent as an honest signal for fruit quality
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2022 AbstractBackgroundFleshy fruits evolved to be attractive to seed dispersers through various signals such as color and scent. Signals can evolve through different trajectories and have various degrees of reliability. The strongest substrate on which reliable signals can evolve is when there is an inherent link between signal and reward, rendering ...
Omer Nevo +4 more
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Safety, Quality, and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables [PDF]
Foods, 2019 Nowadays, one of the main objectives of the fruit and vegetable industry is to develop innovative novel products with high quality, safety, and optimal nutritional characteristics in order to respond with efficiency to the increasing consumer expectations.
Urszula Tylewicz +3 more
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Using genomics to improve fruit quality [PDF]
Biological Research, 2013 New fruit varieties are needed to satisfy consumers, and the industry is facing new challenges in order to respond to these demands. The emergence of genomic tools is releasing information on polymorphisms that can be utilized to expedite breeding processes in species that are difficult to breed, given the long periods of time required to get new ...
Meneses, Claudio, Orellana, Ariel
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A fruit quality gene map of Prunus [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2009 Prunus fruit development, growth, ripening, and senescence includes major biochemical and sensory changes in texture, color, and flavor. The genetic dissection of these complex processes has important applications in crop improvement, to facilitate maximizing and maintaining stone fruit quality from production and processing through to marketing and ...
Ogundiwin, Ebenezer A +5 more
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Influence of Bagging on the Development and Quality of Fruits [PDF]
Plants, 2021 Fruit quality is certainly influenced by biotic and abiotic factors, and a main quality attribute is the external appearance of the fruit. Various possible agronomical approaches are able to regulate the fruit microenvironment and, consequently, improve fruit quality and market value.
Muhammad Moaaz Ali +7 more
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Horticulturae, 2022 Fruits are necessary for a balanced diet, and they are consumed for their vitamins, fiber, and other beneficial compounds [...]
Michail Michailidis, Georgia Tanou
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Molecules, 2015 China is one of the most important centers of diversity for Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. in the world. In this study, seven loquat cultivars grown in China were evaluated for their phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity. Eleven phenolic compounds, i.e.
Wenna Zhang +4 more
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Hungaricum as a quality of fruits and fruit products
International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2003 The territory of the Hungarian state is largely suitable for the purpose of growing fruits of the temperate zone species. During the next decennia, the annual volume of Hungarian fruit production is expected to be around 1.1-1.3 million tons, from which some 15% is considered to be a produce of Hungary or "Hungaricum" (90 thousand tons of sour cherry ...
M. Soltész +3 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 In this study, four genotypes (Acva-1, Acva-2, Acva-3 and ZM-2) of Actinidia germplasm resources were grown in different NaCI concentrations (0, 0.4, 0.8 and 1.2 g L–1).
Yun-peng ZHONG +6 more
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Effect of Saline–Alkali Stress on Sugar Metabolism of Jujube Fruit
Horticulturae, 2022 Sugar, an osmoregulatory substance used by plants to adapt to abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity, is one of the most important indexes of fruit quality.
Yan Wang +7 more
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