Optical Absorption and Scattering Phenomena in 'Jubileum' Plums in Relation to Their Colour Properties [PDF]
Absorption and scattering of laser light pulse passing through the fruit determine among others, the optical properties of the product. Efforts have been made in the recent past to utilize innovative techniques such as time-resolved reflectance ...
Eccher Zerbini, P.C. +7 more
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Profitability of Artificial Pollination in ‘Manzanillo’ Olive Orchards
The fruit set in monovarietal ‘Manzanillo’ olive orchards is significantly increased under cross-pollination. This response lead to pollination designs including pollinizer selection, the number of pollinizer trees per hectare and their distribution in ...
Alberto Sánchez-Estrada, Julián Cuevas
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The fruit metric trait characterization of scarlet eggplant using the high-throughput tomato analyzer software [PDF]
Scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum [L.]) is an indigenous, underutilized fruit vegetable in Africa. Preference for fruit shape and size is high among growers and consumers. Fruit metric traits are important for yield improvement.
Taiwo Adeniji Olawale +4 more
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Experimental plot size of passion fruit [PDF]
Abstract The determination of the plot size is a practical matter pertinent to the experimental planning, and its optimal characterization allows to obtain higher precision and better quality in the results. Therefore, in this study, the main goal was to determine the plot size in experiments of passion fruit in two uniformity tests with Passiflora ...
Glaucia Amorim Faria +5 more
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Association between Fruit Development and Mature Fruit Drop in Huanglongbing-affected Sweet Orange
In the past decade, FL citrus industry has been struck by Huanglongbing (HLB), a disease caused by the phloem-limited bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas).
Lisa Tang +2 more
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Water retention on the surface of apples and sweet cherry leaves and fruits
Surface water retention of leaves and fruits of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) and sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), was evaluated under controlled environmental conditions in order to determine the retention potential at different growth stages. Dipping
José Antonio Yuri +3 more
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Tomato locule number and fruit size controlled by natural alleles of lc and fas. [PDF]
Improving yield by increasing the size of produce is an important selection criterion during the domestication of fruit and vegetable crops. Genes controlling meristem organization and organ formation work in concert to regulate the size of reproductive ...
Chu YH +3 more
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'Xenia', a new pear cultivar from Moldava, first results in the Netherlands [PDF]
The pear cultivar `Xenia¿ (synonym `Noiabriskaia¿) from Moldova is a selection from a cross between `Triomphe de Vienne¿ and `Nicolai Krier¿. In The Netherlands, `Xenia¿ has been tested since 2001.
Bucarciuc, V. +3 more
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different concentration and combination of potassium [1.0 g/l (K1), 2.5 g/l (K2) and 5.0 g/l (K3)] and gibberellic acid [0.005 g/l (G1), 0.01 g/l (G2) and 0.015 g/l (G3)] foliar application on growth
Priyanka Pal +3 more
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Chemical thinning of flowers and fruits of the peach cultivar Coral with hydrogen cyanamide
: Chemical treatment is a mean to accomplish fruit thinning; although its efficiency depends on the compound used, application time, and dosage. Effect of the chemical hydrogen cyanamide (CH2N2) on the thinning of flowers and fruits of the peach cultivar
Rafael Anzanello, Assis Tedesco
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