A critique of methodologies for the comparison of organic and conventional farming systems [PDF]
, 2002 This paper was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference of the Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR). A review is presented of comparative studies of organic and conventional farming systems, with a special focus upon economic criteria ...
Fowler, Susan, Lee, Howard
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Quality and Flavor Sensory Analysis of Fermented Kiwi Black Tea Wine
Shipin gongye ke-jiIn order to explore the quality characteristics of fermented kiwifruit black tea wine, kiwifruit and black tea were fermented, and the flavor and quality of fermented kiwifruit black tea wine were comprehensively analyzed by using high performance liquid
Yi MA +7 more
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Global warming affected some morphological characters of Pistachio trees (_Pistacia vera_ L.) [PDF]
, 2008 Pistachio is one of the main horticulture crops in Iran where have the first cultivation and exportation position in the world. Climate change has already affected species distribution shifts in many parts of the world and more impacts are expected for ...
Amanollah A. Javanshah
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Developing non-destructive techniques to predict 'Hayward' kiwifruit storability : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Technology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 A significant portion of New Zealand’s kiwifruit production is held as stock in local coolstores for extended periods of time before being exported. Many pre-harvest factors contribute to variation in fruit quality at harvest and during coolstorage ...
Li, Mo
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Different Disease Levels Reveal Kiwifruit Brown Spot Impacts on Fruit Yield and Quality
Journal of FungiKiwifruit brown spot, caused by the fungus Corynespora cassiicola, has recently emerged as a problematic foliar disease of kiwifruit, causing premature defoliation.
Yuhang Zhu +11 more
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Phenotypic variation of kiwifruit in a factorial mating design (Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) C.F. Liang et A.R. Ferguson var. deliciosa) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Massey University [PDF]
, 1999 Systematic evaluation of the New Zealand A.deliciosa var. deliciosa breeding population was conducted using a two-factor factorial mating design (FMD).
Marsh, Hinga
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Is there a relationship between ferric-chelate reductase activity in roots of poncirus trifoliata and leaf chlorophyll contents? [PDF]
, 2015 Poncirus trifoliata is a citrus rootstock very sensitive to Fe deficiency. This deficiency is very common in crops grown in calcareous soils due to the detrimental effect of bicarbonate ion.
Correia, Pedro José +5 more
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The key elements of success and failure in the NZ kiwifruit industry [PDF]
, 2008 The study explores the nature and performance of the New Zealand kiwifruit industry from 1980 to 2006. As almost 94 per cent of kiwifruit produced in New Zealand is exported the focus of this study is on the export sector of the kiwifruit industry. Value
Kilgour, M +3 more
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Natural Product CommunicationsObjective The aim of this study was to assess the ability of polyphenolic extracts from different kiwifruit genotypes to affect tyrosinase enzyme activity and determine potential relationships between tyrosinase inhibition and polyphenolic composition ...
Andrew M. Carroll +5 more
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Accelerated fruit libraries to predict storage potential of 'Hayward' kiwifruit grower lines : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Technology at Massey University, New Zealand. [PDF]
, 2014 Reducing postharvest losses is a major challenge of the kiwifruit industry. Inherent variability between kiwifruit grower lines makes the prediction of postharvest storage quality a difficult task.
Jabbar, Abdul
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