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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abacaxi 'Turiaçu': cultivar tradicional nativa do Maranhão Turiaçu: a pineapple cultivar traditional and native from Maranhão, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2012
Objetivou-se caracterizar a biometria da planta e analisar física e quimicamente frutos de abacaxi da cultivar Turiaçu e proceder à análise comparativa com outras cultivares tradicionais e melhoradas. Trata-se de uma seleção nativa da Amazônia Maranhense
José Ribamar Gusmão Araujo, Rozalino Antonio Aguiar Júnior, Afonso Manoel Silva Chaves, Fabrício De Oliveira Reis, Moisés Rodrigues Martins   +4 more
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Grumixama pulp (Eugenia brasiliensis) as natural antioxidant on beef patties during the refrigerated storage

Ciência Rural
: Grumixama is a native Brazilian Atlantic forest fruit rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant potential. Nevertheless, no studies have investigated its application in meat products.
Gabriela Xavier Ojoli, Rick Anderson Freire Mangueira, Carlos Alberto Alves Junior, Viviane da Cruz Lima, Andrea Carla da Silva Barretto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethylene Response of Plum ACC Synthase 1 (ACS1) Promoter is Mediated through the Binding Site of Abscisic Acid Insensitive 5 (ABI5). [PDF]

, 2019
The enzyme 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase (ACS) participates in the ethylene biosynthesis pathways and it is tightly regulated transcriptionally and post-translationally.
Blumwald, Eduardo, Farcuh, Macarena, Feng, Jianrong, Qin, Qiaoping, Sadka, Avi, Shlizerman, Lyudmila, Toubiana, David, Zhang, Yunting   +7 more
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Native Fruit Dehydration System With Arduino

Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal
Our jungle has many benefits, but during the fruit production season, a high percentage of them are lost due to overproduction. This is why an alternative is proposed to preserve native fruits using the controlled dehydration technique, applying Open Source Arduino, throughout the process.
Freddy Elar Ferrari Fernandez, Nilton Cesar Ayra Apac, Richard Piero Bardales Linares, Giovanni Fredi Tuesta Galán, Richard Michel Marin Sevillano   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

African Olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) as an environmental weed in eastern Australia: a review [PDF]

, 2013
African Olive, Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. (family Oleaceae) is a dense-crowned tree introduced into Australia for horticulture in the mid 19th century.
Leishman, Michelle R., Peter, Cuneo
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Evaluating the African arid corridor hypothesis: A meta‐analysis including the phylogenetic and biogeographical history of Sesamothamnus

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky, Jeffrey P. Rose, Ricardo Kriebel, Bryan T. Drew, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Alan R. Lemmon, Kenneth J. Sytsma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the surrounding vegetation influence the fruit fly assemblage in guava orchards?

Bioscience Journal, 2019
This study aimed to evaluate how the surrounding vegetation affects the assemblage of fruit flies. For this, flies were collected in guava orchards with distinct types of surrounding vegetation (exotic pasture, native forest and fruit tree intercropping).
Kátia da Cruz Vargas, Alfredo Raúl Abot, Victor Ribeiro Acosta, Marcos Henrique Frech Telles, José Nicácio do Nascimento, Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources