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Evaluation of Conifer Wood Biochar as Growing Media Component for Citrus Nursery
Applied Sciences, 2020 (1) Background: The commercial sustainability of the citrus nursery industry involves cutting costs by using alternative planting substrates to replace (or partially replace) the conventional black peat.
Filippo Ferlito +5 more
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Plants, 2022 The medicinal potential of hop (Humulus lupulus L.) is widely cited in ancient literature and is also allowed in several official pharmacopoeias for the treatment of a variety of ailments, mainly related to anxiety states.
Katya Carbone, Fabio Gervasi
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Survey of the healthy components of thirty marketed extra virgin olive oils from the province of Cosenza (Calabria, Italy) [PDF]
Emirates Journal of Food and AgricultureThe Calabria region, in southern Italy, is one of the main olive-growing areas of the country. In particular, 4.35% of the national olive acreage is cultivated in the province of Cosenza, but the recognition of its olive oils is rather marginal due to ...
Marianna Rizzo +2 more
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Agronomy, 2020 Alternaria alternata is a fungus that causes a serious disease in susceptible genotypes of citrus, particularly in mandarins. The Alternaria citri toxin (ACT) produced by the pathogen induces necrotic lesions on young leaves and fruits, defoliation and ...
Carmen Arlotta +11 more
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Exploitation of Bioactive Constituents of Olive Leaves, Grape Pomace, Olive Mills Waste Water and their Application in Phytoprotection [PDF]
, 2009 Pure plants extracts or/and essential oils show antifungal and antibacterial activity against a wide range of fungi and bacteria. Recently there has been increasing interest in the effects of natural compounds against important plant pathogens (fungi ...
Mavrakis, Titos Nikolaou
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Agronomy, 2018 Loquat is a non-climacteric fruit consumed fresh for its essential nutrients and phytochemical compounds. In this study, the effects of chitosan coating (1% w/v) on changes in the enzymatic antioxidant and membrane damage in three loquat selections ...
Giuseppina Adiletta +5 more
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A New Method for Olive Fruits Recognition [PDF]
, 2011 A model for the recognition of the diameter of olives is presented. The information regarding size of olive fruits is intended for estimating the best harvesting time of olive trees.
C. Gabriel Gatica +3 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 This paper presents the results of the transformation into table olives of drupes belonging to three Italian cultivars: Carolea, Leccino and Nocellara Messinese, widely used for virgin olive oil production, by using the two most common methods to produce
Nicolina Timpanaro +7 more
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Diversification and Soil Management Effects on the Quality of Organic Apricots
Agronomy, 2021 Nutritional and commercial value of the apricot fruits depends on the interaction among several factors, including the management strategies, the environmental conditions, and the genotype.
Roberto Ciccoritti +7 more
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Prediction of Strawberries’ Quality Parameters Using Artificial Neural Networks
Agronomy, 2022 Strawberry is a very popular fruit, appreciated for its unique flavor and many beneficial traits such as antioxidants and useful amino acids, which strongly contribute to the overall quality of the product.
Tiziana Amoriello +2 more
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