Bioeconomy and Climate Change: The Scenarios of Food Insecurity in Brazil’s Northern Region (Amazon) Due to the Shift from Traditional Table Crops to Globally Valued Commodities [PDF]
FoodsClimate variability directly influences agriculture, especially in a scenario of global change and transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. This study analyzed historical series (1994–2023) of productivity and harvested area of annual crops (corn, cassava,
Waldeir Pereira +31 more
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A Systematic Review on Heavy Metals Contamination in Bangladeshi Fruits and Their Associated Health Risks [PDF]
Environmental Health InsightsIn Bangladesh, ensuring food safety from various hazardous contaminants, including heavy metals in different food items, has become a significant policy concern.
Md. Hafizul Islam +4 more
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Micronutrient and antinutrient content of semi-processed fruit peels: Towards boosting immunity [PDF]
Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health SciencesBackground: Fruits are excellent sources of micronutrients; hence, their consumption is highly recommended. However, fruit peels, often discarded, despite some being edible have been reported to contain essential nutrients and antioxidants, which ...
Eridiong O. Onyenweaku, Hema Kesa
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Heliyon, 2023 Brandy, produced by the distillation of wine, is highly consumed in Cameroon, most of which is imported, whereas this region harnesses a vast diversity of fruits, which could be exploited in producing wines and spirits.
Wilson Agwanande Ambindei +3 more
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Screening of potential tropical fruits in protecting endothelial dysfunction in vitro
Food & Nutrition Research, 2021 Background: High consumption of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables reduces the endothelial damage involved in cardiovascular disease pathogenesis. Objective: To evaluate the phytochemical content, antioxidant and scavenging activities (FRAP, ORAC, OH•
Suvara K. Wattanapitayakul +3 more
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Growing Feijoa Fruit in Florida
EDIS, 2021 Feijoa is often found in central and north Florida landscapes as a durable and cold-hardy plant for hedges and foundation plantings, and as a dooryard fruit.
Kevin Folta, Dustin Huff, Ali Sarkhosh
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Diagrammatic scale for assessment of anthracnose severity in feijoa fruit [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2021 : A diagrammatic scale of anthracnose in feijoa fruit was elaborated and validated in order to standardize disease severity assessments. The proposed scale showed six disease severity levels: 2, 10, 20, 40, 70 and 100% of the injured fruit surface.
Ana Carolina Ferreira +6 more
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Effect of Transport and Storage on the Weight and Moisture Loss of Exotic Fruits [PDF]
Техника и технология пищевых производств, 2019 Every year, hundreds of thousands of tons of fruits and vegetables are supplied to the territory of the Russian Federation by exporting producers from different countries.
Velichko N. +3 more
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Phenological development of fruits in cultivars of feijoa (Acca sellowiana) and its relationship with South American fruit fly infestation [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2022 : The present study aimed to evaluate the developmental phases of feijoa fruits associated with infestation by Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the nonpreference of fruit flies for ripe fruits of feijoa.
Hellen Aparecida Arantes dos Santos +5 more
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Agronomía Colombiana, 2016 Pineapple guava (Acca sellowiana [O. Berg] Burret) is a fruit with export and production potential in Colombia. However, there are few reports about its composition concerning physiological behavior throughout the different ripening phases.
Lina María García-Rivera +2 more
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