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Pest categorisation of Coccus viridis
EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 7, July 2025.Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Coccus viridis (Hemiptera: Coccidae), the green coffee scale, for the territory of the European Union (EU), following the commodity risk assessment of Jasminum polyanthum from Uganda, in which C. viridis was identified as a pest of possible concern to the EU.
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The 2023 European Union report on pesticide residues in food
EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 5, May 2025.Abstract Under European Union legislation (Article 32, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005), the European Food Safety Authority publishes an annual report assessing the pesticide residue levels in food. In 2023, as part of the EU‐coordinated multiannual control programme subset, 13,246 samples placed on the European market were analysed, with a 1.0% found to ...
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Quality of pitaya fruit (Hylocereus undatus) as influenced by storage temperature and packaging
Scientia Agricola, 2013 Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) is an exotic non-climacteric fruit that reaches its best eating quality when harvested ripe, decreasing thereafter during storage.
Sérgio Tonetto de Freitas +1 more
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International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Degener is a species of economic importance belonging to the genus Passiflora, native to Brazil. It has some alkaloids, flavonoids, carotenoids, minerals, vitamins A, C, and D with anxiolytic, antihypertensive, sedative, and analgesic properties.
Daniel Alberto Muñoz-Fonseca +3 more
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Journal of Engineering, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.The reduction in food losses and waste within agrifood chains is a topic of great interest due to the impact it generates in economic, environmental, and social aspects. An action that allows us to mitigate losses and waste is the implementation of the circular economy model, where all resources and waste are used and factors such as water, energy ...
Vivian Lorena Chud-Pantoja +3 more
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HorticulturaeAgroforestry systems with live stakes have been proposed as management strategies to enhance soil and canopy-related processes in perennial crops. However, their integrated effects on productivity under Amazonian conditions remain poorly understood. This
Yadira Vargas-Tierras +5 more
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Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Postharvest handling and storage of yellow pitahaya (Hylocereus megalanthus) posed challenges due to the variability in physicochemical and bioactive properties at different maturity (M) stages and over time. This study is aimed at assessing the influence of the M and storage time (T) on the physicochemical and bioactive characteristics of yellow ...
Ives Yoplac +6 more
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Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.The study aimed to enhance the shelf life of fresh‐cut strawberries and dragon fruits by understanding their respiration behavior under modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) conditions, an essential factor in improving fruit preservation. Using a closed system at 4 ± 0.5°C, we examined the respiration dynamics of these fruits and developed a mathematical
Lizhi Deng +6 more
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First Occurrence of Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Pitahaya
Plant Disease, 2007 Pitahaya, Hylocereus undatus Britt. & Rose, is a columnar, climbing cactus that produces a commercially important fruit. In December 2004, a new disease was found on the crop in Miami-Dade County, FL. Reddish brown lesions with conspicuous chlorotic haloes developed concentrically on the edges of vine ribs.
A J, Palmateer +3 more
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Fruits of the pitahaya Hylocereus undatus and H. ocamponis: nutritional components and antioxidants
Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 2020 The pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) is a cactus native to America. Despite the great diversity of species located in Mexico, there are few studies on the nutritional and nutraceutical value of its exotic fruits, ancestrally consumed in the Mayan culture.
Lyzbeth Hernandez Ramos +4 more
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