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Development and fecundity performance of Grapholita molesta and Grapholita dimorpha (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on different immature fruits.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Both Grapholita molesta (Busck) and Grapholita dimorpha Komai (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) are important pests of pome and stone fruits. Mature fruits of peach and plum have been tested as food sources for G.
Souvic Sarker, Un Taek Lim
doaj   +1 more source

A benefit cost analysis on management strategies for Queensland Fruit Fly: methods and observations [PDF]

open access: yes
The Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) — Bactrocera tryoni — poses a significant threat to horticultural production in Victoria causing losses of fruit and jeopardising access to interstate and international markets.
Fisher, Bill   +3 more
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Options for sustainability improvement and biomass use in Malaysia : Palm oil production chain and biorefineries for non-food use of residues and by-products including other agricultural crops [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The Division Biobased Products of the WUR institute A&F was approached by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality with a policy support question about the potential of Bio-based economic developments in Malaysia. Malaysia is one of the
Dam, J.E.G., van
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Organic and Fair Palm Oil Production – Assessment Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Over the last 15 years, global palm oil production has more than doubled. Indonesia and Malaysia alone produce more than 80 % of all palm oil today. Being the cheapest vegetable oil available on the world market - thanks to high hectare yields of oil ...
Bernet, Thomas, van den Berge, Paul
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Biological activity of Citrus spp. metabolites on Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is one of the most injurious pest at global level. During the last years, several electrophysiological and behavioural studies have been carried out in order to ...
Bruno, Maurizio   +4 more
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Blossom Thinning in Pome and Stone Fruit

open access: yesHortScience, 1998
Early thinning of apples is important because of its impact on fruit size and next season's flower bud initiation. In the past, apple cultivars were often sprayed with the blossom thinner sodium dinitro-ortho-cresol(Elgetol) during full bloom, followed by a post-bloom application of a fruit thinner such as carbaryl with or without naphthalene acetic ...
openaire   +1 more source

Recalculating Default Values for Palm Oil [PDF]

open access: yes
On 05 December 2010, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) came into force in the EU. Member States are still working to fully transpose the Directive into national law and establish a framework for achieving their legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG ...
Christoph Vietze, Gernot Pehnelt
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Competitive performance of global deciduous fruit supply chains: South Africa versus Chile [PDF]

open access: yes
The South African deciduous fruit industry has experienced difficulties in the past few years. Most deciduous fruit producers have suffered from increased globalisation of markets; trade liberalisation; deregulation of the industry; advances in ...
Mashabela, T.E., Vink, Nick
core   +1 more source

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