Effects of growth conditions on postharvest Botrytis infection in Gerbera - a nursery comparison [PDF]
, 2009 Botrytis cinerea is one of the main postharvest problems in gerbera cut flowers. There are clear differences among growers in the percentage of flowers showing symptoms of Botrytis infection after harvest.
Körner, O., Slootweg, G.
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Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2022 Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC., belonging to the Asteraceae family, also known as “ngai camphor,” is one of the traditional herbs used in Thailand for folk medicine and a component in local food and drinks.
Sirinapha Jirakitticharoen +3 more
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Participatory varietal selection of potato using the mother & baby trial design: A gender-responsive trainer’s guide. [PDF]
, 2020 This guide aims to provide step-by-step guidance on facilitating and documenting the PVS dynamics using the MBT design to select, and eventually release, potato varieties preferred by end-users that suit male and female farmers ’different needs, diverse ...
Amaya, N. +7 more
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Sweet cherry:composition, postharvest preservation, processing and trends for its future use [PDF]
, 2016 Background Sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) are a nutritious fruit which are rich in polyphenols and have high antioxidant potential. Most sweet cherries are consumed fresh and a small proportion of the total sweet cherries production is value added to ...
Chockchaisawasdee, Suwimol +4 more
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Journal of Food Quality, 2023 Chitosan (Ch) was functionalized with Bidens pilosa (BP) extract at 1, 3, or 5% to form Ch-1 BP, Ch-3 BP, and Ch-5 BP, respectively. Ch without plant extract was used as a control.
Kwanele A. Nxumalo, Olaniyi A. Fawole
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The application of low pressure storage to maintain the quality of zucchinis [PDF]
, 2017 Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica) were stored at low pressure (4 kPa) at 10°C at 100% relative humidity for 11 days. Fruit quality was examined upon removal and after being transferred to normal atmosphere (101 kPa) at 20°C for three days ...
Bowyer, Michael C. +5 more
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Technology in Horticulture, 2023 Fruit quality might suffer from bruising before and after harvest. Global focus is being paid to fruit bruise detection, especially early damage detection. In this study, a method was developed to identify bruised pomegranate fruit (cv.
Emmanuel Ekene Okere +3 more
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A preliminary transcriptomic approach to elucidate post harvest ripening of plum fruit [PDF]
, 2010 The aim of the present study was to dissect common and/or diverse mechanisms regulating plum (Prunus salicina) fruit ripening in genotypes characterized by different patterns of ethylene production. Fruit of an ethylenesuppressed cultivar ('Shiro') and a
Bonghi, Claudio +2 more
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Discovery of non-climacteric and suppressed climacteric bud sport mutations originating from a climacteric Japanese plum cultivar (Prunus salicina Lindl.). [PDF]
, 2015 Japanese plums are classified as climacteric; however, some economically important cultivars selected in California produce very little ethylene and require long ripening both "on" and "off" the tree to reach eating-ripe firmness. To unravel the ripening
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SADD: STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OF DESTRUCTIVELY MEASURED DATA - POSSIBILITIES TO INCLUDE BIOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS [PDF]
, 2010 Three techniques are presented to include the structural variation always present in measured data in statistical analysis. The methods are investigated and compared using cross sectional data, generated based on an exponential model as if gathered by ...
Jongbloed, G. +2 more
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