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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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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Postharvest UV-C treatment combined with 1-methylcyclopropene 1 (1-MCP), followed by storage in continuous low level ethylene atmosphere improves the quality of tomatoes [PDF]
, 2017 Mature green tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv Neang Pich) were exposed to 13.6 kJ m−2 UV-C or 0.5 μL L−1 1-MCP or combination of 13.6 kJ m−2 UV-C and 0.5 μL L−1 1-MCP, with appropriate untreated controls.
Bowyer, Michael C. +6 more
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Harvest and Postharvest Factors Affecting Bruise Damage of Fresh Fruits
Horticultural Plant Journal, 2020 Fresh fruits are susceptible to bruising, a common type of mechanical damage during harvest and at all stages of postharvest handling. In quest of developing and adoption of strategies to reduce bruise damage, it is of utmost importance to understand ...
Zaharan Hussein +2 more
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International Journal of Food Science, 2022 Several natural preservative techniques including plant extracts are used to minimize postharvest losses caused by pathogens. Our recent findings elucidated that the application of crude extracts of ginger, turmeric, and “dukung anak” (Phyllanthus niruri
Paa Kwesi Bordoh +4 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 This study investigated the effects of extraction methods on the physicochemical, phytochemical, and antioxidant properties of pomegranate juice (cv. Wonderful).
Ebrahiema Arendse +5 more
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Influence of 1-Methylcyclopropene on the biochemical response and ripening of ‘solo' papayas [PDF]
, 2016 The market demand for tropical fruits has been growing steadily over the past two decades and global papaya production has grown significantly over the last few years.
Ferreira, Marcos David +4 more
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Application of biocomposite edible coatings based on pea starch and guar gum on quality, storability and shelf life of ‘Valencia’ oranges [PDF]
, 2018 Novel edible composite coatings based on pea starch and guar gum (PSGG), PSGG blended with lipid mixture containing the hydrophobic compounds shellac and oleic acid (PSGG-Sh), and a layer-by-layer (LBL) approach (PSGG as an internal layer and shellac as ...
Chockchaisawasdee, Suwimol +6 more
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Tissue specific analysis reveals a differential organization and regulation of both ethylene biosynthesis and E8 during climacteric ripening of tomato [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Solanum lycopersicum or tomato is extensively studied with respect to the ethylene metabolism during climacteric ripening, focusing almost exclusively on fruit pericarp. In this work the ethylene biosynthesis pathway was examined in all major
Bulens, Inge +14 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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