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Pest risk analysis for Bactrocera invadens : Guidelines on Pest Risk Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Stripping related moisture damage has been recognized as one of the major pavement distresses since the early 1990s. The main objective of this study is to establish an effective test protocol to quantify moisture susceptibility of asphalt pavements.
Guitian Castrillon, José Maria   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Valorization of the peel and husk of guaraná (Paullinia cupana): oil extraction, chemical composition, cytotoxicity, and antitumor potential

open access: yesBiofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Guaraná (Paullinia cupana) is a fruit native to the Amazon region. Due to its widespread use, primarily in beverages, its production has grown over the years. The seed is the only commercially valuable part of the fruit so the guaraná production chain generates byproducts, including peel, husk, and spent seed.
Leiliane do Socorro Sodré de Souza   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Residue Analysis and Dietary Risk Assessment of 10 Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Oenanthe javanica from Hainan Province of China

open access: yesFoods
In this study, residues of 10 neonicotinoid insecticides were tested with 143 fresh samples of Oenanthe javanica using the QuEChERS method combined with UPLC-MS/MS.
Shusheng Tang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The European Market for organic Fairtrade Products [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Central American countries are important producers of organic products. Their export base, however, is heavily dependent on a limited number of products (coffee, cocoa, banana, sugar), which is threatening the sustainability of this export sector ...
Garibay, Salvador, Richter, Toralf
core  

Use of flying dragon trifoliate orange as dwarfing rootstock for citrus under tropical climatic conditions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Citrus fruit trees grown under tropical climatic conditions have a high level of vigor and, consequently, late fruit-bearing and low productivity. The use of Flying Dragon trifoliate orange [Poncirus trifoliata var.
Lebegin, Stéphane   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Value chains of cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) in a centre of diversity and its on-farm implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper uses value chain analysis as a novel method to examine the conservation status of and strategies for cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.), an underutilized, perennial fruit species native to the Andean valleys of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Van Damme, Patrick, Vanhove, Wouter
core   +1 more source

Fruit scent and observer colour vision shape food-selection strategies in wild capuchin monkeys [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The senses play critical roles in helping animals evaluate foods, including fruits that can change both in colour and scent during ripening to attract frugivores.
Endo, Mizuki   +9 more
core   +1 more source

A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A source-differentiated analysis of tropical fresh fruit imports [PDF]

open access: yes
A source-differentiated Almost Ideal Demand System model is used to analyze U.S. demand for the major tropical fresh fruit imports from different countries of origin.
Fonsah, Esendugue Greg   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Tropical Dry Forest Succession and the Contribution of Lianas to Wood Area Index (WAI) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The transmission and interception of light through the canopy is an important indicator of forest productivity in tropical forest ecosystems, and the amount of light that eventually reaches the forest floor is influenced by its interactions with leaves ...
do Espirito-Santo, Mario Marcos   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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