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Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
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Pollination and Fruit Set in the Yellow Passion Fruit [PDF]
The development on the use of the yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa Degener) for beverage, ice cream, sherbet, pastries, and other confectionaries has resulted in increased plantings of this crop in Hawaii.
Akamine, Ernest K., Girolami, Guido
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Growth Response of Yellow Passion Fruit to Fertilizer Application
The response of passion fruit grown on a low nutrient sandy - loam soil was investigated in a field trial. Passion fruit is a tropical – growing vine that is cultivated mainly for its juice but has some other ethnomedicinal uses.
Fagbayide, JA +3 more
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Nitrogen as a mitigator of salt stress in yellow passion fruit seedlingss
The poor chemical quality of water, especially in arid and semiarid regions, almost always precludes the practice of irrigated agriculture, thus demanding the adoption of techniques that mitigate the deleterious effects of excess salt on soil and plants.
Marlene Alexandrina Ferreira Bezerra +4 more
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Abstract The decline in biodiversity, particularly in agricultural landscapes, is a pressing global challenge. Monitoring is vital to assess biodiversity trends and conservation effectiveness, yet farmland remains underinvestigated. Engaging farmers and encouraging naturalists to take on new roles could help expand monitoring efforts and strengthen ...
Elin Lundquist +8 more
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Agronomic characterization and genetic parameter estimation in yellow passion fruit
The selection of yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) genotypes with high yield and fruit quality is essential for the development of passion fruit crop in the country.
José Ricardo Peixoto +11 more
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Yellow passion fruit reaction to Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. passiflorae and to Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus [PDF]
Yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) yield and longevity have been drastically reduced by bacterial spot (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. passiflorae- Xap) and passion fruit woodiness disease (PWD) (Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus – CABMV).
Ricardo Peixoto, José +5 more
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ABSTRACT Plants mediate the supply of energy and matter for all animals, including human beings yet we are faced with “plant blindness” whereby we pay limited attention to and accord little value to plants. Plant blindness is evident in school curricula whereby students have limited opportunities to learn about plants.
Maurice M. W. Cheng, Bronwen Cowie
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The presence of Apis mellifera in places such as candy and soft drink factories, restaurants, and ice-cream shops has been a concern to many people. In the yellow passion-fruit crop, Apis mellifera is able to collect all anther pollen but has no active ...
D. Nicodemo, R. H. Nogueira Couto
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ABSTRACT Plant‐based antioxidants are widely incorporated into foods to retard oxidative deterioration and to deliver health‐related benefits. Yet, their in‐product and in vivo performance frequently diverges from predictions based on solution‐phase chemical assays, because matrix interactions, processing history, and host metabolism reshape both ...
Márcio Vargas‐Ramella +6 more
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