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Physicochemical, Granulometric, Morphological, and Surface Characterization of Dried Yellow Pitaya Powder as a Potential Diluent for Immediate-Release Quercetin Tablets

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The growing interest in sustainable materials has encouraged the valorization of agro-industrial byproducts for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and food applications.
Alejandra Mesa, Melanie Leyva, Jesús Gil Gonzáles, José Oñate-Garzón, Constain H. Salamanca   +4 more
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Characterization of odor-active compounds in yellow pitaya (Hylocereus megalanthus (Haw.) Britton et Rose)

Revista CENIC Ciencias Químicas, 2012
La pitaya amarilla [Hylocereus megalanthus (Haw.) Britton et Rose] es una cactácea nativa de la región del Caribe de América del Sur. Es una fruta exótica de gran importancia económica en Colombia debido a que es el segundo país exportador en el mundo. A
Clara Quijano-Célis, Daniel Echeverri-Gil, Jorge A. Pino   +2 more
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Stomatal behavior in fruits and leaves of the purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) and fruits and cladodes of the yellow pitaya [Hylocereus megalanthus (K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer]

Agronomía Colombiana, 2013
Plants as C3 and CAM react photosynthetically different but both can grow in the same agroecological zone in the tropics. Therefore we studied the behavior of stomatal opening in fruits and leaves of the purple passion fruit and fruits and cladodes of ...
Camilo Sánchez, Gerhard Fischer, Danny Wilson Sanjuanelo   +2 more
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Centesimal Composition, Bioactive Compounds, and Antimicrobial Properties of White (Hylocereus undulatus) and Red (Hylocereus polyrhizus) Pitayas. [PDF]

J Food Sci
ABSTRACT This study investigated the centesimal composition, physicochemical properties, bioactive compounds, antimicrobial activity, and anti‐quorum sensing (QS) potential of red pulp (RP; Hylocereus polyrhizus) and white pulp (WP; Hylocereus undulatus) pitayas.
Gomes RS, de Carvalho AM, França Lima EM, Pereira PAP, Gouveia IP, Hassimotto NMA, Pinto UM, da Cunha LR.   +7 more
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Fruit Development and Ripening in Yellow Pitaya [PDF]

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1998
Changes occurring during fruit ripening and duration of fruit development were studied in Selenicereus megalanthus (Scum. ex Vaupel) Moran (yellow pitaya), a climbing cactus grown in protected structures at three sites in the Israeli Negev desert. During ripening, peel color turned from green
Avinoam Nerd, Yosef Mizrahi
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Phenology, Canopy Composition, and Fruit Quality of Yellow Pitaya in Tropical Taiwan [PDF]

HortScience, 2011
Yellow pitaya, Selenicereus megalanthus (Schum. ex. Vaupel) Moran, is a potential new fruit in Taiwan. It sprouts mostly in winter and flowers in late spring and fall. In this study, an average of 60% shoots within canopies flowered.
Yi-Lu Jiang, Tzong-Shyan Lin, Ching-Lung Lee, Chung-Ruey Yen, Wen-Ju Yang   +4 more
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Combined Transcriptome and Metabolome analysis of Pitaya fruit unveiled the mechanisms underlying Peel and pulp color formation

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background Elucidating the candidate genes and key metabolites responsible for pulp and peel coloration is essential for breeding pitaya fruit with new and improved appeal and high nutritional value.
Zhaoxi Zhou, Hongmao Gao, Jianhong Ming, Zheli Ding, Xing’e Lin, Rulin Zhan   +5 more
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Effect of Preharvest Application of CPPU and Perforated Packaging on the Postharvest Quality of Red-Fleshed Pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus sp.) Fruit

Horticulturae, 2021
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the preharvest application of forchlorfenuron (CPPU) and perforated polyethylene bag packaging (PPE) on maintaining the postharvest quality of red-fleshed cv.
Pai-Tsang Chang
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NPK application in yellow pitaya seedlings grown on sand and organic compost

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2019
Brazil is considered one of the largest fruit producers in the world and one of the fruit groups that has stood out is that of exotic ones, such as the yellow pitaya (Hylocereus megalanthus); however, there are only incipient studies related to this crop. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of an NPK fertilizer formulation (N-P2O5-
Mônica Mariana Jorge Fratoni, Kenneth Roger Rodrigues da Silva, Adônis Moreira   +2 more
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High Temperature Suppresses Fruit/Seed Set and Weight, and Cladode Regreening in Red-fleshed ‘Da Hong’ Pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) under Controlled Conditions in HortScience

HortScience, 2020
Following high summer temperatures in Taiwan, erratic fruit production and yellowed cladode have been observed in red-fleshed ‘Da Hong’ pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus).
Yu-Chun Chu, Jer-Chia Chang
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