Vehicle Routing Problem with Soft Time Windows Based on Improved Genetic Algorithm for Fruits and Vegetables Distribution by Peiqing Li, Jie He, Dunyong Zheng, Yongsheng Huang, Chenhao Fan

“…Fresh fruits and vegetables, perishable by nature, are subject to additional deterioration and bruising in the distribution process due to vibration and shock caused by road irregularities. …”
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Impact of school salad bars on fruit and vegetable selection, intake, and waste in Mid-Atlantic elementary schools by Melanie K. Bean, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Lilian de Jonge, Laura Thornton, Hollie Raynor, Ashley Mendoza, Sarah Farthing, Bonnie Moore

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A Compliant Active Roller Gripper with High Positional Offset Tolerance for Delicate Spherical Fruit Handling by Haoran Zhu, Huanhuan Qin, Zicheng Qiu, Xinwen Chen, Jinlin Xue, Xingjian Gu, Mingzhou Lu

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Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed gene expression differences in fruits between two Actinidia chinensis cultivars by Lina Guo, Kai Yan, Dan Li, Wanxing Li

“…Fruity texture and taste of HY are better compared with that of JD. However, the fruit transcriptome differences at the ripening stage between JD and HY are poorly understood. …”
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Total Phenolic, Flavonoid Contents, and Antioxidant Activities of Fruit, Seed, and Bark Extracts of Zanthoxylum armatum DC by Nirmala Phuyal, Pramod Kumar Jha, Pankaj Prasad Raturi, Sangeeta Rajbhandary

“…The extracts showed variable antioxidant properties. The fruits exhibited excellent antioxidant properties with IC50 values of 40.62 μg/mL and 45.62 μg/mL for cultivated and wild fruits, respectively. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Pathogenicity of <i>Colletotrichum</i> on Banana Fruits: Wound Effects on Virulence and Cross-Infection by Maysa C. Santos, Luis O. Viteri, Sabrina H. Araujo, Dalmarcia C. Mourão, Marcos P. Câmara, Ana G. Amaral, Eugênio E. Oliveira, Gil Rodrigues dos Santos

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Genetic diversity of wild stone fruit species: specific aspects of <i>ex situ</i> conservation by G. V. Eremin, V. G. Eremin, I. S. Chepinoga, T. A. Gasanova

“…Accessions of wild stone fruit species were the objects of the studies.Results. …”
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Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars under High Tunnels by Bielinski M. Santos, Teresa P. Salame-Donoso

“… High tunnels have been proposed as an alternative for freeze protection and to increase fruit earliness of southern highbush blueberry. But there is no information about the effect of this type of structure on southern highbush blueberry fruit earliness under subtropical Florida conditions. …”
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Pepper Fruits at Different Ripening Periods Have Potential Phyto-Biochemical and Enzymatic Responses to Irrigation Levels by Ümit Haydar Erol

“…Understanding the effects of irrigation on different fruit ripening periods is essential for sustainable agriculture. …”
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Degradation of Metal Ions with Electricity Generation by Using Fruit Waste as an Organic Substrate in the Microbial Fuel Cell by Ghada Mohamed Aleid, Anoud Saud Alshammari, Asma D. Alomari, Shehu Sa’ad Abdullahi, Rania Edrees Adam Mohammad, Rokhsana Mohammed Ismail Abdulrahman

“…In the present work, we addressed the problem of the organic substrate in MFC, which is necessary for the degradation of metal ions in conjunction with the production of energy. The utilization of fruit waste as a carbon source was strongly suggested in earlier research. …”
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Effect of Fermentation Time on Physiochemical Properties of Kombucha Produced from Different Teas and Fruits: Comparative Study by Siying Li, Yang Zhang, Jingrong Gao, Tong Li, Huizhen Li, Adele Mastroyannis, Shan He, Abdul Rahaman, Kun Chang

“…In conclusion, this study provides a potential and promising method for the first time to produce fruit-flavoured kombucha with increased bioactive compounds in very short fermentation time (48 h) which could fulfil the nutritional requirement for human health.…”
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Crushed Capsicum chacoense Hunz Fruits: A Food Native Resource of Paraguay with Antioxidant and Anthelmintic Activity by Eva Coronel, Laura Mereles, Silvia Caballero, Nelson Alvarenga

“…These results show that through the chemical composition of this underutilized native resource and good fruit processing procedures, the C. chacoense fruits have a great nutraceutical potential of interest for the food and pharmaceutical industries.…”
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The Impact of Different Drying Techniques on the Physicochemical and Quality Characteristics of Oil Palm Fruit Mesocarp (Elaeis guineensis) by Vida Gyimah Boadu, Edward Ken Essuman, Gifty Serwaa Otoo, Kate Bigson

“…This study is aimed at evaluating the effect of different drying methods on the proximate composition, physicochemical properties, and minor constituents of palm oil fruit mesocarp. Two varieties of fresh oil palm fruit (dura and tenera) were processed to separate the mesocarp from the other part of the fruit. …”
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Hybrid Model Based on Genetic Algorithms and SVM Applied to Variable Selection within Fruit Juice Classification by C. Fernandez-Lozano, C. Canto, M. Gestal, J. M. Andrade-Garda, J. R. Rabuñal, J. Dorado, A. Pazos

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Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment Combined with Peracetic Acid Treatment Reduces Decay and Maintains Quality in Loquat Fruit by Chen Ling, Jia Xu, Shuang Shao, Li Wang, Peng Jin, Yonghua Zheng

“…The effects of ultrasonic treatment (UT, 400 watts for 6 min) combined with peracetic acid (PA, 0.4% (W/W)) treatment on fruit decay, browning, and quality and physiological changes in loquat fruit stored at 20°C were investigated. …”
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A novel sustainable biocide against the fruit fly Drosophila suzukii made from orange peels by Giovanni Davide Barone, Manfred Hartbauer

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Development of large-fruited bird cherry cultivars on the basis of wild species for northern and eastern regions of Russia by V. S. Simagin, A. V. Lokteva

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Problems Faced by Tribes in Collection and Marketing of Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.) Fruit in Jhalawar District of Rajasthan by Shirish Sharma, Sourabh Dadhich

“… The present study was conducted during September to December, 2022 to focus on the problems in collection and marketing of tendu fruit by tribes in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan. …”
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MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR EVALUATION OF THE FAR EAST FRUIT GENETIC RESOURCES OF <i> LONICERA CAERULEA </i> L. by V. Holubec, T. N. Smekalova, L. Leisova-Svobodova

“…Factors threatening natural coenopopulations have been estimated, and these data preconditioned recommendations for honeysuckle in situ conservation. Fruits of 20 Russian honeysuckle cultivars have been included in comparative molecular assessment together with fruits from natural ecotypes. …”
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF NAMNAM FRUIT JUICE FROM SOUTH KALIMANTAN AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND ESCHERICHIA COLI by Nurbidayah, Nafila, Nurul Amalia

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