The Impact of Oyster Mushrooms (<i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i>) on the Baking Quality of Rye Flour and Nutrition Composition and Antioxidant Potential of Rye Bread by Sylwia Stępniewska, Agnieszka Salamon, Grażyna Cacak-Pietrzak, Małgorzata Piecyk, Hanna Kowalska

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Microbial Quality of Sliced Pawpaw (Carica papaya) and Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Sold on Some Streets of Accra Metropolis, Ghana by Michael Olu-Taiwo, Baakwa Miah De-Graft, Akua Obeng Forson

“…In most African countries, street vending of fruits is prevalent and the likelihood of predisposing consumers to microbial contamination is very high. …”
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The Role of Naphthaleneacetic Acid and 1-Methylcyclopropene in Preventing Preharvest Berry Dropping in <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. by Antonio Carlomagno, Claudio Bonghi, Giuseppe Montanaro, Alessandra Ferrandino, Angela Rasori, Vitale Nuzzo, Vittorino Novello

“…Fruit dropping represents a concern in many fruit species, including <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. …”
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Characteristic and flavor profiles of specialty Arabica coffee derived from fermentation with protease, at different conditions by Wongyai Intugon, Suttisintong Khomson, Thumthanaruk Benjawan, Foophow Tita, Yasutomo Tamaki, Rungsardthong Vilai

“…Coffee beverages obtained from roasted coffee beans from protease fermentation with 0.84% protease, pH 6.2 at 41 h (R-FP5), and 1.00% protease, pH 5.0 at 30 h (R-FP8) were evaluated as specialty coffees (a score of 79.75 points), showing their specific aroma profiles as fruity, spice, mango, dry fruit, ripe fruit, nutty and tamarind notes. The present work revealed that enzymatic fermentation of the green Arabica coffee beans is a promising method for the modulating and improving of specialty coffee with specific acceptable flavors and aromas.…”
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Farmers’ desire to make changes in their agricultural branches in the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: The example of Türkiye by Yener Ataseven, Şule Coşkun Cevher, Celal Cevher

“…According to our analysis results, compared with other agricultural branches, it has been determined that the farmers who do vegetable farming, fruit farming, and livestock farming have a higher desire to change their bare agrarian branches. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Chestnut Quality Based on Principal Component and Cluster Analysis by Yanqi YU, Mingyuan YANG, Chunmao LÜ, Shaoci BAI, Qunfang ZHANG, Chenyang ZOU, Han JIANG

“…The key indicators identified by PCA included moisture, the ratio of amylose to amylopectin (AA), total flavonoids, good fruiting rate, fruit shape index, hardness, soluble sugar, and reducing sugar. …”
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The impact of the Hsp67Bc gene product on Drosophila melanogaster longevity, fecundity, and acute heat stress tolerance by D. Malkeyeva, S. A. Fedorova, E. Kiseleva

“…In the present work, we investigated how the Hsp67Bc gene deletion affects the f itness of fruit f lies under normal conditions and their tolerance to elevated temperatures at different developmental stages. …”
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Assessment of Physiological Traits of <i>Fragaria vesca</i> Genotypes Under Water Deficit Conditions by Marta Rokosa, Małgorzata Mikiciuk, Piotr Ptak

“…Measurements of gas exchange parameters, chlorophyll “a” fluorescence, content of photosynthetic pigments in leaves, index of relative water content in leaves, total fruit yield, single fruit mass and content of K, Ca, Mg, Na, Cu, Zn, Mn, Mo and the ratio of mono- to divalent cations in leaves, roots and plant crowns were taken three times each year during the experiments. …”
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Associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and health risk behaviors among adolescents from a city in Southern Brazil by Michael Pereira da Silva, Fabio Eduardo Fontana, Gregory J. Welk, Pedro F. Saint-Maurice, Edmar Roberto Fantineli, Eliane Denise Araújo Bacil, Wagner de Campos

“…The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) questionnaire evaluated fruit, vegetable, alcohol, and tobacco consumption. …”
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Phenotypic Characterization of Fine-Aroma Cocoa from Northeastern Peru by Manuel Oliva-Cruz, Malluri Goñas, Ligia M. García, Raúl Rabanal-Oyarse, Cástula Alvarado-Chuqui, Patricia Escobedo-Ocampo, Jorge L. Maicelo-Quintana

“…The results showed that 76.7% of the cocoa ecotypes had green immature fruits, 73% showed slight roughness on the surface of the fruit, 54% showed an intermediate thickness of the fruit wall, and 90% had the appearance of pairs of equidistant ridges. …”
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Sustainable Fertilization of Organic Sweet Cherry to Improve Physiology, Quality, Yield, and Soil Properties by Liliana Gaeta, Luigi Tarricone, Alessandro Persiani, Angelo Fiore, Francesco Montemurro, Daniela De Benedetto, Carolina Vitti, Pasquale Campi, Mariangela Diacono

“…However, further studies are necessary to understand the benefits of other fruit orchards as well as the long-term effects on soils.…”
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Tomato rot by Rhizopus microsporus alters native fungal community composition and secondary metabolite production by Mmanoko Napo, Alicia Kock, Kazeem A. Alayande, Michael Sulyok, Michael Sulyok, Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Jessie Uehling, Teresa E. Pawlowska, Rasheed A. Adeleke

“…In conclusion, symbiotic W2-50 appeared to facilitate fruit spoilage, possibly through successful colonization or toxin production by its endosymbiont.…”
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Determinants of Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension among Mothers Attending Public Hospitals in Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia: Findings from Unmatched Case-Control Study by Yitagesu Belayhun, Yibeltal Kassa, Niguse Mekonnen, Wakgari Binu, Mahilet Tenga, Bereket Duko

“…More importantly, eating vegetables and fruit reduces the odds of suffering from pregnancy-induced hypertension by 77% (AOR: 0.23, 95% CI: 0.06–0.79). …”
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Influence of Sowing Date and Humic Acid Application on <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> Mill. Growth, Yield, and Essential Oil Composition by Ahmed Samy, Said S. Soliman, Sayed S. A. Abdel-Rahman, Wagdi S. Soliman, Ahmed M. Abbas

“…The results revealed that early sowing on 15th October and enrichment with 5 kg ha⁻¹ of HA significantly enhanced plant height, stem diameter, branch number, umbels per plant, and fruit yield. The highest fruit yield (2684 kg ha⁻¹) and essential oil yield (27.3 L ha⁻¹) were obtained from plants sown on 15th October and treated with 5 kg ha⁻¹ HA. …”
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Assessment of Minerals, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Activity of Ten Moroccan Pomegranate Cultivars by Sarah Loukhmas, Ebrahim Kerak, Meriem Outaki, Majdouline Belaqziz, Hasnaâ Harrak

“…This study aims to assess the variability in terms of mineral content and biochemical properties of ten selected pomegranate cultivars grown in the center of Morocco to better know their fruit potential. Mineral composition, organic acids, total polyphenols, anthocyanins content, individual phenolic compounds, and antioxidant activity were determined in pomegranate juices. …”
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Dietary factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Sekota town, Northern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study by Kassahun Ayele, Meron Demisew

“…Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to assess dietary factors associated with anaemia and p&lt;0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.Results Dietary pattern predictors such as meal frequency (adjusted OR (AOR)=0.27, 95% CI: 0.12, 0.59), meat consumption frequency (AOR=4.05, 95% CI: 2.46, 33.65), fruit and vegetable consumption frequency (AOR=2.88, 95% CI: 2.08, 26.81), Dietary Diversity Score (AOR=12.81, 95% CI: 3.93, 41.75), food aversion (AOR=0.12, 95% CI: 0.03, 0.47) and undernutrition (AOR=0.22, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.64) were significantly associated with anaemia.Conclusion Predictors of dietary pattern, such as meal frequency, Dietary Diversity Score, food aversion, meat consumption frequency, fruit and vegetable consumption frequency, and undernutrition were significantly associated with anaemia among pregnant women in the study area. …”
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Diversity and functions of fungal VOCs with special reference to the multiple bioactivities of the mushroom alcohol by Guohua Yin, Geromy G. Moore, Joan Wennstrom Bennett

“…The use of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies) as a model for testing the toxicity of fungal VOCs showed that some VOCs delayed metamorphosis and/or caused fly death at certain concentrations. …”
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Effect of feeding rate and composition for bioconversion of wastewater treatment plant sludge from the milk and creamer processing industries using black soldier fly larvae by Ursada Riang, Bagastyo Arseto Yekti, Purnomo Alfan

“…The highest larva weight was obtained from substrates containing mixed fruit-vegetable wastes:fish wastes ratio of 1:1, with the addition of creamer and milk sludge of 50%, i.e., 0.250 gram WM/larva after 17 days of growth. …”
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Parasitic contamination of lettuce: comparison between establishments located in areas with high and low economic values by Gustavo Trentini Barancelli, Larissa Kochenborger, Fernanda Gracieli Machado Brum, Fabiana Tonial, Cassiano Mateus Forcelini

“…Contamination by larvae of nematode was more frequent in fruit stores than in markets (35.9% vs. 19.7%; p=0.039). …”
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals the crucial role of YABBY genes family in hormonal induced parthenocarpy in Cucumis sativus L. by Tingting Liu, Rahat Sharif, Zetao Shi, Kehong Guo, Zhisen Zhang, Xueping Bao, Ahmad Ali

“…Conclusion These findings point to the possibility that CsYABBY1 and CsCRC may positively affect fruit development and could be utilized to generate parthenocarpic cucumber fruits.…”
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