Land Use Intensification Effects in Soil Arthropod Community of an Entisol in Pernambuco State, Brazil by G. M. Siqueira, E. F. F. Silva, J. Paz-Ferreiro

“…The land uses studied were native thorn forest plus seven agricultural fields planted with elephant grass, apple guava, passion fruit, carrot, maize, tomato, and green pepper. Native vegetation was considered as a reference, whereas the agricultural fields showed a range of soil use intensities. …”
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Using pineapple leaf fiber as a sustainable future textile by Inty N., Deny A., Mein K., Indah C.A., Alvi L., Villalon Adiza

“…These textiles can be produced from natural plant fibers. Pineapple, as a bush fruit plant, has spiny and fibrous leaves. These fiber characteristics can be used as raw material for hygroscopic textiles. …”
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Imaging the Abdominal Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis by C. D. Gillespie, M. K. O’Reilly, G. N. Allen, S. McDermott, V. O. Chan, C. A. Ridge

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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Food Safety Requirements and Considerations for the Florida Citrus Grower by Travis K. Chapin, Michelle D. Danyluk, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Keith R. Schneider, Matt Krug, Mark A. Ritenour, Tripti Vashisth

“…The objective of this document is to present general GAPs principles and PSR requirements needed to plan, execute, and document production practices that will prevent, minimize, or eliminate the possibility of fruit contamination. The materials contained in this document are a combination of recommendations based on the best available science and minimum standards outlined in the PSR. …”
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Therapeutic Benefit of Dillenia indica in Diabetes and Its Associated Complications by Parul Kamboj, Narayan C. Talukdar, Sanjay K. Banerjee

“…In spite of its wide use in the Northeast region of India as traditional medicine, there is only one clinical study where the antidiabetic potential of the fruit powder has been shown. Further well-designed animal and human studies are needed to confirm the role of Dillenia indica in diabetes and its associated complications.…”
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Growth Rates of  Morphometric Variables in Approximately Linear Sections Using Lines in R3 by Aquiles E. Darghan, Enrique Quevedo García, Sergio Esteban Gamboa Muñoz, Carlos Armando Rivera Moreno

“…Morphometric analyses have great potential for application in fruit crops, especially in the construction of indices that can be linked to biophysical and/or biochemical quantities of a physiological nature. …”
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Systematic HPLC/ESI-High Resolution-qTOF-MS Methodology for Metabolomic Studies in Nonfluorescent Chlorophyll Catabolites Pathway by José Julián Ríos, María Roca, Antonio Pérez-Gálvez

“…Characterization of nonfluorescent chlorophyll catabolites (NCCs) and dioxobilane-type nonfluorescent chlorophyll catabolite (DNCC) in peel extracts of ripened lemon fruits (Citrus limon L.) was performed by HPLC/ESI-high resolution-qTOF-MS method. …”
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Case Study: Trap Crop with Pheromone Traps for Suppressing Euschistus servus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Cotton by P. G. Tillman, T. E. Cottrell

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Extraction of Polyphenols from Cydonia Oblonga Leaves and Their Effect on Mitochondrial Membrane Stability by Matmurotov Bakhtishod, Madrakhimova Sakhiba, Soliyev Nuriddin, Matchanov Alimjan

“…Cydonia oblonga Mill. (quince) is a fruit tree native to Azerbaijan, Dagestan, Turkmenistan, and Iran, known by various names including Baher Dana in Urdu and Behi in Hindi. …”
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Fig abscission as a defense mechanism of Ficus trees against parasitism by non-pollinating fig wasps by Shang-Yang Lin, Bruno Di Giusto, Anthony Bain

“…This study documents a previously overlooked defense mechanism: fig abscission—the natural shedding of the fig fruit as a defense mechanism. Our bagging experiments showed that both the absence of pollination and high parasitism levels lead to the abortion of F. benguetensis figs, with positive correlations between parasitism levels, increased abscission rates, and decreased pollinator production. …”
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Characterization of Novel Edible Films and Coatings for Food Preservation Based on Gum Cordia by Hadi Hashemi Gahruie, Reza Safdarianghomsheh, Parisa Zamanifar, Shahriyar Salehi, Mehrdad Niakousari, Seyed Mohammad Hashem Hosseini

“…A large amount of gum appears around the fruit after soaking in an aqueous system. The mucilage possesses outstanding technofunctional properties as an emulsifier, thickening agent, and binding and stabilizing component in food and drug industries. …”
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Efficient Data Augmentation Methods for Crop Disease Recognition in Sustainable Environmental Systems by Saebom Lee, Sokjoon Lee

“…By constructing a new large-scale dataset comprising 24 different classes, including both fruit and leaf samples, we intend to handle a variety of disease patterns and improve model generalization capabilities. …”
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Separation and purification of bromelain from pineapple residue using ultrafiltration membranes: a review by Beatriz Godoi de Nogueira, Daniel Bastos de Rezende, Kátia Cecília de Souza Figueiredo

“… Pineapple is the most popular fruit globally, whose production increased in the last years, raising concerns about the reuse of the waste. …”
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Impact of Different Drying Methods on the Acerola-Ceriguela Mixed Pulp: Physicochemical Characteristics, Bioactive Compounds, and Sensory Attributes by Marcony Silva Júnior, Nathalia Silva, Christine Ribeiro, Caio Veríssimo, Ana Paula Rocha, Carlos Grosso, Maria Inês Maciel

“…Fruit mixed pulp has the objective of improving the nutritional and sensorial characteristics, as well as the development of new flavours and aromas. …”
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Citrus Diseases Exotic to Florida: Citrus Tristeza Virus– Stem Pitting (CTV-SP) by Kuang Ren Chung, Ronald H. Brlansky

“…Major citrus diseases currently present in Florida include: Alternaria brown spot, blight, citrus canker, greasy spot, melanose, Phytophthora-induced diseases (foot and root rot, brown rot), postbloom fruit drop (PFD), scab, and tristeza. An exotic, destructive disease called citrus greening (Huanglongbing) has recently been found in Florida. …”
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Management of Cucurbit Downy Mildew in Florida by Mason J. Newark, Matthews L. Paret, Nicholas S. Dufault, Pamela D. Roberts, Shouan Zhang, Gary E. Vallad, Joshua H. Freeman, Eugene McAvoy

“…As the disease progresses, it may lead to large necrotic areas that cause defoliation and a reduction of yield and marketable fruit. This nine-page fact sheet describes the symptoms and signs, epidemiology and disease cycle, host range and pathotypes, and the ways to manage cucurbit downy mildew. …”
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Prospects for marker-associated selection in tomato <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L. by A. B. Shcherban

“…The data on the main directions in the breeding of this culture, such as resistance to various pathogens, the nutritional properties of fruits, the timing of their maturation and storage are generalized. …”
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A Cresol Vale Europeu e o crédito rural para a agricultura familiar na visão dos atores sociais by Marcos Catelli Rocha, Fábio Luiz Búrigo, Cristiano Desconsi

“…In their view, the results obtained by the Cooperative in its policies of rural credit for family farming are the fruit of a close work, which has managed, over time, to improve its governance in the face of the challenges imposed by the financial market. …”
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Efektivitas Larva Black Soldier Fly (Maggot) dalam Pengomposan Sampah Dapur dan Pemanfaatannya sebagai Buku Petunjuk Praktikum IPA SMP by Ika Lia Novenda, Rohmah Jwita Sari, Erlia Narulita

“…The type of media used was vegetable, fruit and mixed waste, for the larvae used were 10 days old. …”
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Dynamical Behavior and Stability Analysis in a Hybrid Epidemiological-Economic Model with Incubation by Chao Liu, Wenquan Yue, Peiyong Liu

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