An evaluation rule to manage productivity properties performance of male date palms by Abdel-Sattar Mahmoud, Al-Obeed Rashid S., Aboukarima Abdulwahed M., Górnik Krzysztof, El-Badan Ghada E.

“…Male palm trees almost prominently display minute morphological variations; however, date palm growers rely on readily available pollen from unproven male genotypes without giving correct type selection any thought, which may result in low productivity and/or poor fruit quality. This study sought to develop an evaluation rule by calculating an evaluation index for managing the productivity characteristics performance of nine male date palms, which were examined for their pollen productivity, nutritional status and morphological traits from their leaves, pinnae and spathes. …”
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Comparative Microstructural Evaluation of Wood in Three Dominant Ziziphus Species of Desert Ecosystem (Cholistan), Pakistan by Muhammad Bilal, Zaheer-ud-din Khan, Sohaib Muhammad, Uzma Hanif, Khalid Hussain, Muhammad Tayyab, Andleeb Anwar Sardar, Hassan Nawaz, Muhammad Jawad Tariq Khan, null Mahrukh, Aneela Rasool, Summiya Faisal, Muhammad Zahid

“…The present microstructural evaluation was carried out on the woods of three ethnobotanically important local fruit trees, namely, Ziziphus mauritiana Lam., Z. spina-christi (L.) …”
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Estimation of Current Water Use over the Complex Topography of the Nile Basin Headwaters: The Case of Ghba Subbasin, Ethiopia by Mehari Gebreyohannes Hiben, Admasu Gebeyehu Awoke, Abraha Adugna Ashenafi

“…From the existing irrigation schemes, about 10,254.8 ha areas are irrigated by both smallholders and different investors, growing vegetables, cereals, and fruit trees. The annual irrigation water requirements of these schemes are computed to be 151.55 Mm3. …”
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Effects of Genipin Concentration on Cross-Linked Chitosan Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: Structural Characterization and Evidence of Biocompatibility Features by Simona Dimida, Amilcare Barca, Nadia Cancelli, Vincenzo De Benedictis, Maria Grazia Raucci, Christian Demitri

“…Genipin (GN) is a natural molecule extracted from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis according to modern microbiological processes. …”
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Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of the Greek Pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) Cultivars ‘Florinis’ and ‘Karatzova’ by Niki Mougiou, Foteini Trikka, Sofia Michailidou, Mariana Pantoura, Anagnostis Argiriou

“…‘Karatzova’ cultivar, which fruits are similar to ‘Florinis’, presented also a unique profile. …”
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Commercial Fresh Market, Wine, Juice, and Jelly Grape Cultivars for Florida by J. Breman, P. C. Andersen, M. A. Shahid, A. Sarkhosh

“…Other desired cultivar characteristics depend upon type of market and use. Fresh-fruit markets require a large-sized grape with high sugar content, a pleasing taste, an attractive, thin skin, and a dry scar-end that allows the grapes a minimum of one week of shelf life (https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS100). …”
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Buckwheat breeding and production in Russia during the past 100 years by A. N. Fesenko, I. N. Fesenko

“…A major success in this work has been the world’s first determinant cultivar with green flowers (the gc mutation) named ‘Design’, which develops thicker and stronger fruit stalks with higher resistance to seed shattering.…”
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Mobilization of plant genetic resources from the territory of Astrakhan Province, Russia by M. O. Burlyaeva, G. A. Gridnev, E. V. Miroshnichenko

“…Sixty-eight phytocenoses were described, and 160 seed samples of 39 plant species (25 genera) were collected, representing old landraces and wild relatives of fodder, fruit, cereal, vegetable and fiber crops. Many of the collected plant forms and populations with valuable biological traits deserve to be included in introduction trials and breeding programs, especially those that may serve as sources of heat, drought and salt tolerance.…”
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VRTLINA – GOLEMA ŠPILJA VELEBITSKOG PODGORJA by VLADO BOŽIĆ

“…Špilju su posjećivali i planinari i speleolozi, a zadnjih godina mnogo puta i biospeleolozi, proučavajući floru ulaznog dijela špilje i faunu njezine unutrašnjosti. …”
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Total Oil Content and Fatty Acid Profile of some Almond (Amygdalus Communis L.) Cultivars by Yildirim Adnan Nurhan, Akinci-Yildirim Fatma, Şan Bekir, Sesli Yılmaz

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Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Characteristics of University Students in Cyprus: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Elena Hadjimbei, George Botsaris, Vassilis Gekas, Andrie G. Panayiotou

“…About 32% of students consumed a second serving of fruit and vegetables more than once a day, whereas 26% reported going more than once a week to a fast-food restaurant and 31% consumed sweets and candy several times a day. …”
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Euodiae Fructus: a review of botany, application, processing, phytochemistry, quality control, pharmacology, and toxicology by Yule Hao, Jiawen Qi, Xinggui Huang, Chenhao Liu, Yi Liu

“…Euodiae Fructus (EF) is the dried and nearly ripe fruit of Euodia rutaecarpa, first recorded in Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic. …”
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Investigations on the Antifungal Effect of Nerol against Aspergillus flavus Causing Food Spoilage by Jun Tian, Xiaobin Zeng, Hong Zeng, Zhaozhong Feng, Xiangmin Miao, Xue Peng

“…In real food system, the efficacy of the NEL on resistance to decay development in cherry tomatoes was investigated in vivo by exposing inoculated and control fruit groups to NEL vapor at different concentration. …”
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DICER1: The Argonaute Endonuclease Family Member and Its Role in Pediatric and Youth Pathology by Consolato M. Sergi, Fabrizio Minervini

“…In 2001, two enzyme-encoding genes were recognized in the fruit fly <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>. The genetic material, labeled <i>Dicer-1</i> and <i>Dicer-2</i>, encodes ribonuclease-type enzymes with slightly diverse target substrates. …”
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Deciphering methanolysis of Calophyllum inophyllum oil into biodiesel using KOH-doped Aegle marmelos biochar catalyst: Thermo-kinetics, optimization and cost analysis by Bisheswar Karmakar, Gopinath Halder

“…Here, the catalyst development essentially valorises waste Aegle marmelos fruit shell through carbonization and subsequent doping with KOH. …”
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Genetic Variation in Male Mate Choice for Large Females in Drosophila melanogaster by Grace S. Freed, Isabella G. Martinez, Avigayil Lev, Ana‐Maria Anthony Cuadrado, Alison Pischedda

“…We used hemiclonal analysis in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, to test for heritable genetic variation in pre‐ and postcopulatory components of male mate choice for large females. …”
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Genetic Performance and General Combining Ability of Oil Palm Deli dura x AVROS pisifera Tested on Inland Soils by A. Noh, M. Y. Rafii, G. Saleh, A. Kushairi, M. A. Latif

“…The performance of 11 oil palm AVROS (Algemene Vereniging van Rubberplanters ter Oostkust van Sumatra) pisiferas was evaluated based on their 40 dura x pisifera (DxP) progenies tested on inland soils, predominantly of Serdang Series. Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield of each pisiferas ranged from 121.93 to 143.9 kg palm−1 yr−1 with trial mean of 131.62 kg palm−1 yr−1. …”
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Optimizing Extraction, Evaluating Antioxidant Activity, and Analyzing Bioactive Compounds in Trikaysornmas Formula by Suphatson Limsakul, Orawan Monthakantirat, Yaowared Chulikhit, Juthamart Maneenet, Charinya Khamphukdee, Yutthana Chotritthirong, Achiraya Phasomsap, Chantana Boonyarat, Supawadee Daodee

“…Comprising Aegle marmelos fruit, Nelumbo nucifera stamen, and Jatropha multifida bark, this formula embodies the synergy among these three herbs. …”
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The extent of western lowland gorilla social relationships within and between groups. by Kristena Cooksey, Jake Funkhouser, Crickette Sanz, Jean Marie Massamba, Thierry Fabrice Ebombi, Prospère Teberd, Gaston Abea, Gaeton Mbebouti, Kathryn Judson, Sean Brogan, Colleen Stephens, David Morgan

“…For all groups, we found that males were more social than females, younger individuals were more social than older gorillas, and slightly greater rates of social behaviors were observed during periods of higher fruit availability. While there was a considerable amount of interindividual variation in social behavior, the network of social interactions demonstrated a large extent of social relationships within and between groups. …”
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A Recognition Methodology for the Key Geometric Errors of a Multi-Axis Machine Tool Based on Accuracy Retentivity Analysis by Shijie Guo, Shufeng Tang, Dongsheng Zhang

“…Based on this aspect, key factors are extracted that simultaneously consider the correlation, similarity, and sensitivity of the geometric error terms, and the results reveal that the effect of the position-independent geometric errors (PIGEs) on the error vectors of the position and orientation is greater than that of the position-dependent geometric errors (PDGEs) of the linear and rotary axes. Then, the fruit fly optimization algorithm (FOA) is adopted to determine the compensation values through multiobjective tradeoffs between accuracy retentivity and fluctuation in the geometric errors. …”
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