Toxicological Assessments of a Proprietary Blend of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cacao Seed Extracts: Acute, Subchronic, and Genetic Toxicity Studies by Ravi Kumar Madireddy, Krishnaraju Venkata Alluri, Venkateswarlu Somepalli, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Krishanu Sengupta

“…LN18178 (Tesnor®) is a standardized, proprietary composition of aqueous ethanol extracts of Punica granatum fruit rind and Theobroma cacao seeds. The present study demonstrates a broad-spectrum toxicological evaluation of LN18178 utilizing in vitro and in vivo preclinical models following the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines for testing chemicals. …”
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Bio-preservation Potential of Leaf Extracts of <i>Ocimum gratissimum L.</i> on Fresh-Cut Fruits of <i>Citrullus lanatus</i> (Thunb) by A.M. Ebabhi, O.O. Adeogun, A.A. Adekunle, A.O, Onafeko

“…Analytical graded ethanol and hexane were used to extract O. gratissimum leaves differently. The fresh-cut fruits were dipped in the extract obtained from the leaves and reconstituted with Tween 80, fruits treated with Tween 80 and untreated fruits were used as controls. …”
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Revealing intra- and inter-container fruit quality heterogeneity within overseas refrigerated container shipments using a physics-based digital twin by Celine Verreydt, Tarl Berry, Leo Lukasse, Deniz Turan, Paul Cronje, Thijs Defraeye

“…Currently, little is known about the fruit quality evolution inside containers, inhibiting proper product management and causing fruit losses to occur. …”
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Nourishing change in Houston, Texas: exploring grocery shopping behaviours and fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income families in the Brighter Bites program by Victoria Kwentua, Allison Marshall, Ru-Jye Chuang, Jessica Chen, Christine Markham, Mallika Mathur, Mike Pomeroy, Megan Hall, Shreela Sharma

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Cricket Flour and Pullulan Microparticle Formation via Electro-Blow Spinning as a New Method for the Protection of Antioxidant Compounds from Fruit Extracts by Sabina I. Wilkanowicz, Keara T. Saud

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Anticancer Potential of Fruit Extracts from Vatica diospyroides Symington Type SS and Their Effect on Program Cell Death of Cervical Cancer Cell Lines by Atchara Chothiphirat, Kesara Nittayaboon, Kanyanatt Kanokwiroon, Theera Srisawat, Raphatphorn Navakanitworakul

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential cytotoxicity and selectivity of the extracts from V. diospyroides type SS fruit on cervical cancer HeLa and SiHa cell lines and to examine its underlying mechanism of action. …”
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Chemical Composition, Total Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oils of the Leaves and Fruit Pulp of Annona muricata L. (Soursop) from Ghana by Joseph Nana Gyesi, Rita Opoku, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…The IC50 values from the DPPH assay were 244.8 ± 3.2 μg/mL for leaf essential oil and 512 ± 5.1 μg/mL for the fruit pulp essential oil. At 1 mg/mL, hydrogen peroxide scavenged was below 50% for both leaf and fruit pulp essential oils, indicating moderate activity. …”
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Phoenix dactylifera L. (date palm) fruit extracts and fractions exhibit anti-proliferative activity against human pancreatic cancer cell lines by Reem A. Al Alawi, Jörg D. Hoheisel, Mohamed Saiel Saeed Alhamdani, Younis Baqi

Subjects: “…Date palm fruit…”
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Effect of Noni (Morinda citrifolia Linn.) Fruit and Its Bioactive Principles Scopoletin and Rutin on Rat Vas Deferens Contractility: An Ex Vivo Study by Vijayapandi Pandy, Megala Narasingam, Thubasni Kunasegaran, Dharmani Devi Murugan, Zahurin Mohamed

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Application of Nano Crystalline Cellulose (NCC) From Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch as Reinforcement of Bioplastic Nanocomposite With Polivynil Alcohol (PVA) Matrix by Maryam Maryam, Maria Isfus Senjawati, Khairul Akli

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Natural fermentation of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia) in honey increases total phenol, total flavonoid, and antioxidant activity by Guardiola Esther Natalia, Sumitro Sutiman Bambang, Widyarti Sri

“…It is well known that bitter gourd and noni fruit contain high levels of beneficial chemicals, but tastes and flavour are less appealing. …”
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Preparation of a Natural Candy from Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.), Olive (Olea europaea L.), and Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Fruits by Abdellaoui Radia, Aissa Boukhiar, Khenchla Kechadi, Salem Benamara

“….), and carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) fruits. For this, different formulations with various proportions of the date paste, olive paste, and carob powder were obtained using a constrained mixture design (proportion of date paste ≥ 0.7). …”
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Polyphénols et activités antioxydantes des fruits de Grewia spp. consommés par les bonobos à Luikotale, R.D. Congo by C‑Désiré Musuyu Muganza, Ulrich Maloueki, Kumugo S‑P Ndimbo, Ikombe N Bondjengo, Mukulire J Malekani, Nseu B Mbomba, Barbara Fruth

“…Les études ont porté sur les fruits de Grewia coriacea Mast. (GC), Grewia malacocarpoides De Wild. …”
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The influence of exogenous melatonin treatment on quality, nutritional profile, and antioxidant system of fresh-cut carambola during cold storage by Farah Anum Mohd Yusof, Ezzat Mohamad Azman, Noranizan Mohd Adzahan, Noor Liyana Yusof

Subjects: “…Fresh-cut fruits…”
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Molecular genetic and morphological characteristics of Micractinium thermotolerans and M. inermum (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) from pyroclastic deposits of the Kamchatka Peninsu... by R. Z. Sushchenko, V. Yu. Nikulin, V. B. Bagmet, A. Yu. Nikulin

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Vermicompost leachate reduces some negative effects of salt stress in pomegranate by Siamak Shirani Bidabadi, Safoora Dehghanipoodeh, Glenn C. Wright

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RESULTS OF EXPEDITIONS CARRIED OUT BY KRYMSK EXPERIMENT BREEDING STATION OF VIR TO COLLECT WILD AND RUN-WILD FRUIT AND BERRY PLANTS IN SOUTHERN REGIONS OF RUSSIA by G. V. Eremin, V. N. Podorozhnyi

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Niedzwetzky’s apple (Malus niedzwetzkyana Dieck): evaluation and breeding prospects by O. N. Barsukova

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CRISPR/cas9 Allows for the Quick Improvement of Tomato Firmness Breeding by Qihong Yang, Liangyu Cai, Mila Wang, Guiyun Gan, Weiliu Li, Wenjia Li, Yaqin Jiang, Qi Yuan, Chunchun Qin, Chuying Yu, Yikui Wang

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Effects of Biopreservatives Combined with Modified Atmosphere Packaging on the Quality of Apples and Tomatoes by Olga Babich, Lyubov Dyshlyuk, Stanislav Sukhikh, Alexander Prosekov, Svetlana Ivanova, Valery Pavsky, Tatiana Chaplygina, Olga Kriger

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