Enhancing Cracking Resistance and Post-Harvest Quality of Sweet Cherries (<i>Prunus avium</i> L.) Through Calcium and Potassium-Based Foliar Treatments by Alice Varaldo, Giovanna Giacalone

“…Sweet cherry (<i>Prunus avium</i> L.) is a highly valued fruit crop in Italy, but its production is challenged by environmental stresses, particularly rain-induced cracking, which significantly affects yield and quality. …”
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Growing Plums in Florida by Mercy Olmstead, E. P. Miller, Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…This revised 13-page fact sheet provides information for growing plums in Florida including information about chilling hours, pollination and fruit set, fruit harvesting, and yields, as well as information about the plum cultivars adapted to grow in Florida. …”
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Growing Plums in Florida by Mercy Olmstead, E. P. Miller, Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…This revised 13-page fact sheet provides information for growing plums in Florida including information about chilling hours, pollination and fruit set, fruit harvesting, and yields, as well as information about the plum cultivars adapted to grow in Florida. …”
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STIMULASI HASIL MELON ( Cucumis melo, L) DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN BIOTO GROW GOLD (BGG) by SAHINDAH ARITONANG, SURTINAH SURTINAH

“…The results showed that BGG treatment had the significant effect on leaf length, leaf width, stem diameter, flowering age, fruit circumference, fruit weight, a thickness of flesh and sugar content of melon fruit. …”
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Blossom-End Clearing of Grapefruit by Mark A. Ritenour, Huating Dou, Ed Etxeberria

“…Juice vesicles in the bruised areas usually have a gray tinge compared with unbruised tissue, and BEC-affected fruit develop off flavors. BEC is visible within 24 hours after bruising (often much earlier) and can affect up to 90% of the fruit in some loads. …”
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Peach Brown Rot by Ali Sarkhosh, Shirin Shahkoomahally, Logan Marie Richmond-Cosie, Philip Harmon

“…Fruit susceptibility fluctuates with the various stages of development; mature fruits are highly susceptible to disease, and fruit infection has the greatest impact on production. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Canopy Management by Tripti Vashisth, Mongi Zekri, Fernando M. Alferez

“… Tree canopy and bearing volume are two important factors in fruit production and fruit quality. Generally, trees with larger canopy and bearing volumes produce more fruit than smaller-canopy trees. …”
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Blossom-End Clearing of Grapefruit by Mark A. Ritenour, Huating Dou, Ed Etxeberria

“…Juice vesicles in the bruised areas usually have a gray tinge compared with unbruised tissue, and BEC-affected fruit develop off flavors. BEC is visible within 24 hours after bruising (often much earlier) and can affect up to 90% of the fruit in some loads. …”
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Peach Brown Rot by Ali Sarkhosh, Shirin Shahkoomahally, Logan Marie Richmond-Cosie, Philip Harmon

“…Fruit susceptibility fluctuates with the various stages of development; mature fruits are highly susceptible to disease, and fruit infection has the greatest impact on production. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Canopy Management by Tripti Vashisth, Mongi Zekri, Fernando M. Alferez

“… Tree canopy and bearing volume are two important factors in fruit production and fruit quality. Generally, trees with larger canopy and bearing volumes produce more fruit than smaller-canopy trees. …”
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Management Options for Improving Flowering in Citrus Production by Leigh Archer, Miurel Brewer, Bikash Adhikari, Eduardo Esteves, Christopher Vincent, Tripti Vashisth

“… The final fruit yield and, ultimately, returns a grower receives from any given harvest is directly related to the number of viable flowers that are generated and the proportion of those flowers that produce fruit. …”
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Field Identification of Citrus Canker Symptoms and Decontamination Procedures by Mongi Zekri, Holly L. Chamberlain, Pete Timmer, Pamela D. Roberts, Rosa M. Muchovej

“…The disease causes necrotic lesions on leaves, stems, and fruit (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Severe infestation can cause defoliation, premature fruit drop, twig dieback, general tree decline, and very bad blemishes on fruit. …”
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Field Identification of Citrus Canker Symptoms and Decontamination Procedures by Mongi Zekri, Holly L. Chamberlain, Pete Timmer, Pamela D. Roberts, Rosa M. Muchovej

“…The disease causes necrotic lesions on leaves, stems, and fruit (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Severe infestation can cause defoliation, premature fruit drop, twig dieback, general tree decline, and very bad blemishes on fruit. …”
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Irrigation Management of HLB-Affected Trees by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan, Mongi Zekri, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Arnold W. Schumann

“…Any degree of water stress or imbalance can produce a deleterious change in physiological activity of growth and production of citrus trees.  The number of fruit, fruit size, and tree canopy are reduced and premature fruit drop is increased with water stress.  …”
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Irrigation Management of HLB-Affected Trees by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan, Mongi Zekri, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Arnold W. Schumann

“…Any degree of water stress or imbalance can produce a deleterious change in physiological activity of growth and production of citrus trees.  The number of fruit, fruit size, and tree canopy are reduced and premature fruit drop is increased with water stress.  …”
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Short UV-C Treatment Prevents Browning and Extends the Shelf-Life of Fresh-Cut Carambola by Carlota Moreno, María J. Andrade-Cuvi, María J. Zaro, Magali Darre, Ariel R. Vicente, Analía Concellón

“…UV-C treated (6.0, 10.0, and 12.5 kJ m−2) carambola slices showed reduced deterioration compared to control fruit. Treatment with a dose of 12.5 kJ m−2 UV-C was more effective in maintaining quality and was selected for subsequent experiments evaluating the combination of UV-C and refrigeration on fruit storability and physical, chemical, and microbiological properties. …”
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Effect of the application of compost as an organic fertilizer on a tomato crop (Solanum lycopersicum L.) produced in the field in the Lower Valley of the Río Negro (Argentina) by Graciela Pellejero, Julieta Palacios, Emanuel Vela, Omar Gajardo, Luis Albrecht, Gabriela Aschkar, Amelia Chrorolque, Francisco J. García-Navarro, Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta

“…The parameters measured for the fruit were fresh fruit weight (g), fruit length (mm), fruit width (mm) and total soluble solids. …”
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Weed Management in Pears by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…Revised! These 3-4 page fruit and nut fact-sheets by Jeffrey G. Williamson from the Weed Management Guide have been updated. …”
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Weed Management in Nectarines by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…Revised! These 3-4 page fruit and nut fact-sheets by Jeffrey G. Williamson from the Weed Management Guide have been updated. …”
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Utilization Of Palm Palm Industry Liquid Waste For Palm Oil Plantation Land Applications by Sahadi Didi Ismanto, Lisa Rahayu

“…The oil content of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) applied to garden land and non-land application shows a difference in oil content, where fresh fruit bunches (FFB) applied to garden land on average have a greater oil content than fresh fruit bunches. …”
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