Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida by M.A. Shahid, K. Leaks, A.R. Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak

“… The concept of using a perennial peanut as a living mulch and source of biological nitrogen in fruit and nut crop orchards is not a new idea. In Central and South America, perennial peanuts have long been incorporated as a living groundcover into palm, coffee, cacao, plantain, and citrus, as well as into other fruit and nut production orchards. …”
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Powdery Mildew of Strawberries by Natalia A. Peres, James C. Mertely

“…Powdery mildew occurs in most areas of the world where strawberries are grown, infecting leaves, flowers, and fruit. Infected transplants are normally the primary source of inoculum for fruiting fields in Florida, but even disease-free fields can become infected by conidia blown in from neighboring fields. …”
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The Economics of Planting New Citrus Groves in Florida in the Era of HLB by Ariel Singerman, Marina Burani-Arouca, Stephen Hubbard Futch

“…As trees become increasingly affected by the disease, they suffer premature fruit drop, the fruit harvested is smaller and misshapen, and the juice quality is compromised, all resulting in lower yield. …”
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Hippomane mancinella, Manchineel by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman

“…Though it is poisonous to humans and many animals, iguanas eat the fruit and sometimes live among the tree’s limbs. …”
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Hippomane mancinella, Manchineel by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman

“…Though it is poisonous to humans and many animals, iguanas eat the fruit and sometimes live among the tree’s limbs. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Greasy Spot by Megan M. Dewdney

“…Greasy spot rind blotch (GSRB) is particularly problematic for grapefruit destined for the fresh fruit market. This 3-page fact sheet is part of the 2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Melanose by Megan M. Dewdney

“… Management of melanose, caused by the fungus Diaporthe citri, is often necessary in mature groves where fruit is intended for the fresh market: particularly if recently killed twigs and wood are present because of freezes or other causes. …”
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Japanese Persimmon Cultural Practices in Florida by Ali Sarkhosh, Dustin M. Huff, Peter C. Andersen

“… Persimmons are considered a relatively sustainable crop in Florida, rated as a 6 out of 10 on an assessment of agricultural sustainability, with a moderate commercial potential and high direct-to-consumer potential. Trees grow and fruit best in central and northern Florida and can produce high yields of good-quality fruit. …”
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TEST OF Capsicum annuum var. annuum L. ACCESSIONS FOR EARLINESS by O. O. Timina

“…Correlationsbetween the durationsof phenological stages, fruit set, and fruit growthrate asearlyharvest componentswere refined. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Melanose by Megan M. Dewdney

“… Management of melanose, caused by the fungus Diaporthe citri, is often necessary in mature groves where fruit is intended for the fresh market, particularly if recently killed twigs and wood are present because of freezes or other causes. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Greasy Spot by Megan M. Dewdney

“…Greasy spot rind blotch (GSRB) is particularly problematic for grapefruit destined for the fresh fruit market. This 3-page fact sheet is part of the 2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide. …”
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Effect of the Addition of Apple Pomace and Erythritol on the Antioxidant Capacity and Antidiabetic Properties of Shortbread Cookies by Ewa Raczkowska, Aneta Wojdyło, Paulina Nowicka

“…Apple processing into juice generates vast amounts of a by-product, namely fruit pomace, which poses a serious problem for the processing industry. …”
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Biopriming of Momordica charantia Seeds with Enterobacter to Improve Nutritional and Biochemical Attributes by Shazia Anwer Bukhari, Nabila Farah, Ghulam Mustafa, Sibtain Ahmed, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr

“…The nutritional analysis showed that free amino acids (1.43 ± 0.02 mg/g), total soluble sugar (42.53 ± 1.65%), ash (20.53 ± 2.57%), and catalase (347.47 ± 34.76 U/g) were increased in fruit, while crude fiber (3.62 ± 0.1%) and peroxidase (5.61 ± 0.34 U/g) in peel and protein and metabolizable energy in peel and fruit were increased. …”
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Improvement of Citrus Yield Prediction Using UAV Multispectral Images and the CPSO Algorithm by Wenhao Xu, Xiaogang Liu, Jianhua Dong, Jiaqiao Tan, Xulei Wang, Xinle Wang, Lifeng Wu

“…Extreme gradient boosting (XGB), random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), gaussian process regression (GPR), and multiple stepwise regression (MSR) models were used to construct citrus fruit number and quality prediction models. The results show that, for fruit number prediction, the XGB model performed best under the combined input of VIs and T, with an R² = 0.792 and an RMSE = 462 fruits. …”
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Influence of food availability on the diet and activity budget of two western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) groups of differing size in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park,... by Terence Fuh Neba, Giuseppe Donati, Angelique Todd, Shelly Masi

“…First, we compared food availability between home-ranges by monitoring leafing/fruiting patterns of major gorilla food trees. Second, we compared the groups’ activity budgets and diet composition/diversity, testing for differences between high (HF) and low fruit seasons (LF). …”
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Exploring Ultrasound-Induced Changes on Bioactive Content and Color Properties of Sour Cherry Juice Involving Insights From Image Processing Analysis by Nursena Aktı, Semanur Yildiz

“…Thermal processing can intensify the degradation of beneficial compounds in fruit juices produced from concentrate, which underwent prior evaporation, leading to duplicated processing and likely increased quality deterioration. …”
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Uptake and Distribution of Cd in Sweet Maize Grown on Contaminated Soils: A Field-Scale Study by Wending Xu, Guining Lu, Zhi Dang, Changjun Liao, Qiangpei Chen, Xiaoyun Yi

“…The Cd in the fruit of maize was below the Chinese government’s permitted concentration in coarse cereals. …”
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Growing ‘Tahiti’ Limes in the Home Landscape by Jonathan H. Crane

“…Detailed care instructions, including fertilization schedules and planting techniques for different soil types, are provided to ensure successful cultivation and fruit yield in various environmental conditions. …”
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Sensation™ Brand ‘Florida127’ Strawberry by Vance M. Whitaker, Craig K. Chandler, Natalia A. Peres

“…  ‘Florida127′ is a new strawberry cultivar released from the University of Florida in 2013, the fruit of which are eligible for marketing under the Sensation™ brand. …”
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The Economics of Planting New Citrus Groves in Florida in the Era of HLB by Ariel Singerman, Marina Burani-Arouca, Stephen Hubbard Futch

“…As trees become increasingly affected by the disease, they suffer premature fruit drop, the fruit harvested is smaller and misshapen, and the juice quality is compromised, all resulting in lower yield. …”
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