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Methods of retarding the ripening of strawberries in northern Michigan
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Horticulture, 1939
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Evaluating effects of climate variability on postharvest quality of strawberries
… The UK is one of the main importers of strawberries worldwide and one of the major strawberry exporters is Spain. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of environmental variability on several characteristics of strawberry postharvest quality. Acids, sugars, colour, firmness, …
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Analysis of Aroma Constituents in Cultivated Strawberries by GC/MS
In aroma analysis, strawberries have always been the favored fruit because of their relatively high content of typical and pleasant aroma constituents. Esters, aldehydes, alcohols and sulfur compounds have been found to be the main aroma components in strawberry. In recent years, two volatile …
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Effects of systemic fungicides on floral attributes, pollination and fruit aroma in strawberries
In recent decades, farmers had to cope with changing climatic conditions, competition for arable land and the expectation to produce high-yielding and high-quality products. To manage these difficulties, farmers use high-efficient plants and perform pest management, including the use of fungicides. …
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The effects of certain treatments on the quality of fresh and home frozen Kansas strawberries
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1958 B87
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Temperature and photoperiod effects on growth and development of day-neutral, junebearing and everbearing strawberries
Responses of day-neutral (DN) strawberries (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) to photoperiod and temperature under controlled environment conditions were studied and compared to those of Junebearers (JB) and everbearers (EB). At a constant 21°C, DN cultivars flowered under 9 hour days (SD), night …
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Strawberries (Frag X Anan) Are Bigger When Native Mason Bees (Osmia lignaria) Are Experimentally Added to Small Farms
<p>Agriculture is the cornerstone of our economy, and pollination plays a vital role in nearly all non-wind pollinated crops. Declining honey bee populations have caused a more diligent investigation into using solitary bees for crop pollination. The native, solitary Orchard Mason Bee has shown to …
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Development of Novel Anti-microbial Plant Essential-Oil Treatments to Reduce the Postharvest Incidence of Botrytis cinerea of Strawberries
<p>Fresh strawberries have grown into a multi-billion dollar industry over the last few decades in California. <em>Botrytis cinerea</em> or grey mold, is the worst pathological disorder affecting strawberry fruit causing cull rates of up to 30% in the worst seasons. Strawberry fruits are fragile …
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Host Plant Resistance in Strawberries to Anthracnose and Colonization of Crown and Root Tissue by Verticillium dahliae and Macrophomina phaseolina
<p>Strawberries are considered an important crop in California where in 2018 it was in the top 5 valued fruit and vegetable commodities valued at $2.84 billion accounting for 88% of the total U.S. production. Strawberry production can be severely impacted by soilborne pathogens that can affect …
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Exploration and Comparison of Image-Based Techniques for Strawberry Detection
… the US market [2]. However, in current practice, strawberries are picked manually, which is very labor-intensive and time-consuming. In addition, the farmers need to hire an appropriate number of laborers to harvest the berries based on the estimated volume. When overestimating the yield, it will …
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Exploring the potential of Antifungal Peptides to suppress the Pathogenicity of the Botrytis cinerea and Grey Mould Disease in Grapes and Strawberries
… pathogen effectively and to protect grapes and strawberries from “Gray Mould Rot” disease in the field, storage and during transport, thus minimizing the loss of crop and commodities.
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Quality analysis of ultrasonically dried strawberry and comparison to conventional drying methods
… This research is an investigation of drying of strawberries using a novel ultrasonic drying method and compares the quality outcomes to hot air drying (60ºC) and freeze-drying. Various chemical and physical properties as well as stability parameters of dried strawberries are measured. Chemical …
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Fumigation with Muscodor albus volatiles for the control of postharvest decay
… economic importance of gray mold for the crop. Strawberries produced with no pesticides use were wound-inoculated and placed in 11L plastic boxes containing M. albus cultures. The M. albus cultures were grown in Petri dishes containing PDA and the inoculated strawberries were placed in packaging …
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Efficacy of Detergent Rinse Agents to Remove Salmonella and Shigella spp. from the Surface of Fresh Produce
… survival of organisms in detergents over time. Strawberries, tomatoes and green leaf lettuce were dip inoculated in a 6-6.5 LOG CFU/ml cocktail of nalidixic acid resistant organisms. After drying, produce were rinsed with either 0.1 % sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), 0.1% Tween 80, or water at …
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Multiscale modeling of moisture transport coupled with quality changes in selected foods
… on physical and viscoelastic properties of strawberries and carrots, as representative products for fruits and vegetables, was investigated (Chapters 4 and 6, respectively). For both samples, drying followed falling rate period, denoting that the water transport was limited by internal …
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Qualidade de morangos produzidos sob sistemas convencional e orgânico no Vale do Ipojuca-PE. /
… antioxidant activity and sensory quality of strawberries produced in organic and conventional systems. Cultivars Albion and Camino Real were derived from organic and conventional systems, while cultivating San Andreas was derived only from conventional culture. The fruits of strawberry were …
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Manipulating Flowering Times and Site Attractiveness To Pollinators To Improve Yield and Fruit Quality in Strawberry
… composition of vegetative growth between rows of strawberries. Fruits were collected weekly to observe marketable and unmarketable yields through the growing season. Proportion fruit set and native pollinator visitation observations were made. Statistics were performed in R using mixed linear …
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Pengaruh jenis pati sebagai bahan dasar edible coating dan suhu penyimpanan terhadap kualitas stroberi (Fragaria x ananassa) var.rosa linda
… agricultural products are perishable like strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa). Edible coatings can be made from polysaccharide material such as cassava (Manihot esculenta) starch and canna (Canna edulis) starch to be safe for consumption. In this research, combining with the storage …
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