Grapevine quality: A multiple choice issue

S Poni, M Gatti, A Palliotti, Z Dai, E Duchêne… - Scientia horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
Over decades, the concept of grape quality has evolved emphasizing its multidisciplinary
nature and that the same “desired quality” might correspond to even strikingly different …

Postharvest quality and composition of organically and conventionally produced fruits: A review

A Mditshwa, LS Magwaza, SZ Tesfay, N Mbili - Scientia Horticulturae, 2017 - Elsevier
The rapidly growing organic food market has prompted many researchers to compare
numerous aspects of organically and conventionally grown foods. This review of literature …

Nitrogen nutrition of fruit trees to reconcile productivity and environmental concerns

C Carranca, G Brunetto, M Tagliavini - Plants, 2018 - mdpi.com
Although perennial fruit crops represent 1% of global agricultural land, they are of a great
economic importance in world trade and in the economy of many regions. The perennial …

Essential role of potassium in apple and its implications for management of orchard fertilization

A Kuzin, A Solovchenko - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
K (K) is of paramount importance for apple (Malus× domestica Borkh.), not only for tree
growth and development but also for the size and quality of fruit yield. The apple plant's …

Study of polyphenols, antioxidant capacity and minerals for the valorisation of ancient apple cultivars from Northeast Italy

R Preti, AM Tarola - European Food Research and Technology, 2021 - Springer
Nutritional properties and quality of apple fruits can be related to presence of secondary
metabolite contents such as phytochemicals and mineral elements. In this paper, eight …

Release kinetics of multi-nutrients from volcanic rock mining by-products: Evidences for their use as a soil remineralizer

LG Plata, CG Ramos, MLS Oliveira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Great quantities of stone by-products are stored alongside different exploiting mines in south
Brazil, which are becoming an unsustainable environmental issue. Powder materials of …

Nitrogen fertilization affects yield and fruit quality in pear

PB Sete, JJ Comin, MN Ciotta, JA Salume, F Thewes… - Scientia …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mineralized nitrogen (N) from organic matter and decomposing residues in most soils are
not always taken into account. Little is known about the correct N application dose for pear …

Effect of a triacontanol-rich biostimulant on the ripening dynamic and wine must technological parameters in Vitis vinifera cv.'Ribolla Gialla'

G Mian, N Belfiore, R Musetti, D Tomasi… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biostimulants are organic compounds which can influence the biochemical activity of the
whole plant. Lately, great attention has been focused on the possibility of using these …

Non-destructive evaluation of the leaf nitrogen concentration by in-field visible/near-infrared spectroscopy in pear orchards

J Wang, C Shen, N Liu, X Jin, X Fan, C Dong, Y Xu - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Non-destructive and timely determination of leaf nitrogen (N) concentration is urgently
needed for N management in pear orchards. A two-year field experiment was conducted in a …

Boron effects on fruit set, yield, quality and paternity of Hass avocado

NS Hapuarachchi, W Kämper, HM Wallace… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Boron plays a critical role in pollination and fertilization and can affect fruit set and yield. We
applied 0 g, 15 g (manufacturer recommendation) or 30 g boron pre-flowering to Hass …