Plant diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria and fungi are major threats to both wild plants
and crops. To counteract these threats, plants have evolved various defense mechanisms …

Food side streams contain useful compounds such as proteins, sugars, polyphenols, and
amino acids that might get discarded during processing. The concentration of these …

Fruits have relevant usefulness in the elaboration of nutraceutical compositions and, as it is
considered a “natural medicine”, its market has been growing exponentially each year …

This study evaluated the effects of ethanol pre‐treatment on convective drying and its
impacts on the bioactive compounds of uvaia. The treatments consisting of control and …

Besides the flavor profile of food, texture plays a major role in terms of the acceptance and
likeability of food products. In contrast to gel-like homogenous isotropic structures, where the …

Semi-arid environments characterized by low rainfall are subject to soil desertification
processes. These environments have heterogeneous landscapes with patches of vegetation …

The numerical model is an effective solution to regulate the uneven temperature distribution,
water loss, and structural shrinkage of leafy vegetables during vacuum cooling (VC) …

In several production areas, dessert (sweet) and reinforced wines are made after a more or
less intense dehydration of harvested grapes. The dehydration process depends on several …

In a dynamic and uncertain global framework, marked by strong fluctuations in the prices of
energy and raw materials, and by climate change, investing in long-cycle crops, such as …

Trees transport gases from below ground into the atmosphere through the process of
transpiration. Tracing gases transported through this mechanism continuously and under …