Continuous Third Phase Fruit Monitoring in Olive with Regulated Deficit Irrigation to Set a Quantitative Index of Water Stress

A Khosravi, M Zucchini, A Mancini, D Neri - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The transversal fruit diameter (FD) was monitored continuously by automatic extensimeters
(fruit gauges) in order to monitor fruit growth dynamics under deficit irrigation treatments. The …

Continuous monitoring of olive fruit growth by automatic extensimeter in response to vapor pressure deficit from pit hardening to harvest

A Khosravi, M Zucchini, V Giorgi, A Mancini, D Neri - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, several studies on olive fruit growth have focused on circadian monitoring as an
important orchard management tool. The olive fruit growth trend is described by double …

Preliminary observations on the use of microtensiometers to continuously measure water potential in a mature olive orchard

M Zucchini, P Guzmán-Delgado… - … on Metrology for …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modern cultivation of olive needs to be performant and sustainable. Stem water
potential (SWP) is a key indicator to implement precise irrigation and increase system …

Ascorbic acid metabolism is influenced by oxidation, recycling, synthesis and transport during fruit development of Malpighia emarginata

JAF Pereira, MMA Lopes, CFH Moura… - … and Experimental Plant …, 2023 - Springer
This study evaluated gene expression and activity of key enzymes associated with l-ascorbic
acid metabolism during the development of acerola. Acerola cv. Flor-branca shows a double …

Feature Papers in Horticulturae

DD Archbold - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The conservation, propagation, and maintenance of wild progenitor species of valuable
horticultural plants, as well as species with potential economic and/or environmental value …