Arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi (AMF) are a big player of the ecosystem which shows a major
concern over plant nutrition by providing access to the soil-derived nutrients. Naturally, an …

Carotenoids are a group of widely distributed natural pigments. They give many horticultural
plants the bright red, orange, and yellow colors, as well as the aroma and flavor …

Banana is an important fruit crop in the tropics and subtropics; however, limited information
on biomarkers and signature volatiles is available for selecting commercial cultivars. Clonal …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of ethanol, ultrasound
and/or vacuum as a pretreatment to melon drying. Eight types of pretreatments were …

Passion fruit is a tropical liana of the Passiflora family that is commonly consumed
throughout the world due to its attractive aroma and flavor. However, very limited information …

Fruit ripening is a complex and highly regulated process where tomato and strawberry have
been the model species classically used for studying climacteric and non-climacteric fleshy …

Aromatic compounds are important for fruit quality and can vary among fruit cultivars.
Volatile compounds formed during the ripening of two banana cultivars, Brazilian and …

Cantaloupe melon carotenoids were encapsulated in porcine gelatin, whey protein isolate
and concentrate by emulsification O/W to evaluate which agent could promote an increase …

The effect of gum arabic (GA) concentrations (0, 5, 10, and 15%) on the foam properties,
drying kinetic, and effective moisture diffusivity of foam mat drying of cantaloupe (Cucumis …

The types and amounts of volatiles in the fruits of 39 melon cultivars were determined. We
identified 146 volatiles, including 55 esters, 23 aldehydes, 30 alcohols, 15 ketones, 6 acids …