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  Fruits, The International Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Horticulture | © ISHS 2017
DOI: 10.17660/th2017/72.5.1     Original article

Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

B. Ekesa1, D. Nabuuma1, G. Kennedy2 and I. Van den Bergh3,a
1 Bioversity International, P.O. Box 24384, Plot 106, Katalima Road, Naguru, Kampala, Uganda
2 Bioversity International, Via dei Tre Denari, 472/a - 00054 Maccarese, Rome, Italy
3 Bioversity International, C/O KULeuven, W. De Croylaan 42, bus 2455, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

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DOI: 10.17660/th2017/72.5.2     Original article

'Ortanique': A late-maturing tangor (Citrus sinensis × C. reticulata) with high carotenoid content

F.A. de Azevedo1,a , C. de Andrade Pacheco1, E. da Cruz Andrade1, E.H. Schinor2, M. Bastianel1, M. Cristofani-Yaly1, P. Marluci da Conceição2, F. Micheli3 and C. Dhuique-Mayer3
1 Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira, IAC, Anhaguera Highway, Km 158, 13490-970, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo State, Brazil
2 Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Ufscar, Anhaguera Highway, Km 185, 13600-970, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo State, Brazil
3 CIRAD, Dept. Persyst, UMR QualiSud, Avenue Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France

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DOI: 10.17660/th2017/72.5.3     Original article

Mineral fertilization and irrigation effects on fruiting and growth in stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) crop

V. Loewe1,a , A. Alvarez1, M. Balzarini2, C. Delard1 and R. Navarro-Cerrillo3
1 Chilean Forest Institute (INFOR), Sucre 2397, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
2 CONICET Biometry Unit, College of Agriculture, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Haya de la Torre s/n, Córdoba, Argentina
3 Department of Forestry Engineering, ETSIAM, Universidad de Córdoba, Laboratorio de Repoblaciones Forestales, Campus de Rabanales. Edif. Leonardo da Vinci, Crta. N-IV-a Km. 396, Córdoba, Spain

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DOI: 10.17660/th2017/72.5.4     Original article

Storage at elevated ambient temperature and reduced ethylene delays degreening of Persian limes

Yongxin Li1, R.B.H. Wills1,a and J.B. Golding1,2
1 School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah NSW 2258, Australia
2 NSW Department of Primary Industries, Ourimbah NSW 2258, Australia

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DOI: 10.17660/th2017/72.5.5     Original article

Exploiting DNA-based molecular tools to assess genetic diversity in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) selections and cultivars

A. Giancaspro2, A. Mazzeo1, L.S. Giove2, D. Zito2, I. Marcotuli2, A. Gallotta1, P. Colasuonno2, D. Nigro1, A. Blanco1, M. Aradhya3, A. Gadaleta2 and G. Ferrara1,a
1 Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
2 Department of Environmental and Territorial Sciences, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
3 National Clonal Germplasm Repository, USDA-ARS, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA

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DOI: 10.17660/th2017/72.5.6     Original article

Pilot assessment of locally acknowledged morphotypes of Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte) Baill. in southwestern Benin (West Africa)

E.A. Padonou1,2, F.C. Tovissodé3, R. Idohou3,a , V.K. Salako3, L. Fantondji4, R. Vihotogbé1,2,3, B. Fandohan1,2,3 and A.E. Assogbadjo2
1 Ecole de Foresterie et Ingénierie du Bois, Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Benin
2 Laboratoire d’Ecologie Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Cotonou, Benin
3 Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d’Estimations Forestières, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 04 BP 1525, Cotonou, Bénin
4 Direction Générale des Forêts et Ressources Naturelles, BP 393, Cotonou, Benin

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DOI: 10.17660/th2017/72.5.7     Original article

A review of the fruit nutritional and biological activities of three Amazonian species: bacuri (Platonia insignis), murici (Byrsonima spp.), and taperebá (Spondias mombin)

A. Aniceto1,a , A. Porte1, J. Montenegro1, R.S. Cadena2 and A.J. Teodoro1
1 Nutritional Biochemistry Core, Food and Nutrition Program, UNIRIO, Avenid Pasteur 296-Urca, 22290-240 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
2 Basic Nutrition Department of Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

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