Evaluation of production practices and yield enhancing techniques on productivity of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.)

O.O. Olubode^1,a, T.T. Joseph-Adekunle¹, L.A. Hammed¹ and A.O. Olaiya^2
1 Department of Horticulture, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
² Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

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Characterization and bioaccessibility of anthocyanins from blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) after simulated gastro-intestinal digestion: A positive effect on malvidin derivatives

F.M. Peixoto^1,a , A.-C.M. Senna Gouvêa¹, M.C. Pessanha de Araújo Santiago², Z.E. de Sá Velosos Martins³, R. Galhardo Borguini² and R.L. de Oliveira Godoy^2
1 Food Science and Technology Program, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
² Embrapa Food Technology, Laboratory of Liquid Chromatography, Avenida das Américas 29501, Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
³ REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Bromatologia e Hidrologia, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

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Effects of early harvest times on nut quality and physiological characteristics of pistachio (Pistacia vera) trees

A. Esmaeilpour^1,2 and A. Shakerardekani^1,2,a
1 Pistachio Research Center, Horticultural Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Rafsanjan, Iran
² Pistachio Safety Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran

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Field resistance to Meloidogyne enterolobii in a Psidium guajava × P. guineense hybrid and its compatibility as guava rootstock

R.R. Candido de Souza¹, C.A. Fernandes Santos^2,a and S. Rodrigues da Costa^1
1 Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Avenida Transnordestina, Novo Horizonte, CEP 44.036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
² Embrapa Semiárido, BR-428, Km 152, CP 23, CEP 56.302-970, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

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Flavan-3-ol, flavanone, flavone, flavonol, phenolic acid, and stilbene contents of four Butia species (Arecaceae)

J.F. Hoffmann^1,a, R. Lopes Crizel^1,a N. de Ávila Madruga¹, R.L. Barbieri², C.V. Rombaldi¹ and F.C. Chaves^1
1 Faculdade de Agronomia Eliseu Maciel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, CEP 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
² Embrapa Clima Temperado, Caixa Postal 403, CEP 96001-970 Pelotas, RS, Brazil

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