The integrated use of excreta-based vermicompost and inorganic NP fertilizer on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit yield, quality and soil fertility by Tesfu Mengistu, Heluf Gebrekidan, Kibebew Kibret, Kebede Woldetsadik, Beneberu Shimelis, Hiranmai Yadav

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Effects of deficit drip irrigation at different growth stages on citrus leaf physiology, fruit growth, yield, and water productivity in South China by Fei Chen, Ningbo Cui, Shouzheng Jiang, Wenjiang Zhang, Hongping Li, Xiaomeng Li, Min Lv, Chunwei Liu, Rangjian Qiu, Zhihui Wang

“…In this study, a full irrigation treatment (CK) and 16 DI treatments were designed including the low (LD, 85 %CK), mild (M1D, 70 %CK), moderate (M2D, 55 %CK) and severe (SD, 40 %CK) DI treatments at bud bust to flowering stage (I), young fruit stage (II), fruit expansion stage (III) and fruit maturation stage (IV), respectively. …”
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Influence of indole acetic acid, arginine and mango fruit waste biochar on nutrients, chlorophyll contents and antioxidants of Fenugreek in salt affected soil by Misbah Hareem, Sammina Mahmood, Subhan Danish, Rana Khalid Iqbal, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi

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The effect of adding red dragon fruit peel extract (Hylocereus polyrhizus) in feed to increase color brightness in guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata) by Maulida Siti, Rahmah Harahap Nur, Syafrida Handayani Luvi

“…This study aims to determine the effect of adding red dragon fruit peel extract in feed on the level of color brightness, growth, and survival of guppy fish. …”
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Comparison of the growth, fruit quality and physiological characteristics of cucumber fertigated by three different nutrient solutions in soil culture and soilless culture systems by Hamid Reza Roosta, Hossein Sharifi Azad, Seyed Hossein Mirdehghan

“…The photosynthetic pigments (27.5% and 49.18% for Chl a and b, respectively), and fruit quality traits including fruit appearance color (the components a (16.42%), b (19.44%), and L (1.87%), hue angle (32.74%), and chroma (15.13%)), total soluble solids (TSS) (7%) and vitamin C (31.85%) increased compared to soil-grown plants. …”
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Mulberry Juice-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots as a Cu2+ Ion Sensor: Investigating the Influence of Fruit Ripeness on the Optical Properties by Chiayee Salih Ajaj, Diyar Sadiq

“…The prepared CQDs exhibited excitation-dependent photoluminescence (PL) emission behavior, demonstrating their dependence on the excitation light. The impact of fruit ripeness on optical properties was explored by examining fluorescent spectra from different fruits (including tomato and blackberry), demonstrating comparable behaviors observed in mulberry fruit. …”
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Maleic Acid-Butanol Pretreatment to Enhance Cellulose Accessibility for Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Ethanol Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch by Annaëlle Postiaux, Filemon Jalu Nusantara Putra, Prihardi Kahar, Aurore Richel, Chiaki Ogino

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Comparative Effect of Crude and Commercial Enzyme on the Juice Recovery from Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos Correa) Using Principal Component Analysis by Anurag Singh, H. K. Sharma, Sanjay Kumar, Ashutosh Upadhyay, K. P. Mishra

“…The effect of incubation time, incubation temperature, and crude enzyme concentration was observed on the yield, viscosity, and clarity of the juice obtained from bael fruit pulp. The recommended enzymatic treatment conditions from the study were incubation time 475 min, incubation temperature 45°C, and crude enzyme concentration 0.20 mL/25 g bael fruit pulp. …”
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Effects of pH, Total Soluble Solids, and Pectin Concentration on Color, Texture, Vitamin C, and Sensory Quality of Mango Fruit Bar by Ngoc Duc Vu, Van Muoi Nguyen, Thanh Truc Tran

“…Mango purée is a byproduct of the current production processes (such as freeze-drying, dehydration) after the product shaping stage or grades II and III mangoes. Currently, fruit bar is a convenient and highly nutritious snack made from fruit. …”
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Foliar spraying with zinc oxide nanoparticles enhances the anti-osteoporotic efficacy of the fruit extracts of Silybum marianum L. by stimulating silybin production by Bedoor Fahad Almulhim, Fadia El Sherif, Fadia El Sherif, Nancy S. Younis, Yamen Safwat, Salah Khattab, Salah Khattab

“…Silybin (A+B) are two major hepatoprotective flavonolignans produced predominantly in S. marianum fruits. Several attempts have been made to increase the synthesis of silymarin, or its primary components, silybin (A+B). …”
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Wood Ash Liquid Fertilizer as Sustainable Soil Nutritional Supplement Modulates Changes on Growth and Fruits Nutritional Compositions of Capsicum frutescens L. by Racheal Tope-akinyetun, Zainab Mustapha, Musa Hussaini, Temitayo Kelani, Anthony Ojewumi

“…Agronomical, physiological, and fruit nutritional parameters of the pepper were determined. …”
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Total Vitamin C, Ascorbic Acid, Dehydroascorbic Acid, Antioxidant Properties, and Iron Content of Underutilized and Commonly Consumed Fruits in Sri Lanka by Hashini I. Abeysuriya, Vajira P. Bulugahapitiya, Jayatissa Loku Pulukkuttige

“…Sri Lanka is rich in a wide diversity of fruits, but many are underutilized by the people in Sri Lanka despite their nutritional value. …”
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Azadirachtin in combination with emamectin benzoate and abamectin increases efficacy against brinjal shoot and fruit borer, <i>Leucinodes orbonalis</i> Guenee by Md. Mahi Imam Mollah

“… Brinjal shoot and fruit borer (BSFB) is a serious insect pest of brinjal, causing significant damage and yield loss in Bangladesh. …”
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Topical application of the ethanol extract and the hydroethanolic fraction of ripe Solanum lycocarpum A. St. Hil. fruit improves the healing of excisional wounds by Elisângela Elduina Ferreira, Renan Diniz Ferreira, Milena Santos de Almeida, Renan Araújo Costa, Izabela Caputo Assis Silva, Melissa Grazielle Morais, Karen Helaine Mendes Bertolin, Paula Vieira Teixeira Vidigal, Raquel Alves Costa, Luciana Alves Rodrigues dos Santos Lima, Flávia Carmo Horta Pinto

“…Methods: The EESL and HFSL obtained from ripe fruit of the species S. lycocarpum were obtained by percolation with ethanol. …”
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Insights into the evolution and fruit color change‐related genes of chromosome doubled sweet cherry from an updated complete T2T genome assembly by Xin Zhang, Xuwei Duan, Jing Wang, Xiaoming Zhang, Guohua Yan, Chuanbao Wu, Yu Zhou, Kaichun Zhang

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Research on Development and Characterization of Composite Membranes Based on Hybrid Bacterial Cellulose Combined with Glycerol and Vegetable Residues for the Preservation of Fresh Fruit and Food by Nguyen Tuan Anh, Xuan Huy Nguyen, Thuy Van Ngo

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Edible Coating Combining Liquid Smoke from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and Turmeric Extract to Prolong the Shelf Life of Mackerel by Muhammad Faisal, Asri Gani, Murna Muzaifa, M. Bagas Heriansyah, Hera Desvita, Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, Ahmad Sauqi, Daru Ardiansa

“…Liquid smoke was obtained from the pyrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) at a temperature of 380 °C and purified by distillation at 190 °C. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Micro- and Macroelements in Fruit Peel Powder Mineral Supplement for Osteoporosis Patients and Their Determination by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry by Muhammad Saleem, Arjumand Iqbal Durani, Rima D. Alharthy, Mahmood Ahmed, Muhammad Imtiaz Shafiq, Abdul Hameed, Syed Mubasher Hussain, Waqas Bashir

“…The aim of this recent research was to quantify the micro- (Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn) and macroelements (Mg, K, and Ca) in the peel powder of some common fruits (pomegranate, orange, lemon, mango, and grapefruit) by flame atomic absorption spectrometer (FAAS). …”
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Morinda citrifolia (Noni) Fruit Juice Reduces Inflammatory Cytokines Expression and Contributes to the Maintenance of Intestinal Mucosal Integrity in DSS Experimental Colitis by Beatriz Coutinho de Sousa, Juliana Reis Machado, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Thiago Alvares da Costa, Javier Emilio Lazo-Chica, Thatiane do Prado Degasperi, Virmondes Rodrigues Junior, Helioswilton Sales-Campos, Elizabeth Uber Bucek, Carlo José Freire Oliveira

“…In the current study, we investigated the effects of noni fruit juice (NFJ) in the treatment of C57BL/6 mice, which were continuously exposed to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) for 9 consecutive days. …”
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Solar Induced Fluorescence Retrieved from Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Canopies Along the Season Correlates with Sugar Levels in the Developing Fruit by S. Vitrack-Tamam, H. Yasuor, D. Hamus-Cohen, R. Erel, L. Rubinovich, O. Liran

“…In parallel, sugar content and derivatives were analysed by a metabolomics approach in order to track the accumulation of these sugars in the developing fruit. It was found that SIF687 correlates with perseitol at R2 = 0.87 and SIF760 correlates with fructose at R2 = 0.97, two sugars accumulating in the pericarp of the ripening fruits. …”
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