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Study of fruit set and fruit quality of ‘Conference’ pears and ‘Jonagold’ apples in orchards supplemented with bumblebee hives KU Leuven
© 2018 International Society for Horticultural Science. All Rights Reserved. Both apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) and pear (Pyrus communis L.) belong to the Rosaceae family, and many cultivars are self-incompatible and need cross pollination for pollination and consequently seed and fruit set. However, the introduction of honey bees is quite common in apple orchards but it is less applied in pear orchards. The aim of this study was to ...
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Study the Influence of Pollination and Plant Growth Regulators on Fruit Set and Early Fruit Development in Apple KU Leuven
Apple is susceptible to year-to-year differences in fruit production, mainly due to variation in levels of flower buds, pollination and fruit set. We present data of a multidisciplinary study to understand the underlying processes of fruit set and early fruit development and the factors which might influence this such as plant growth regulators and pollination conditions. Flowers and fruit were sampled in the field during the flowering period ...
Effects of previous fruit intake, descriptive majority norms, and message framing on fruit intake intentions and behaviors in Dutch adults across a 1-week period University of Antwerp
Objective To test the effects of descriptive norm and message framing on fruit intake (intentions) in Dutch adults. Design Randomized pretest–posttest study using a 2 × 2 design. Setting Internet-based. Participants Dutch adults recruited via leaflets and announcements on intranet and Internet and who provided immediate intention (n = 294) and 1-week follow-up intention and fruit intake data (n = 177). Intervention Messages combining information ...
Insights in convective drying of fruit by coupled modeling of fruit drying, deformation, quality evolution and convective exchange with the airflow KU Leuven
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Coupled modeling of fruit drying, deformation and quality evolution of a half-circular apple fruit slice is combined with modeling of the convective heat and mass exchange with the airflow. The aim was to gain more insight in the fruit drying kinetics, more particular in heterogeneities and couplings in moisture content and shrinkage as well as quality loss within the fruit during drying. Further aims were to investigate the ...
A multidisciplinary approach to study the influence of pollination and plant growth regulators on fruit set and and early fruit development in apple University of Antwerp
Apple is susceptible to year-to-year differences in fruit production, mainly due to variation in levels of flower buds, pollination and fruit set. We present data of a multidisciplinary study to understand the underlying processes of fruit set and early fruit development and the factors which might influence this such as plant growth regulators and pollination conditions. Flowers and fruit were sampled in the field during the flowering period ...
Impact of size and shape of fresh-cut fruit on the drying time and fruit quality KU Leuven
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Insights are provided on how fruit size and shape affect the drying time and fruit quality loss, by simulating the convective drying process for cubic, rectangular, circular and half-circular fruit slices. Combined hygrothermal-quality modelling of the drying process unveiled, quantitatively, to which extent smaller samples dry faster and retain their quality better. For rectangular pieces with a large aspect ratio, so called ...
Influence of Floral Morphology and Fruit Development on Internal Fruit Rot in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) KU Leuven
In the last decade, internal fruit rot caused primarily by members of the Fusarium lactis species complex and to a lesser extent by F. oxysporum and F. proliferatum, became a major disease in greenhouse grown bell peppers. After infection through the flower, the disease is latent until the green mature stage of the fruit. During the colouring stage, the fungus can start to proliferate on the inside of the fruit as mycelium on the ovary and/or ...
Using implicit associations towards fruit consumption to understand fruit consumption behaviour and habit strength relationships University of Antwerp
An implicit association test (IAT) was used to investigate how habit strength, implicit attitudes and fruit consumption interrelate. Fifty-two participants completed a computerized IAT and provided measures of fruit consumption and related habit strength. Implicit attitudes moderated the habit strength-fruit consumption relationship; stronger relationships were observed when implicit attitudes were more positive. Amongst those with strong fruit ...
Perceived quality and availability of fruit and vegetables are associated with perceptions of fruit and vegetable affordability among socio-economically disadvantaged women University of Antwerp
Objective: Perceptions that fruit and vegetables are expensive have been found to be associated with lower consumption of fruit and vegetables among disadvantaged women; however, the determinants of these perceptions are relatively unknown. The purpose of the current paper is to examine whether perceived availability and quality of fruit and vegetables, and social support for healthy eating, are associated with perceptions of fruit and vegetable ...