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item Non-destructive characterization of pearl millet composition using single-kernel NIR spectroscopy (Oct 2024)
item Aroma volatiles and sensory quality of organically-grown apple cultivars after dynamic controlled atmosphere (DCA) storage and comparison with CA-stored fruit with and without 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) (Aug 2024)
item SUNIndx: Visual identification of sun stressed-areas of the fruit using a reflectance index (Sun Index) from hyperspectral images to predict sunscald-risk postharvest on ‘Granny Smith’ apples (Jul 2024)
item In search of optimum fresh-cut raw material: Using computer vision systems as a sensory screening tool for browning resistant romaine lettuce accessions (Jul 2024)
item Identification and candidate gene evaluation of a large fast neutron-induced deletion associated with a high-oil phenotype in soybean seeds (Jul 2024)
item Microbial vectoring capacity by internal- and external-infesting stored product insects after varying dispersal periods between novel food patches: An underestimated risk (Jun 2024)
item Rapid single flax (Linum usitatissimum) seed phenotyping of oil and other quality traits using single kernel near infrared spectroscopy (Jun 2024)
item Excluding sunscald from long-term storage of ‘Granny Smith’ apples (Jun 2024)
item Machine intelligence accelerated design of conductive MXene aerogels with programmable properties (Jun 2024)
item Flash heating process for efficient meat preservation (May 2024)
item Postharvest mandarin rind disorder: Insights into varietal differences and preharvest treatments effects on postharvest quality (Apr 2024)
item Effect of far-red light on biomass accumulation, plant morphology, and phytonutrient composition of ruby streaks mustard at microgreen, baby leaf, and flowering stages (Apr 2024)
item Rating Pome fruit quality traits using deep learning and image processing (Apr 2024)
item Effect of controlled atmosphere storage on key volatiles and sensory perception of Muscat grapes (Mar 2024)
item Towards identification of postharvest fruit quality transcriptomic markers in Malus domestica (Mar 2024)
item High-precision fruit localization using active laser-camera scanning: Robust laser line extraction for 2D-3D transformation (Mar 2024)
item Potential of flatbed scanner for evaluation of flour samples for dark specks and flour color (Jan 2024)
item Combination insecticide treatments with methoprene and pyrethrin for control of khapra beetle larvae on different commodities (Jan 2024)
item Postharvest application of natamycin to control gray mold in table grapes (Jan 2024)
item A chromosome-scale assembly for ‘d’Anjou' pear (Jan 2024)
item Active laser-camera scanning for high-precision fruit localization in robotic harvesting: system design and calibration (Dec 2023)
item Utilization of perforated zipper-lock packaging bags to improve the quality of stem-on and stem-free ‘Chelan’ and ‘Lapins’ sweet cherries during the storage and marketing periods (Dec 2023)
item U.S. peanut quality: Industry priorities to mitigate aflatoxin risk from farm to consumer (Dec 2023)
item Noise levels of a peanut dryer in an open shed with and without a muffler (Dec 2023)
item Aerosolize insecticide spray distributions and relationships to storage insect efficacies (Nov 2023)
item An automated apple harvesting robot—from system design to field evaluation (Nov 2023)
item SQ-Swin: Siamese Quadratic Swin transformer for lettuce browning prediction (Nov 2023)
item In vitro peanut culture: from seed to seed (Nov 2023)
item Sensitivity of Mucor piriformis to natamycin and efficacy of natamycin alone and with salt and heat treatments against Mucor rot of stored mandarin fruit (Nov 2023)
item Real-time stored product insect detection and identification using deep learning: System integration and extensibility to mobile platforms (Nov 2023)
item An mmWave radar-based mass flow sensor using machine learning towards a peanut yield monitor (Oct 2023)
item Identification of early decayed oranges using structured-illumination reflectance imaging coupled with fast demodulation and improved image processing algorithms (Oct 2023)
item Unraveling the occasional occurrence of berry astringency in table grape cv. Scarlet Royal: A physiological and transcriptomic analysis (Oct 2023)
item Potential of dimensional measurements of individual pellets for evaluating feed pellet quality (Oct 2023)
item Dry fractionation process operations in the production of protein concentrates: A review (Oct 2023)
item Bulk compressibility behavior for select crops (Oct 2023)
item Testing barley samples for potential insect infestations with a conductance mill (Oct 2023)
item Metabolomic analyses provide insights into the preharvest rind disorder in Satsuma Owari mandarin (Sep 2023)
item Understanding resistance to anilinopyrimidine fungicides (Sep 2023)
item Identifying common stored product insects using automated deep learning methods (Aug 2023)
item A methodological review of fluorescence imaging for quality assessment of agricultural products (Jul 2023)
item O2RNet: Occluder-occludee relational network for robust apple detection of clustered orchard environments (Jul 2023)
item Chilling-related browning of ‘Wonhwang’ pear cortex is associated with the alteration of minerals and metabolism (Jul 2023)
item Factors affecting development of disorders expressed after storage of ‘Gala’ apple fruit (Jul 2023)
item Metabolic fingerprint of ‘WA 38’ green spot symptoms reveals increased production of epicuticular metabolites by parenchyma (Jun 2023)
item Enhancing grain facility management with AI-based insect detection and identification system (Jun 2023)
item Evaluation of wheat kernel and flour quality as influenced by chlorine dioxide gas treatment (May 2023)
item Fungicide resistance of Alternaria alternata and A. arborescens isolates from mandarin fruit and its influence on control of postharvest Alternaria rot (May 2023)
item Physiological disorders, textural property, and cell wall metabolism of ‘Gem’ pears (Pyrus communis L.) affected by oxygen regimes and harvest maturity under controlled atmosphere storage (Apr 2023)
item Hammer milling switchgrass from weathered bales (Mar 2023)
item Evaluation of a new apple in-field sorting system for fruit singulation, rotation and imaging (Mar 2023)
item On farm storage of grain crops (Mar 2023)
item Pre-storage temperature conditioning reduces cortex browning and cavity and alters organic, amino, and fatty acid metabolism in cold-stored ‘Chuhwangbae’ pears (Mar 2023)
item Application of machine learning for insect monitoring in grain facilities (Mar 2023)
item Two MYB activators of anthocyanin biosynthesis exhibit specialized activity in petiole and fruit of diploid strawberry (Mar 2023)
item Crop seed phenomics: Enabling nondestructive phenotyping approaches for characterization of functional and quality traits (Mar 2023)
item Prediction of sorghum oil and kernel weight using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging (Feb 2023)
item Evaluation of particle models of corn kernels for discrete element method simulation of shelled corn mass flow (Feb 2023)
item Frontier: Creating parallel SmartAg systems certificate programs for engineering and applied science graduate students (Feb 2023)
item PlantTribes2: tools for comparative gene family analysis in plant genomics (Jan 2023)
item Vineyard light manipulation and silicon enhance ethylene-induced anthocyanin accumulation in red table grapes (Jan 2023)
item Effects of a novel combination of gallic acid, hydrogen peroxide and lactic acid on pathogen inactivation and shelf-life of baby spinach (Jan 2023)
item Market potential and value-added opportunities of cold-hardy berries and small fruits in the Intermountain West, USA (Dec 2022)
item Microgreens for home, commercial, and space farming – a comprehensive update of the most recent developments (Dec 2022)
item Building a foundation for gene family analysis in Rosaceae genomes with a novel workflow: a case study in Pyrus architecture genes (Nov 2022)
item Investigations of multiple approaches to reduce green spot incidence in ‘WA 38’ apple (Nov 2022)
item Quantification of methoprene aerosol deposition using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (Nov 2022)
item Agarose hydrogel composite supports microgreen growth with continuous water supply under terrestrial and microgravitational conditions (Nov 2022)
item Detection of early decay in navel oranges by structured-illumination reflectance imaging combined with image enhancement and segmentation (Oct 2022)
item Algorithm design and integration for a robotic apple harvesting system (Oct 2022)
item Compositional analysis in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) NIR spectral techniques based on mean spectra from single seeds (Oct 2022)
item Comparative analysis of metabolic differences between sunburn and sunscald disorder on 'Packham’s triumph’ pear (Oct 2022)
item A phased, chromosome-scale genome of ‘Honeycrisp’ apple (Malus domestica) (Sep 2022)
item Fumigation monitoring and modeling of hopper-bottom railcars loaded with corn grits (Aug 2022)
item Estimating chalkiness in endosperm of typical and bleached durum kernels from transmission scanned images (Jul 2022)
item Predicting single kernel and bulk milled rice alkali spreading value and gelatinization temperature class using nir spectroscopy (Jul 2022)
item An integrated food freshness sensor array system augmented by metal-organic framework mixed-matrix membrane and deep learning (Jul 2022)
item Sequential application of peracetic acid and UV irradiation (PAAUV/PAA) for improved bacterial inactivation in fresh-cut produce wash water (Jul 2022)
item 1-Methylcyclopropene differentially regulates metabolic responses in the stem-end and calyx-end flesh tissues of 'Empire' apple during long-term controlled atmosphere storage (Jun 2022)
item Design and evaluation of end effectors for a vacuum-based robotic apple harvester (Jun 2022)
item Computational fluid dynamics modeled air speed through in-shell peanuts in drying wagons compared to measured air speed (Jun 2022)
item Hopper-bottom semi-trailer modified for in-shell peanut drying: design, fabrication, and performance testing (Jun 2022)
item Effect of internal insect infestation on single kernel mass and particle density of corn and wheat (Jun 2022)
item Monitoring effects of rootstock genotype and soil treatment strategy on postharvest fruit quality in ‘Gala’ apple (Jun 2022)
item Fruit quality of ‘Gala’ and ‘Fuji’ apples cultivated under different environmental conditions (May 2022)
item GEMmaker: Process massive RNA-seq datasets on heterogeneous computational infrastructure (May 2022)
item Relationship among dry matter content and maturity indexes at harvest and quality of 'Gala' apples after storage (Apr 2022)
item Fungicide resistance in Alternaria alternata from blueberry in California and its impact on control of Alternaria rot (Apr 2022)
item Discrete element method simulation of wheat bulk density as affected by grain drop height and size distribution (Mar 2022)
item Determining effects of temperature abuse timing on shelf life of RTE baby spinach through microbial growth models and its correlation with sensory quality (Mar 2022)
item Flax and sorghum: Multi-elemental contents and nutritional values within 210 varieties and potential selection for future climates to sustain food security (Feb 2022)
item Natamycin as a postharvest treatment to control gray mold on stored blueberry fruit caused by multi-fungicide resistant Botrytis cinerea (Feb 2022)
item Biopolymer-based sanitizers for fresh produce, traditional application vs dry engineered water nanostructures approach (Jan 2022)
item Development and preliminary evaluation of a new apple harvest assist and in-field sorting machine (Jan 2022)
item Integrated portable shrimp-freshness prediction platform based on ice-templated metal-organic framework colorimetric combinatorics and deep convolutional neural networks (Dec 2021)
item Towards a catalog of pome tree architecture genes: the draft ‘d’Anjou’ genome (Pyrus communis L.) (Nov 2021)
item Baseline sensitivity of Alternaria alternata and A. arborescens to natamycin and control of alternaria rot on stored mandarin fruit (Nov 2021)
item ‘d’Anjou’ pear metabolism during ultra-low O2, low CO2 controlled atmosphere storage reflects disorder outcome (Nov 2021)
item System design and control of an apple harvesting robot (Nov 2021)
item Enzyme- and relative humidity-responsive antimicrobial fibers as active food packaging materials (Oct 2021)
item Gary Mold: Fungicide resistance in the pathogen botrytis cinerea and its impact on control (Oct 2021)
item Development of metal-organic framework stabilized high inner phase Pickering emulsions based on computer simulation for curcumin encapsulation (Sep 2021)
item Sensory characterization of two California-grown avocados (Persea americana Mill.) over the harvest season by descriptive analysis and consumer tests (Sep 2021)
item Persistence of Listeria innocua on fresh apples during long-term controlled atmosphere cold storage with postharvest fungal decay (Sep 2021)
item Charting the future of e-grocery: An evaluation of the use of digital imagery as a sensory analysis tool for fresh fruits (Aug 2021)
item The complexity of modulating anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway by deficit irrigation in table grapes (Aug 2021)
item Comparative analysis of metabolomic differences between the sunburn and sunscald disorder on 'Packham’s triumph’ pear [abstract] (Aug 2021)
item Detection of non-visible sun stress in ‘Granny Smith’ apples using hyperspectral imaging [abstract] (Aug 2021)
item Growing condition and storage regime effects on fruit quality and physiological disorders on ‘Honeycrisp’ apples [abstract] (Aug 2021)
item Triggering and eliminating sun-related apple peel browning occurring during cold storage using heat [abstract] (Aug 2021)
item Distinguishing the metabolic fingerprints of carbon dioxide apple storage disorders from other disorders [abstract] (Aug 2021)
item Towards a catalog of pome tree architecture genes: the draft ‘d’Anjou’ genome (Pyrus communis L.) [abstract] (Aug 2021)
item Polydopamine-coated chitosan hydrogel beads for synthesis and immobilization of silver nanoparticles to simultaneously enhance antimicrobial activity and adsorption kinetics (Jul 2021)
item Characterization of the relationship between postharvest fungal rot and Listeria innocua die-off rates on Gala apples during long-term storage [Abstract] (Jul 2021)
item Detection of chilling injury in pickling cucumbers using dual-band chlorophyll fluorescence imaging (Jul 2021)
item Deep learning-based apple detection using a suppression mask R-CNN (Jul 2021)
item Development of novel biopolymer-based dendritic nanocomplexes for encapsulation of phenolic bioactive compounds: a proof-of-concept study (Jun 2021)
item Metabolism and cold chain performance of ‘Chuhwangbae’ Asian pears as impacted by 1-MCP treatment (Jun 2021)
item Detection of subsurface bruising in fresh pickling cucumbers using structured-illumination reflectance imaging (Jun 2021)
item Numerical simulation and experimental validation of bacterial detachment using a spherical produce model in an industrial-scale flume washer (Jun 2021)
item Sphingolipids associated with flesh browning onset and development in ‘Cripps Pink’ apples (Malus domestica Borkh.) (Jun 2021)
item Transcriptomics of differential ripening in ‘d’Anjou pear (Pyrus communis L.) (Jun 2021)
item Determining bacterial load and water quality of tomato flume tanks in Florida packinghouses (Jun 2021)
item Development and evaluation of an apple infield grading and sorting system (May 2021)
item Hermetic storage of shelled peanut using the purdue improved crop storage bags (May 2021)
item Characterization and quantification of postharvest losses of apple fruit stored under commercial conditions (May 2021)
item Postharvest use of Natamycin to control alternaria rot on blueberry fruit caused by Alternaria alternata and A. arborescens (Feb 2021)
item ‘Honeycrisp’ apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) fruit response to controlled atmosphere storage with the low oxygen limit established by monitoring chlorophyll fluorescence (Dec 2020)
item Chemical characterization of two California-grown avocado varieties (Persea americana Mill.) over the harvest season with an emphasis on sensory-directed flavor analysis (Dec 2020)