Mango, banana, papaya, pineapple, and avocado are categorized as major tropical fruits grown for local consumption, export, and sources of income to the growers. These fruit crops are susceptible to infection by Fusarium in the field, and after harvest, it causes root rot, vascular wilt, stem rot,...

Plant tissue cultures represent a powerful set of tools that can be used in the production of pineapple seedlings. However, few studies have assessed the morphophysiological performance during the ex vitro acclimatization stage. Here, we evaluated the effect of different in vitro cultivation...

Fruit maturity grading is the key factor for fruit export where maturity consistence and standard are required. This paper proposes a non-destructive approach for pineapple maturity grading and pineapple localization based on object segmentation framework which has enhanced for training a robust...

The cultivation of pineapple contributes 1.6% of the gross Ivorian national product (GDP). However, this crop is facing a severe production crisis due to the aging of the orchards. Revising this sector requires the rejuvenation of orchards with healthy and improved planting material. This work was...

The pineapple has long been described as the most delicious of fruits. At the same time, however, the English philosopher John Locke once famously argued that it was impossible to describe the taste of this exotic fruit for those (including himself) who had not had the pleasure of sampling one. In...

Background: Solar drying seems to be a feasible technique for preserving and extending the shelf life of perishable fruits all year round in developing nations like Tanzania. However, there have only been a few studies on the effect of solar drying on the microbiological load and shelf-life...

Pineapple is among the most produced and consumed fruits worldwide, and consequently, its agroindustrial production/processing generates high amounts of agricultural waste, which are routinely discarded. Thus, it is crucial to seek alternatives to reuse this agricultural waste that are in high...

Color is one of the most important traits of ornamental plants and also an important direction of ornamental horticulture breeding. To investigate the presentation mechanism of red-blue color of Ananas comosus var. bracteatus, the primary analysis of the kinds and concentration of anthocyanins in...

In August 2018 (when the rainy season normally starts in PR), soft rot symptoms appeared at commercial pineapple fields in Manatí (Puerto Rico) and persisted through 2019. Symptoms observed in the field included foliar water-soaked lesions with gas-filled blisters, especially at the base of the...

Tomato is a nutrient-rich but highly perishable fruit. In order to delay the rapid ripening and degradation of fruits and reduce postharvest losses, response surface methodology (RSM) was used as the optimizing method to formulate edible coating based on pineapple peel extract and Arabic gum of...