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Electronic-Nose Applications for Fruit Identification, Ripeness and Quality Grading Open
Fruits produce a wide range of volatile organic compounds that impart their characteristically distinct aromas and contribute to unique flavor characteristics. Fruit aroma and flavor characteristics are of key importance in determining con…
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Computer Vision Based Fruit Grading System for Quality Evaluation of Tomato in Agriculture industry Open
Agriculture sector plays a key role in the economic development of India. The task of fruit grading is vital in the agricultural industry because there is a great demand for high quality fruits in the market. However, fruit grading by huma…
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Innovative processes and technologies for modified atmosphere packaging of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables Open
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology has been commercially viable since the 1970s. Currently, MAP is extensively used worldwide to preserve the quality and extend the shelf-life of whole fresh fruits and vegetables, but is also i…
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Ultra-portable, wireless smartphone spectrometer for rapid, non-destructive testing of fruit ripeness Open
We demonstrate a smartphone based spectrometer design that is standalone and supported on a wireless platform. The device is inherently low-cost and the power consumption is minimal making it portable to carry out a range of studies in the…
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Advances in Non-Destructive Early Assessment of Fruit Ripeness towards Defining Optimal Time of Harvest and Yield Prediction—A Review Open
Global food security for the increasing world population not only requires increased sustainable production of food but a significant reduction in pre- and post-harvest waste. The timing of when a fruit is harvested is critical for reducin…
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Classification of Cape Gooseberry Fruit According to its Level of Ripeness Using Machine Learning Techniques and Different Color Spaces Open
The classification of fresh fruits according to their visual ripeness is typically a subjective and tedious task; consequently, there is a growing interest in the use of non-contact techniques to automate this process. Machine learning tec…
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Application of hyperspectral imaging systems and artificial intelligence for quality assessment of fruit, vegetables and mushrooms: A review Open
Over the last two decades, research in hyperspectral imaging has been increasing and its use in horticulture is expected to be spreading in the coming years. The emerging tech-niques are currently gaining interest of the research community…
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Enhancing Image Annotation Technique of Fruit Classification Using a Deep Learning Approach Open
An accurate image retrieval technique is required due to the rapidly increasing number of images. It is important to implement image annotation techniques that are fast, simple, and, most importantly, automatically annotate. Image annotati…
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Detection of Mulberry Ripeness Stages Using Deep Learning Models Open
Ripeness classification is one of the most challenging tasks in the postharvest management of mulberry fruit. The risks of microbial contamination and human error in manual sorting are significant; it may result in quality degradation and …
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Characterization of Phenolic Compounds and Their Contribution to Sensory Properties of Olive Oil Open
Olive oil is not only known for its pungent, bitter, and fruity taste, but also for its health potential, which is often hypothesized to depend on its phenolic compounds. One hundred extra virgin olive oil samples (monocultivaric as well a…
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Effect of Sunlight and Shade on N orisoprenoid Levels in Maturing Weisser Riesling and Chenin blanc Grapes and Weisser Riesling Wines Open
CITATION: Marais, J., Van Wyk, C. J. & Rapp, A. 1992. Effect of sunlight and shade on N orisoprenoid levels in maturing weisser riesling and chenin blanc grapes and weisser riesling wines. South African Journal of Enology & Viticulture, 13…
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Deep Learning Based Improved Classification System for Designing Tomato Harvesting Robot Open
Maturity level-based classification system plays an essential role in the design of tomato harvesting robot. Traditional knowledge-based systems are unable to meet the current production management requirements of precision picking, becaus…
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A molecular framework of ethylene-mediated fruit growth and ripening processes in tomato Open
Although the role of ethylene in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit ripening has been intensively studied, its role in tomato fruit growth remains poorly understood. In addition, the relationship between ethylene and the developmental fac…
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Influence of agroclimatic parameters on phenolic and volatile compounds of Chilean virgin olive oils and characterization based on geographical origin, cultivar and ripening stage Open
BACKGROUND This study involved two commercial orchards located in Limarí Valley and Molina from two important Chilean production zones of extra virgin olive oil ( EVOO ). The investigation evaluated the effects of climate, soil composition…
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Effects of edible coating materials and stages of maturity at harvest on storage life and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.) fruits Open
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruits due to their high moisture content are spoiled and deteriorate in short period of time. Once fruits are harvested, respiration and transpiration are the two major physiological processes that s…
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Ripeness Prediction of Postharvest Kiwifruit Using a MOS E-Nose Combined with Chemometrics Open
Postharvest kiwifruit continues to ripen for a period until it reaches the optimal “eating ripe” stage. Without damaging the fruit, it is very difficult to identify the ripeness of postharvest kiwifruit by conventional means. In this study…
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Non-destructive monitoring of apple ripeness using an aldehyde sensitive colorimetric sensor Open
We developed an on-packaging colorimetric sensor label that can detect the aldehyde emission of apples based on Methyl Red. The sensor label was constructed using printable inks on paper medium and relied on the change in basicity caused b…
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Implementation of Transfer Learning Using VGG16 on Fruit Ripeness Detection Open
In previous studies, researchers have determined the classification of fruit ripeness using the feature descriptor using color features (RGB, GSL, HSV, and L * a * b *). However, the performance from the experimental results obtained still…
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Dietary fiber, starch, and sugars in bananas at different stages of ripeness in the retail market Open
The goal of this work was to evaluate changes in dietary fiber measured by the traditional enzymatic-gravimetric method (AOAC 991.43) and the more recently accepted modified enzymatic-gravimetric method (AOAC 2011.25), mono- and disacchari…
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In-field hyperspectral imaging: An overview on the ground-based applications in agriculture Open
The measurement of vegetation indexes that characterise the plants growth, assessing the fruit ripeness or detecting the presence of defects and diseases, is a key factor to gain high quality of fruit or vegetables. Such evaluation can be …
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Using Fuzzy Mask R-CNN Model to Automatically Identify Tomato Ripeness Open
Manual inspection and harvesting of ripening tomatoes is time consuming and labor intensive. Smart agriculture can emphasize the use of digital horticultural resources for farming and can increase farm sustainability; to that end, we propo…
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Design of Smart System to Detect Ripeness of Tomato and Chili with New Approach in Data Acquisition Open
Manual laxity of fruit ripeness classification is highly influenced by operator subjectivity, thus there is inconsistency for some periods in the classification process. Information Technology development allows fruit identification based …
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E-Nose and GC-MS Reveal a Difference in the Volatile Profiles of White- and Red-Fleshed Peach Fruit Open
First purchases of fruit are mainly dependent on aspects of appearance such as color. However, repeat buys of fruit are determined by internal quality traits such as flavor-related volatiles. Differences in volatile profiles in white- and …
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Strawberry Maturity Recognition Algorithm Combining Dark Channel Enhancement and YOLOv5 Open
Aiming at the problems of low accuracy of strawberry fruit picking and large rate of mispicking or missed picking, YOLOv5 combined with dark channel enhancement is proposed. In “Fengxiang” strawberry, the criterion of “bad fruit” is added …
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Improved prediction of ‘Kent’ mango firmness during ripening by near-infrared spectroscopy supported by interval partial least square regression Open
Mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) are tropical fruits, which are sourced worldwide to supply the consumer market in Europe. Often mangoes are transported over sea in refrigerated containers at 8–10 °C and in some cases under controlled atmosph…
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CAM-YOLO: tomato detection and classification based on improved YOLOv5 using combining attention mechanism Open
Background One of the key elements in maintaining the consistent marketing of tomato fruit is tomato quality. Since ripeness is the most important factor for tomato quality in the viewpoint of consumers, determining the stages of tomato ri…
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Sauvignon blanc Cultivar Aroma - A Review Open
The typical cultivar aroma of Sauvignon blanc may be described as containing vegetative, grassy, herbaceous, gooseberry, asparagus and green pepper nuances. The chemical components responsible for these aromas are reviewed. The most import…
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Development of a Dual MOS Electronic Nose/Camera System for Improving Fruit Ripeness Classification Open
Electronic nose (E-nose) systems have become popular in food and fruit quality evaluation because of their rapid and repeatable availability and robustness. In this paper, we propose an E-nose system that has potential as a non-destructive…
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Fruit Are Heavy Open
Smart cities are one area of interactive systems design where the technologies and services of the Internet of Things (IoT) have the potential to serve public interest. In this paper we present a design research project that explores the u…
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Color Measurement and Analysis of Fruit with a Battery-Less NFC Sensor Open
This paper presents a color-based classification system for grading the ripeness of fruit using a battery-less Near Field Communication (NFC) tag. The tag consists of a color sensor connected to a low-power microcontroller that is connecte…