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    New scientific knowledge in kiwifruit storage using sanitization systems (Ionny®) avoiding postharvest chemical treatments

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    Loss of produce during commercial kiwifruit storage is so high as to require the adoption of specific techniques and preventive measures. Postharvest curing techniques alone are not sufficient to guarantee valid economic results, particularly when fruits are harvested in high-humidity environmental conditions due to rain or heavy dew. The incidence of rot due to Botrytis spp. penetrating the pulp at the detachment point of the stalk can reach high percentages (10-20% of damaged fruit), and specific postharvest chemical treatment known as drenching is required. As verified in the past, an alternative to the use of chemicals, with air sanitation of the storage environment using an ionizer (Ionny®), is possible. Tests carried out during the 2016-17 season have confirmed the validity of this technique in CA storage conditions (-0.5/-0.7°C, RH>90%, CO2 3-4%, O2 2.5-3%, C2H4<0.02 ppm) alongside curing, with results comparable to those obtained using the chemical treatment fenhexamid in a drencher. A batch of ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit produced in the Trentino (Italy) area was divided into three groups: 1) treatment with fenhexamid + curing + CA; 2) curing + CA in an ionized environment; and 3) no treatment + curing + CA (TEST). The trial found over 15% of fruits infected with Botrytis spp. in group 3, and 100% healthy fruits in groups 1 and 2. These results, as well as confirming the outcome of previous trials, have also highlighted that group 2 (CA storage with air sanitized by Ionny®) produced the best results (firmness, total acidity) both at the end of storage and also after 8 d shelf-life at room temperatur

    Seconda rassegna bibliografica su alcuni pesticidi impiegati in provincia di Trento

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    Review of the agronomical, chemical, ecological, and toxicological aspects tied to the use of some common pesticides. This review contains chapters on the following pesticides: acephate, chlorpyriphos, deltamethrin, endosulfan, and simazine

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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