Synthetic and natural insecticides: Gas, liquid, gel and solid formulations for stored-product and food-industry pest control

V Stejskal, T Vendl, R Aulicky, C Athanassiou - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Currently, there is great global research interest in the use of novel
methods of protection against agricultural, storage, and urban pests, particularly in the use of …

A review on the modified atmosphere preservation of fruits and vegetables with cutting-edge technologies

Y Fang, M Wakisaka - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Respiration and microbial infection are important causes of postharvest spoilage of fruits
and vegetables (F&V). Atmosphere storage technology can significantly reduce postharvest …

A cloud-based IoT platform for precision control of soilless greenhouse cultivation

A Sagheer, M Mohammed, K Riad, M Alhajhoj - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Food security has become an increasingly important challenge for all countries globally,
particularly as the world population continues to grow and arable lands are diminishing due …

Design of a smart IoT-based control system for remotely managing cold storage facilities

M Mohammed, K Riad, N Alqahtani - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cold storage is deemed one of the main elements in food safety management to maintain
food quality. The temperature, relative humidity (RH), and air quality in cold storage rooms …

Prediction of date fruit quality attributes during cold storage based on their electrical properties using artificial neural networks models

M Mohammed, M Munir, A Aljabr - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Evaluating and predicting date fruit quality during cold storage is critical for ensuring a
steady supply of high-quality fruits to meet market demands. The traditional destructive …

Effects of automated irrigation systems and water regimes on soil properties, water productivity, yield and fruit quality of date palm

MA Alnaim, MS Mohamed, M Mohammed, M Munir - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Applications of modern micro-irrigation methods are inevitable for optimum water use due to
the limitations imposed by irrigation water resource scarcity. Regardless of water shortages …

Design and validation of automated sensor-based artificial ripening system combined with ultrasound pretreatment for date fruits

M Mohammed, NK Alqahtani - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change affects fruit crops' growth and development by delaying fruit ripening,
reducing color development, and lowering fruit quality and yield. The irregular date palm fruit …

Effects of deficit irrigation scheduling on water use, gas exchange, yield, and fruit quality of date palm

M Mohammed, A Sallam, M Munir, H Ali-Dinar - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity is very common in the arid region due to the low yearly rainfall. The cost of
water for agricultural usage is extremely high in dry locations. Date palm is a high water …

The combined effects of precision-controlled temperature and relative humidity on artificial ripening and quality of date fruit

M Mohammed, A Sallam, N Alqahtani, M Munir - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to climatic variation, in-situ date palm fruit ripening is significantly delayed, and some
fruits (Biser) cannot become ripe naturally on the tree. Because of that issue, the vast …

Origanum vulgare Essential Oil against Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Composition, Insecticidal Activity, and Behavioral Response

A Plata-Rueda, JC Zanuncio, JE Serrão, LC Martínez - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tenebrio molitor is one of the main stored product pests. This study characterized oregano
essential oil (OEO) by gas chromatography (GC/FID and GC/MS) and assessed its …