Trends in Dragon Fruit Peel Compound Extraction and Technological Applications

RC Andrade, CDF Ribeiro… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The natural compounds extracted from the pulp of the dragon fruit have been
extensively studied. However, dragon fruit peel is often discarded despite being a rich …

Bio-sourced multifunctional adsorbent of chitosan and adipic acid activated-dragon fruit peels for organic dye removal from water: Eco-friendly management and …

AS Abdulhameed, RH Al Omari, M Bourchak… - Biomass and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Employing sustainable biomaterials obtained from waste biomass and biopolymers provides
a very promising method for eliminating organic dyes from wastewater. This study presents a …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in Molecular Research of Tropical Fruit

Y Qin - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fruit trees, similar to other edible plants, hold immense commercial value within the
agricultural sector [1, 2]. Beyond their economic importance, many fruit trees provide notable …

Comparative analysis of nutrient composition and antioxidant activity in three dragon fruit cultivars

A Yasmin, MJ Sumi, K Akter, RHM Rabbi, HS Almoallim… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Dragon fruit has significant economic value in many countries due to has excellent
nutritional content, health advantages, and adaptability to different climates, making it an …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Wide Isolation of VIN Gene Family and Functional Identification of HpVIN4 in Red Pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus)

QM Zheng, HL Wang, S Yan, P Xie - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soluble sugars, including glucose, fructose and sucrose, are the most important
determinants that affect the flavor and quality of red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) fruit …

The poetry of nitrogen and carbon metabolic shifts: The role of C/N in pitaya phase change

K Shah, X Zhu, T Zhang, J Chen, J Chen, Y Qin - Plant Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Pitaya, a desert plant, has an underexplored flowering mechanism due to a lack of functional
validation assays. This study reveals that the transition from vegetative to generative growth …

Preharvest Elicitors as a Tool to Enhance Bioactive Compounds and Quality of Both Peel and Pulp of Yellow Pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus Haw.) at Harvest …

A Erazo-Lara, ME García-Pastor… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Yellow pitahaya is a tropical fruit that has gained popularity in recent years. Natural elicitors
are compounds that can stimulate the resistance and quality of fruits. The objective of this …

[HTML][HTML] Exogenous Hemin Increases the Yield, Phenolic Compound Content, and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity of Dragon Fruit during the High-Temperature Period

M Sun, A Khan, J Wang, L Ding, X Yang, J Xiong… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Dragon fruits have abundant nutritional and antioxidant properties. High temperatures limit
the growth and production of dragon fruits. Hemin can effectively alleviate abiotic stress in …

Genetic Analyses of Flower Main Traits from Two Pitayas and Their Progenies: A Cactus Plant

T Zhang, K Xing, J Chen, IA Sabir, K Shah, J Chen… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Elucidation of the genetic foundation governing crucial traits in pitaya flowers is imperative
for enhancing both the ornamental and economic values. In this study, the dynamic variation …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis and Experimentation on the Motion Characteristics of a Dragon Fruit Picking Robot Manipulator

K Lou, Z Wang, B Zhang, Q Xu, W Fu, Y Gu, J Liu - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Due to the complex growth positions of dragon fruit and the difficulty in robotic picking, this
paper proposes a six degrees of freedom dragon fruit picking robot and investigates the …