A Farm to School Procurement Calculator for Specialty Crop Producers and School Food Service Staff by Jonathan A. Watson, Danielle Treadwell, Ray Bucklin, Anna Prizzia, Kelli Brew

“…General calculators and guides designed for national Farm to School programs don’t address Florida’s diverse production of fresh fruits and vegetables. This procurement calculator and guide for Florida Farm to School programs was written by Jonathan A. …”
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Small Farm Food Safety, Fresh Produce—Part 2: The Buck Stops Here by Amy Simonne, Mickie E. Swisher, K. N. Moore, Kaylene Sattanno

“…The concepts are based on the FDA’s Guide to Minimized Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FDA-GAPs). Part 2 consists of a group discussion based on four scenarios in which people obtained food poisoning. …”
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Biology and Economic Importance of Flower Thrips by Joe Funderburk, Julianne Stavisky

“…Some reproduce in flowers and feed on the cells of the flower tissues, on pollen grains, and on small developing fruits. Many of the flower-living species are partly predatory. …”
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Salmonella and Pathogenic E. coli in the Crop Production Environment: Potential Sources, Survival, and Management by Max Teplitski, Andree George, George Hochmuth

“…Over the last two decades, at least a dozen major outbreaks of gastroenteritis caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella or enterovirulent E. coli have been linked to the consumption of sprouts, nuts, and fresh (or minimally processed) fruits and vegetables. These outbreaks caught scientists and the public off guard because these pathogens were not previously considered “plant-associated.” …”
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Coreid Bug, Leaf-footed Bug, Euthochtha galeator (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Frank W. Mead

“…It feeds on a variety of wild and cultivated plants, occasionally becoming a pest primarily in dooryard situations where it can injure roses, citrus, and other fruits and ornamentals. This document is EENY-293 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 222), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii: Paurotis Palm by Timothy K. Broschat

“…These are followed in the summer by ¼-inch round fruits that pass through green and orange stages but turn black when completely ripe. …”
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Puréed Foods: A Guide to Quick Meals by Wendy J. Dahl

“…This 4-page fact sheet covers the preparation of puréed foods from canned vegetables and fruits; beans, peas, and lentils; and mixed dishes. …”
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Commercial Availability of Predatory Mites by Silvia I. Rondon, James F. Price, Oscar E. Liburd, Roger Francis, Daniel J. Cantliffe

“… Predatory mites such as Neoseiulus californicus McGregor (Fig. 1) and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Fig. 2) feed on important fruits and ornamental pests such as the twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch), broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus (Stenotarsonemus) latus Banks), cyclamen mite (Tarsonemus pallidus L.), and other mite species. …”
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Interdisciplinary theology as public theology by J. Wentzel van Huyssteen

“…In this way an interdisciplinary space is cleared where the notion of the imago Dei, in theology, and human uniqueness, in the sciences, can be brought into a fruitful integrative dialogue. This opens up the possibility for converging arguments, from both theology and paleoanthropology, that ever since prehistory symbolic behavior in Homo sapiens has always included religious awareness. …”
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Fertigation for Vegetables: A Practical Guide for Small Fields by Jim DeValerio, David Nistler, Robert Hochmuth, Eric Simonne

“…More and more farmers are growing small crops of fruits and vegetables for specialty local markets. …”
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Concentrations of ammoniac nitrogen, nitrite and nitrate in areas of oyster culture in Cananeia-SP, Brazil by Edison Barbieri, Helcio Luis de Almeida Marques, Ana Cristina Vigliar Bondioli, Marcos Buhrer Campolim, Alessandra Tegon Ferrarini

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The Pecan Truffle (Tuber lyonii): A Gourmet Truffle Native to the Southeastern United States by Arthur C. Grupe, Timothy Brenneman, Gregory Bonito, Matthew E. Smith

“… A truffle is a round, knobby, or lobed mushroom fruiting body that forms below ground. The “pecan truffle” (Tuber lyonii) is an edible truffle species, native to eastern North America. …”
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Astrotheology as a prophetic wormhole that relates spacetime to eschatological transformation by A.C. Pieterse

“…In this article, the author intends to explore these attributes further as well as the embedded nature of the incarnation and its cosmic fruits. …”
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Intermittent Sprinkler Irrigation for Establishment of Bare Root Strawberry Transplants by E. A. Golden, John R. Duval, Earl E. Albregts, C. M. Howard

“…Without irrigation, transplants become defoliated; this results in considerable plant mortality and/or a delay in fruiting. Early yield is economically important in central Florida. …”
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant study of combined essential oils of Anethum Sowa Kurz. and Trachyspermum ammi (L.) along with quality determination, comparative histo-anatomical feat... by S.A. Wasim Akram, Mary Shamya Arokiarajan, J. John Christopher, Mohammad Jameel, Mohd Saquib, Tirumala Santosh Kumar Saripally, Noman Anwar, Mohd Asif, Kabiruddin Ahmed K

“…HPTLC chemometrics of both fruits revealed several peaks for active metabolomics with unique isocratic combination of menstruum. …”
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Sap Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Management in Strawberries by Silvia I. Rondon, James F. Price, Daniel J. Cantliffe

“… Sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) are conspicuous arthropods that feed on flowers, fruits, sap, fungi, stored products, decaying and fermenting plant tissues from diverse trees and crops, including strawberries. …”
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Freshwater Turtles of Belize by Venetia Briggs, Lauren Watine, Dustin Smith, Robin Bijlani, Rebecca Harvey, William Giuliano, Frank Mazzotti

“…They eat a variety of plants, aquatic vegetation, and fruits. However, little is known about Belize’s unique turtle species. …”
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Foreclosing Infrastructure: On Permit Time and the Permission to Transit From Fossil to Renewable Fuels by Marie Widengård

“…Permit processes therefore offer a fruitful means of studying the making of timescapes, as permits have often been issued on a continuous basis, but climate timelines and carbon rhythms may be changing this situation. …”
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Florida 4-H Horticulture Identification and Judging: Contest Rules and Glossary by Jeffrey G. Williamson, Sydney Park Brown, Tom Wichman

“…This publication combines and supersedes 4H-PSJ-20 (Rules and Glossary), 4H-PSJ-21 (Flowers and Foliage Plants), 4H-PSJ-22 (Fruits and Nuts), 4H-PSJ-23 (Ornamentals), 4H-PSJ-24 (Vegetables), and 4H-PSJ-25 (Score Sheet). …”
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Fortunella spp., Kumquat by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Robert J. Northrop

“…Their dark green leaves and contrasting bright orange fruits give them ornamental quality, and their relatively small size makes them easy to care for once they’re established. …”
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