Article
Food Science & Technology
Robert Lufu, Alemayehu Ambaw, Umezuruike Linus Opara
Summary: Plastic liners can effectively reduce moisture loss and decay of pomegranate fruits during postharvest handling and storage, with micro-perforated and macro-perforated liners being the most effective.
Article
Agronomy
Avat Shekoofa, Sara Safikhan, John L. Snider, Tyson B. Raper, Freddie M. Bourland
Summary: The study illustrates that cotton cultivars with the limited-transpiration rate (TRlim) trait show better drought tolerance and yield performance under drought conditions.
JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
David Eyland, Clara Gambart, Rony Swennen, Sebastien Carpentier
Summary: The rise in global temperature is causing both direct effects on plant functioning and an increase in air vapour pressure deficit (VPD). A study evaluated the stomatal and transpiration responses of 8 wild banana subspecies under increasing VPD, and identified three phenotypic groups with significant differences in stomatal reactivity. Some subspecies, such as M. acuminata ssp. zebrina and M. balbisiana, showed higher transpiration rate limitations and increased water use efficiency under high VPD levels, making them potential parent material for breeding drought-resistant bananas.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Juping Ding, Xiaocong Jiao, Ping Bai, Yixin Hu, Jiayu Zhang, Jianming Li
Summary: The study aimed to explore the differences in nutrient absorption, growth, and photosynthetic characteristics of different tomato cultivars under different VPDs. The results showed that tomato cultivars differ in their sensitivity to VPD, with cultivars with lower stomatal sensitivity showing increased levels of certain nutrients in certain organs under high VPD conditions, while cultivars with higher stomatal sensitivity demonstrated opposite trends.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Sam Purdom, Avat Shekoofa, Angela McClure, Vince Pantalone, Prakash Arelli, Lori Duncan
Summary: The study screened nine soybean genotypes for recovery ability following water-deficit stress through two controlled environment and two field studies. Different genotypes showed varied recovery capabilities, with some demonstrating superior drought tolerance traits.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Zhaoyang Tong, Shirui Zhang, Jingxin Yu, Xiaolong Zhang, Baijuan Wang, Wengang Zheng
Summary: Irrigation plays a crucial role in crop growth and yield. This study proposes an intelligent prediction method for greenhouse tomatoes based on a data-driven model configuration and machine learning algorithm. The prediction model improves the accuracy of transpiration rate (Tr) estimation and can support precise irrigation regulation.
Article
Plant Sciences
Eduardo J. Haverroth, Leonardo A. Oliveira, Moab T. Andrade, Matthew Taggart, Scott A. M. McAdam, Agustin Zsogon, Andrew J. Thompson, Samuel C. V. Martins, Amanda A. Cardoso
Summary: Drought resistance is crucial for plant production under water scarcity conditions. While the role of abscisic acid (ABA) in stomatal regulation is well-studied, its impact on hydraulic function beyond stomata remains less explored. This study investigated different genotypes with varying ABA accumulation levels to understand its role in drought-induced dysfunction. The findings suggest that ABA primarily enhances drought resistance by reducing water loss, delaying dehydration and hydraulic dysfunction.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Jie Liu, Shenglan Li, Xin Yang, Zhenhua Wei, Fulai Liu
Summary: This study found that lower VPD significantly improved plant water status and water use efficiency, while drought conditions led to a decrease in plant water status and stomatal conductance. The wild type plants showed superior water use efficiency under lower VPD environment. The interaction between soil drought and VPD on water use efficiency was not significant.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Shuya Fan, Hong Wu, Haijun Gong, Jia Guo
Summary: This study found that the application of selenium can alleviate growth reduction, improve photosynthetic efficiency and plant growth, and reduce drought-induced oxidative stress in tomatoes. Selenium treatment also increased the levels of endogenous salicylic acid and methylated salicylic acid, and promoted the conversion from salicylic acid to methylated salicylic acid. This research provides a theoretical basis for using selenium fertilizer to improve the yield and quality of agricultural products under stress conditions.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Martin K-F Bader, Daniel Scherrer, Roman Zweifel, Christian Koerner
Summary: Tree species differ in their physiological responses to drought, with ring-porous tree species exhibiting stronger stomatal control over sap flow and greater drought tolerance.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biochemical Research Methods
Rafael Fernandez-Munoz, Antonio Heredia, Eva Dominguez
Summary: Ensuring the availability of high-quality fresh fruits requires strategies to maintain prolonged shelf-life. Understanding the natural changes in the plant cuticle during postharvest and its impact on the biophysical properties is crucial in addressing the effects of different storage conditions. This article discusses the relevance of different cuticle traits on fruit water loss, their role in fruit-skin disorders, and their involvement in postharvest decay caused by pathogens.
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Victor Flo, Jordi Martinez-Vilalta, Victor Granda, Maurizio Mencuccini, Rafael Poyatos
Summary: This study aims to identify the importance of VPD, SWC, and PPFD as drivers of tree canopy conductance and investigates the differences in their importance across different ecosystems. The results show that VPD is the most important factor for explaining tree canopy conductance in most areas.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Zhaoquan Gao, Jiangchuan Fan, Zhiqiang Li
Summary: Under drought stress, the water storage in different parts of fruit trees is affected by transpiration rate and water potential, showing varying trends. As drought intensifies, the regulation capacity of water storage in different parts decreases, affecting overall water balance.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
Alberto Calderan, Alessia Cogato, Riccardo Braidotti, Giorgio Alberti, Klemen Lisjak, Jose Carlos Herrera, Enrico Peterlunger, Paolo Sivilotti
Summary: Fungus-resistant varieties are gaining attention for their contribution to sustainable vineyard management. However, little research has been done on the physiological behavior of these varieties under drought stress. This study evaluated the water use and grape quality of the fungus-resistant variety Merlot Khorus under different water regimes. The results suggest that Merlot Khorus is suitable for deficit irrigation strategies in northeastern Italy, which can help improve irrigation practices for winegrowers.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kiran Suresh, Viktoria V. Zeisler-Diehl, Tobias Wojciechowski, Lukas Schreiber
Summary: The efficiency of suberized plant/environment interfaces as transpiration barriers is determined by the wax molecules sorbed to the suberin polymer, rather than the suberin polymer itself. The study quantified the anatomy, chemical composition, and transpiration barrier efficiency of suberized cell walls in different plant organs from five plant species. The results showed no correlation between the barrier properties of the suberized interfaces and the number of suberized cell layers, the amount of soluble wax, and the amount of suberin.
Review
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
N. Cheimarios, G. Kokkoris, A. G. Boudouvis
Summary: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a well-established process for producing thin solid films for industrial and scientific applications for over 30 years. It is a multiscale process involving both cm to m scale reactors and micro-/nano- to atomic-scale deposited films. Various multiscale models and methodologies have been proposed over the years for the design, analysis, and optimization of the CVD process.
ARCHIVES OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nikos Tsoulias, Dimitrios S. Paraforos, George Xanthopoulos, Manuela Zude-Sasse
Article
Entomology
Georgios Xanthopoulos
JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Antonios A. Fytopoulos, Michail E. Kavousanakis, Tom Van Gerven, Andreas G. Boudouvis, Georgios D. Stefanidis, Christos Xiouras
Summary: The study estimates the crystal growth, dissolution, and agglomeration kinetics of sodium chlorate in aqueous solutions and finds that the growth of sodium chlorate is surface integration controlled, while dissolution is diffusion controlled and about 4 times faster than growth at the same initial driving force. Agglomeration rate constant increases with supersaturation and decreases with higher energy dissipation rate.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Nikolaos Cheimarios, Deifilia To, George Kokkoris, George Memos, Andreas G. Boudouvis
Summary: Monte Carlo and kinetic Monte Carlo models are widely used for studying physicochemical surface phenomena in deposition processes, offering a more detailed approach than popular molecular methods and addressing larger time and spatial scales. This review explores the modern applications of MC/kMC models in deposition processes.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Andreas G. Hadjigeorgiou, Andreas G. Boudouvis, George Kokkoris
Summary: A computational study on the mixing of biomolecules in the SHM reveals the importance of numerical accuracy and thorough analysis in improving mixing efficiency and reducing mixing length. Optimization of SHM design is proposed to increase efficiency and reduce length, with the effect of designs on chaotic advection demonstrated.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
R. Spencer, P. Gkinis, E. D. Koronaki, D. Gerogiorgis, S. P. A. Bordas, A. G. Boudouvis
Summary: A chemical reaction model for copper deposition from copper amidinate is investigated using a reduced order CFD model and experiments, capturing accurately the film deposition rate over a wide temperature range. By merging equation-based analysis with data-driven modeling and artificial neural networks, the study addresses complex chemical and physical phenomena in a three-dimensional geometry. The comparison between experiments and simulation results, enabled by machine-learning algorithms, tests theoretical hypothesis and illuminates possible dominant phenomena.
COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Charalampos Templalexis, Paola Giorni, Diamanto Lentzou, Sabrina Mesisca, Dimitrios I. Tsitsigiannis, Paola Battilani, Georgios Xanthopoulos
Summary: Drying optimization to reduce fungal growth and Ochratoxin A contamination is crucial for raisin production. This study analyzed specific indicators and drying properties of two grape varieties and found that tunnel drying led to higher temperatures and contamination levels compared to open air drying.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
N. Mastrodimos, D. Lentzou, C. Templalexis, D. Tsitsigiannis, G. Xanthopoulos
Summary: Phenotypic diagnostics in food mycology show hysteresis in fungal detection during early stages, Aspergillus flavus poses health risks to humans and colonizes cereal grains, legumes, and tree nuts. The spatial temperature heterogeneity of infected pistachios was evaluated using thermal and digital RGB imaging, revealing differences in growth rates between infected pistachios and grapes. The peak of the temporal variation in Weibull shape factor differs between infected pistachios and grapes, indicating a distinctive fungal growth rate.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Dimitrios Loukatos, Charalampos Templalexis, Diamanto Lentzou, Georgios Xanthopoulos, G. Konstantinos Arvanitis
Summary: The recent developments in electronics have opened up new possibilities for modern agriculture, particularly in precision agriculture where innovations like UAVs are flourishing. However, there is still a gap between the expensive instruments and time-consuming operations required for high-quality measurements and the limitations of UAVs in terms of flight duration and cargo weight.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
M. Kavousanakis, N. Cheimarios, G. Kokkoris, A. G. Boudouvis
Summary: This study examines the effect of self-sustained periodic flows on the thickness non-uniformity of deposited films in a CVD reactor. The results show that the films produced under this condition are highly non-uniform and not suitable for practical applications.
COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Physics, Applied
Sotiris Mouchtouris, George Kokkoris, Andreas G. Boudouvis
Summary: A 2D plasma fluid model is used to study the operating modes and characteristics of He and He/O-2 discharges in a microplasma jet. The model accurately captures the behavior of He excitation and predicts the power-voltage characteristics of He/O-2 discharges. The study also formulates criteria for the transition between operating modes and investigates the sensitivity of PV characteristics to various factors.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Paris Papavasileiou, Eleni D. Koronaki, Gabriele Pozzetti, Martin Kathrein, Christoph Czettl, Andreas G. Boudouvis, T. J. Mountziaris, Stephane P. A. Bordas
Summary: An efficient CFD model is proposed to predict the thickness of deposited alumina in an industrial CVD reactor. The model considers the influence of reaction rate and diffusion on the process rate and reveals that reaction kinetics determine the overall deposition rate. The model is validated and capable of accurately predicting deposition thickness in various reactor configurations.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Charalampos Templalexis, Paola Giorni, Diamanto Lentzou, Francesco Mozzoni, Paola Battilani, Dimitrios I. Tsitsigiannis, Georgios Xanthopoulos
Summary: Optimizing solar drying is crucial for reducing fungal growth and OTA contamination in raisin and currant production. The analysis showed that tunnel drying had advantages over open-air drying, and monitoring grape surface temperature was essential for early detection of fungal growth and OTA contamination.
Proceedings Paper
Automation & Control Systems
Nikos Tsoulias, George Xanthopoulos, Spyros Fountas, Manuela Zude
PROCEEDINGS OF 2020 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON METROLOGY FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY (METROAGRIFOR)
(2020)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Yifan Bai, Junzhen Yu, Shuqin Yang, Jifeng Ning
Summary: A real-time recognition algorithm (Improved YOLO) is proposed in this paper for accurately identifying small, similar-colored, and overlapping strawberry seedling flowers and fruits. The experimental results show that the algorithm achieves high precision, recall, and average precision, and meets the real-time detection requirements, providing effective support for the automated management of strawberry seedling flower and fruit thinning.
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2024)