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The Food Service Management Institute is a federal program in the United States that provides instruction, research, and materials in support of better food service management practices by child nutrition providers receiving federal support (e.g., schools operating school meal programs).
Shine Muscat is a diploid table grape cultivar resulted from a cross of Akitsu-21 and 'Hakunan' (V. vinifera) made by National Institute of Fruit Tree Science (NIFTS) in Japan in 1988. It has large yellow-green berries, crisp flesh texture, muscat flavor, high soluble solids concentration and low acidity.
The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), formerly known as the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI), is a Mississippi-based, federally funded national center dedicated to child nutrition. Established in 1989, the Institute conducts applied research, develops training materials, provides training, and serves as a clearinghouse of ...
When fertilization does not occur, seedless grapes are formed, which are sought after for the production of raisins. Regardless of pollination and fertilization, most plants will produce around 100 to 200 grapes. [14] The skin of the grape accounts for 5 to 20% of the total weight of a grape depending on the variety. [15]
The Thompson Seedless grape is the most popular variety used to make raisins. Besides raisins, Sun-Maid sells a full line of dried fruit, such as figs, dates, cranberries, apples, prunes, apricots, and tropical fruits. Sun-Maid also sells yogurt-covered raisins. The company maintains extensive brand licensing and food service operations.
Phomopsis cane and leaf spot is a disease that causes symptoms in the common grapevine species, Vitis vinifera, in many regions of the world. [2] This disease is mainly caused by the fungal pathogen, Phomopsis viticola, and is known to affect many cultivars of table grapes, such as Thompson Seedless, Red Globe, and Flame Seedless. [3]
The seedless wild parsnip fruit are preferred by certain herbivores and so serve as a "decoy defense" against seed predation. [3] Utah juniper has a similar defense against bird feeding. [4] The ability to produce seedless fruit when pollination is unsuccessful may be an advantage to a plant because it provides food for the plant's seed ...
Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine, [1] is a grapevine species native to the southeastern and south-central United States. [2] The growth range extends from Florida to New Jersey coast, and west to eastern Texas and Oklahoma. [3]