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Towards sustainable fruit production: Identifying challenges and optimization strategies

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  • Wu, Liangquan
  • Yan, Xiaojun
  • Huang, Jiayi
  • Xu, Xiuzhu
  • Zhang, Siwen
  • Cui, Shilei
  • Chen, Xiaohui
  • Zeng, Zhixiong
  • Huang, Shuangyong
  • Zeng, Yingzhe
  • Weng, Yibin
  • Lu, Bingkun
  • Su, Da
  • Yang, Wenhao
  • Li, Yan
  • Ma, Yifei

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The transition to sustainable fruit production is vital for global sustainability and agricultural development. However, implementing these insights into practice faces significant challenges.

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  • Wu, Liangquan & Yan, Xiaojun & Huang, Jiayi & Xu, Xiuzhu & Zhang, Siwen & Cui, Shilei & Chen, Xiaohui & Zeng, Zhixiong & Huang, Shuangyong & Zeng, Yingzhe & Weng, Yibin & Lu, Bingkun & Su, Da & Yang, , 2024. "Towards sustainable fruit production: Identifying challenges and optimization strategies," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 221(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:221:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x24002828
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104132
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