The combination effects of light and air temperature, which were expressed as photothermal ratio (PTR), on the growth and sex expression of three monoecious cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L. cv. “Xintaimici”, “Jinyan 3” and “Jinyan 4”) were studied with hydroponics in this research. The results showed that with the increase of PTR, different growth responses were observed in the three cucumber cult...

perature upon bacteriological and chemical changes in fermenting cucumbers. N. Y. State Agr. Expt. Sta. Bull. No. 744, 33 pp. PEDERSON, C. S., AND ALBURY, MI. N. 1953 Factors affecting the bacterial flora in fermenting vegetables. Food Research, 18, 290-300. PEDERSON, C. S., AND WARD, L. 1949 The effect of salt upon the bacteriological and chemical changes in fermenting cucumbers. N. Y. State A...

Hyperspectral images of cucumbers were acquired before and during cold storage treatment as well as during subsequent room temperature (RT) storage to explore the potential for the detection of chilling induced damage in whole cucumbers. Region of interest (ROI) spectral features of chilling injured areas, resulting from cold storage treatments at 0 C or 5 C, showed a reduction in reflectance i...

The reduction in residue levels of endosulfan with time after treatment of tomatoes, green beans, peppers and cucumbers grown in different types of commercial greenhouses (flat- and asymmetric-roof greenhouses) in Almería (Spain) was investigated. A study of the major and minor degradation products of endosulfan in peppers and cucumbers (endosulfan-sulfate, -ether and -lactone) was carried out ...

Sea cucumbers are increasingly exploited for human consumption and for their curative properties, and many wild populations are now depleted or in danger of extinction. While aquaculture is seen as an alternative to fisheries and as a mean to restore wild populations, more knowledge is needed on their reproductive strategies to render this practice efficient, notably for fissiparous holothurian...

A flatworm was discovered inside the coelomic cavity of the commercial sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus along the Pacific coast of Mexico. Based on morphological and genetic evidence, it was determined to be Anoplodium sp. belonging to class Rhabditophora. Thus, the sea cucumber I. fuscus constitutes a new host. The flatworms were consistently found on the surface of the haemal vessels and the ...

Sediment, which is central as a sink for organic material and nutrient cycling, provides habitat for feeding, resting, and nesting of sea cucumbers in aquaculture systems. We conducted a 2 mo experiment to investigate the optimal sea mud to sand ratios in sediment for sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka, 1867) aquaculture. Sea mud (<0.08 mm) and sand (0.08−0.5 mm) were used to prepare ...

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of semi fermented and non fermented Camellia sinensis extracts (Black and Green tea) and comparison between them against Streptococcus mutans ATCC 25175, S. mitis ATCC 9811 and S. sanguis ATCC 10556 that are responsible for dental caries and bacteremias following dental manipulations. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of both tea extracts were assessed ...

the effect of feeding fermented cottonseed meal on performance, carcass characteristics and blood serum lipid profile was studied in a completely randomized design with five treatments, five replicates and 12 birds per replication using 300 male ross 308 broiler chicks. raw cottonseed meal was fermented with a liquid mixed culture containing bacillus subtilis, aspergillus niger and aspergillus ...

The effect of fermented spinach extracts on color development in cured meats was investigated in this study. The pH values of raw cured meats without addition of fermented spinach extract or nitrite (negative control) were higher (p<0.05) than those added with fermented spinach extract. The pH values of raw and cooked cured meats in treatment groups were decreased with increasing addition level...