A FEASIBILITY TEST OF MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF EUROPEAN FRUIT FLIES (DIPTERA: Tephritidae) based on COI barcode sequences has been executed. A dataset containing 555 sequences of 135 ingroup species from three subfamilies and 42 genera and one single outgroup species has been analysed. 73.3% of all included species could be identified based on their COI barcode gene, based on similarity and ...

We have studied the induction of gene expression at low temperature by cloning mRNAs that accumulate when unripe tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruit are incubated at 4 degrees C. Two cloned mRNAs, C14 and C17, accumulate relatively rapidly in response to cold treatment, while a third, C19, displays a delayed response. Significant levels of these mRNAs were not detected during fruit ripening ...

Metabolites in the fruits of edible plants include sweet sugars, visually appealing pigments, various products with human nutritional value, and biologically active plant hormones. Although quantities of these metabolites vary during fruit development and ripening because of cell division and enlargement, there are few reports describing the actual dynamics of these changes. Therefore, we appli...

Abstract: Coccoloba gigantifolia fruits show uneven maturation within each raceme, which can affect the quality of seeds. This study aimed to characterize racemes, fruits, and seeds, after harvest, evaluate physiological performance seeds as a function fruit stage. After characterization, two experiments were set up. In first, completely randomized design was used, in 4 (racemes) x (fruit stage...

BACKGROUND Betalains were recently identified as natural antioxidants. However, little is known about their bioavailability from dietary sources. OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate the bioavailability of betalains from dietary sources. DESIGN The plasma kinetics and urinary excretion of betalains were studied in healthy volunteers (n = 8) after a single ingestion of 500 g cactus pear f...

The aim of the present study was to analyse the different food and nutrient intakes of the adult Irish population from the lowest and highest quartiles of intake for total fat (%energy) dietary fibre (g/MJ) and fruit and vegetables (g/day). Data on Irish adults (n = 715) from the Irish National Nutrition Survey conducted in 1989 were used for the analyses and showed that the average diet is low...

OBJECTIVE The present study evaluated the association between fruit and vegetable intake and the incidence of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) during pregnancy. DESIGN In a cohort of 1034 North American women, each subject was asked retrospectively about their fruit and vegetable intake during the six months before the pregnancy and their occurrences of URTI during the first half of p...

Asia, the Pacific and Oceania region is very rich in genetic diversity of tropical fruits. Although fruits have always been important agricultural species, it is only in recent years that there is an increasing awareness of the potential of native tropical fruit species as good sources of dietary vitamins, minerals and energy. They also play a very significant role for the wellbeing of the peop...

Fluopyram, a typical phenylamide fungicide, was widely applied to protect fruit vegetables from fungal pathogens-responsible yield loss. Highly linked to the ecological and dietary risks, its residual and metabolic profiles in the fruit vegetable ecosystem still remained obscure. Here, an approach using modified QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) extraction combined with ...