Understanding the critical host plant factors that determine oviposition behavior and survival of boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman, on cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., is important for developing successful pest management strategies. However, published information is both conßicting and limited regarding how different cotton fruit sizes affect boll weevil oviposition choices and s...

physical properties of fruits and vegetables are the subject of many researches because of its importance in designing of agricultural machinery. banana fruit is one of important fruit. in this study some physical properties of banana fruit (cavendish variety) were determined. properties which were measured included weight of whole fruit peel and pulp weight, dimensions, surface area and projec...

OBJECTIVES Fruit teas are know to have an erosive effect on enamel, but the effects on dentine are unknown. Lesions of dentine hypersensitivity have numerous patent dentinal tubules and the aim of this paper was to examine the ability of various fruit teas to remove the smear layer. METHODS The erosive potential of a variety of fruit teas was assessed in the laboratory by measuring their pH a...

Adult western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), were most abundant on flower clusters of apple, Malus × domestica Borkhausen, from king bloom to full bloom. Low numbers of thrips remained on the clusters after petal fall as fruit enlarged. Thrips larvae peaked in numbers after densities of adults had peaked, usually by petal fall. Two staining proce...

BACKGROUND Some neotropical, fleshy-fruited plants have fruits structurally similar to paleotropical fruits dispersed by megafauna (mammals > 10(3) kg), yet these dispersers were extinct in South America 10-15 Kyr BP. Anachronic dispersal systems are best explained by interactions with extinct animals and show impaired dispersal resulting in altered seed dispersal dynamics. METHODOLOGY/PRINCI...

Understanding the critical host plant factors that determine oviposition behavior and survival of boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman, on cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., is important for developing successful pest management strategies. However, published information is both conßicting and limited regarding how different cotton fruit sizes affect boll weevil oviposition choices and s...

nitrogen foliar spray is one of the most important components in fertilizing programs for citrus in iran, as it can reduce nitrate leaching. the goal of this research was to determine the most effective concentration of foliar urea application on “thamson navel’’ orange trees, for achieving the highest yield. foliar sprays were carried out, in two stages with total concentrations of 0.4, 0.8 an...

objective: this field experiment was laid out in order to study on effect of nano and bio fertilizers on yield and yield components of tomato (lycopersicone sculentum l.) during the growing seasons 2013- 2014. methods: the experiment was laid out in a factorial based on randomized block design with three replications. treatments were k nanofertilizer in five levels such as (0, 100, 200, 300 and...

One of the main factors that cause to quality loss for fresh fruit market apples is bruise damage. Amongst the factors that affect apple sensitivity to bruising, major one is drop height and area profile during the impact. In the present study, four Iranian apple varieties consisted of Atirli, Kapak, Kowse and Paiez that were selected and 100 fruits of each variety were picked up, then apples w...