The aim of this study was to record the occurrence of the species Arorathrips mexicanus (Crawford, 1909) and Arorathrips fulvus (Moulton, 1936) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in the municipality of Araucária, Paraná, Brazil. Thrips were captured in Möericke traps installed originally for the collection of aphids in two commercial orchards with one being peach (cultivar Chimarrita) and the other nect...

This study was carried out to determine the effects of protected cultivation on earliness, yield, and fruit quality characteristics some lowchill peach-nectarine cultivars grown in eastern Mediterranean region Turkey. Phenological observations, yield parameters, were investigated. The chilling durations as CH (chilling hours), CU unit), heat accumulations determined. `Astoria? cultivar reached ...

A number of studies have reported the successful enhancement of latent fingermarks on fruit and vegetables. A study was set up to identify the most effective technique for the enhancement of fingermarks in blood on various fruit and vegetables. The enhancement techniques targeted different components in blood and consisted of protein stains (e.g. acid black 1), peroxidase reagents (e.g. leuco c...