In order toexplore the regulation mechanism of macadamia fruitlet abscission induced by ‘starvation stress’, a treatment girdling and defoliation was applied to bearing shoots cultivar ‘H2’ at early stage fruit development, simulating starvation stress interrupting carbon supply fruit. The levels carbohydrates, hormones, related gene expression in different tissues (husk, seed, pedicel) were in...

Objective(s): Various studies have shown that the diabetes is associated with liver failure. The objective of this study was determining the effects of Berberis vulgaris fruit on histopathological and biochemical markers of liver in diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 60 male Wistar rats weighing 200-250 g with free access to water and ad libitum were randomly divi...

The regulation of abscission has a significant impact on fruit yield and quality. Thus, understanding the mechanisms underlying abscission, particularly identifying key genes, is critical for improving crop breeding cultivation practices. Here, to explore genes involved in litchi fruitlet two closest homologs AGAMOUS-like 15/18 (LcAGL15 LcAGL18) were identified. During process, LcAGL15 expressi...

Girdling effects on fruitlet abscission, leaf chlorophyll, chlorophyll a fluorescence and carbohydrate concentration in various flowering and vegetative shoots were studied during natural fruit drop in two Citrus cultivars. Irrespective of shoot type, girdling delayed fruitlet abscission, but only fruitlets borne on leafy shoots had increased final fruit set. Chlorophyll a fluorescence analysis...

Experiments were conducted on developing fruitlet explants of two mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars to establish the source and dynamics of ethylene production prior to and during fruitlet abscission. Abscission of all fruits in the samples occurred at approximately 86 and 74 hours postharvest in ;Keitt' and ;Tommy Atkins,' respectively. Increased abscission began 26 hours from harvest and ...