to inspect the effect of methyl salicylate (mesa) vapor on fruit shelf life quality in kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis cv. hayward) an experiment was carried out in citrus research institute, ramsar, iran in 2006-2007. the experiment was based on a completely random design of three replications. the treatments consisted of mesa at five rates (0, 8, 16, 24 and 32 µl/l) and storage time of five le...

Effects of foliar spray NAA, 2, 4-D and urea on fruit yield quality Citrus limon (L.) Burm. cv. Assam lemon was studied. Nine treatments were imposed in RBD for two seasons (summer winter). Among the T6 (NAA @ 20 ppm + 2,4-D 1% urea) maximum pulp content (81.58 g/fruit), juice (40.47 ml/fruit), reducing sugar (0.51%) ascorbic acid (48.56 mg/100 g) recorded. Whereas, TSS (9.88%), total (1.66%) w...

Abstract Citrus is the largest fruit crop worldwide. Meanwhile, oranges account for 60 per cent of total, with their main application in juice production. During orange production, only about 50 fresh weight transformed into juice, remaining comprised residue (peel, pulp, seeds, leaves and whole fruits that do not reach quality requirements). With resulting tons by-products, there has been an i...

Bean thrips (BT), Caliothrips fasciatus (Pergande), is a pest of concern to certain countries that import fresh citrus fruit from California, USA. A series laboratory-scale exploratory fumigations with phosphine at 4.9 ± 0.3 °C (mean 2 SD; x¯±2s) were conducted evaluate the postharvest control adult BT. Models duration–mortality response predicted ca. 99% mortality BT populations when headspace...

Citrus oil is a clear volatile oil with a pleasant pungent odor. The material furnished for these experiments was extracted from citrus peel and is double distilled. Citrus peel oil mixed with dehydrated gum turpentine in the proportions of 80 per cent and 20 per cent respectively, has been used commercially as a deodorant and an insect repellant. Because of its penetrating properties citrus oi...

Citrus contains nutrients and phytochemicals that may be beneficial for health. We collected citrus production and consumption data and estimated the amount of these compounds that are consumed. We then compared the amounts of citrus and citrus-derived compounds used in studies that suggest a health benefit to the amounts typically found in citrus. Data is scarce, but suggests that citrus consu...