BACKGROUND Drying of nectarine slices was performed to determine the thermal and physical properties in order to reduce product deterioration due to chemical reactions, facilitate storage and lower transportation costs. Because nectarine slices are sensitive to heat with long drying period, the selection of a suitable drying approach is a challenging task. Infrared-vacuum drying can be used as ...

This study aimed to determine the effects of low biuret urea and calcium nitrate application on earliness, fruit set, yield, quality characteristics in ‘Astoria’, ‘Maya’ peaches, ‘Garbaja’ nectarine cultivars. In study, Bud Feed (low 15%) (calcium oxide 12% total nitrogen 7%) were applied 35 days before bud break. this flowering harvest times, evaluated. The source temperatures used calculate c...

Automatic in-field fruit recognition techniques can be used to estimate number, size, skin color, and yield in crops. Fruit color size represent two of the most important quality parameters stone ( Prunus sp.). This study aimed evaluate reliability a commercial mobile platform, sensors, artificial intelligence software system for fast estimates peach persica ), nectarine P. var. nucipersica plu...

Fruit productivity and quality of eight years peach and nectarine cultivars (Rich Lady, Ryan Sun, Ruby Diamond and Venus) grafted onto Cadaman-Avimag, Viking, Atlas, GxN 15, GF 677, MRS 2/5 and Nemaguard (control) rootstocks were evaluated. A Split Plot experimental design was used, with each rootstock/scion combination as an experimental unit. Total yield, fruit size distribution, number of fr...

Prunus ferganensis (Kost. & Riab) Kov. & Kost, is closely related to cultivated peach, P. persica (L.) Batsch, but is distinguished by very long, unbranched leaf veins which turn and run parallel to the leaf margin at the edge of the leaf. Also, the pits have longitudinal grooves. Otherwise the tree and fruit of this species (or sub-species) resemble those of our familiar commercial peach. P. f...