generally, fruit trees should produce sufficient yield annually through their economic life. fruit trees usually produce flowers over their ability of productivity. if all of the flowers are converted to fruit, the tree will be weak and poor smaller fruit will be produced and it may cause alternate bearing. thus some flowers must be removed by hand, mechanically or chemically. in this study, th...

pomegranate is native to subtropical regions of iran. losses of horticultural products are a major problem in the postharvest chain. in this experiment, six different wrapping (polyethylene and paper covering), chemical (calcium chloride and wax) and thermal (4 °c and outdoor) treatments were applied on the fruits of pomegranate cv shirin kolbad and some physicochemical properties were measured...

This study aimed to determine the effect of various types tea solutions on characteristics Wong Tea. used a Randomized Block Design (RBD) 4 treatments with replications. The results showed that there were significant differences in organoleptic quality including taste, aroma, and color tea. research pH, total acid, alcohol content, soluble solid no difference. pH ranged from 3.28 - 3.35, 13.90°...

Oleaster-leafed pear (Pyrus elaeagrifolia Pall. subsp. elaeagrifolia) fruits are used for food and dietary supplements in Turkey, seedlings as rootstock cultivars. Information on the effect of genotypes oleaster-leafed fruit characteristics is needed order to optimize production quality supplements. The relative genetic background were evaluated from 16 wild grown at eastern Turkey. Genotype in...

Industry tomatoes are produced under a range of climatic conditions and practices which significantly impact on main quality traits of harvested fruits. However, the quality of tomato intended for processing is currently addressed on delivery through color and Brix only, whereas other traits are overlooked. Very few works provided an integrated view of the management of tomato puree quality thr...

Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) is a popular summer fruit consumed all over the world due to combination ofrefreshingly sweet taste, pleasant flavour and nutritional value. Melon characterized by germplasm variabilitywith superior quality. This study aimed evaluate 5 promising local muskmelon cultivars (Maazoun, Galaoui,Stambouli, Trabelsi, Asli) for some physicochemical characteristics, content of...

pomegranate is one of the major horticultural crops in iran, but studies about this product; especially its pruning is very little. therefore this study was carried out to assess the effect of pruning and nutrition on pomegranate cultivar “robab” in qaemieh, fars province during 2008-2009. this research was conducted factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design (rcbd) with 5 p...

Pomegranate is a drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant crop. Its fruits contain high levels of phytochemicals that have many health benefits. has the potential to be an alternative crop in areas where water availability limited, such as west Texas. However, more than 500 pomegranate varieties are estimated exist worldwide, little known about which suitable for growing Texas region. Therefore, obje...

Four cultivars (Blitz, Mariachi, Quest and Rapsodie) of tomato were grown hydroponically on rockwool in two microclimates (east and west) inside the greenhouse (Tucson, AZ) under two nutrient solution electrical conductivity (EC) levels (2.6 or 4.5 dS m -1 ), adjusted by adding NaCl and CaCl2 after the setting of first fruit truss. In all cultivars, total soluble solid (TSS, %Brix at 20 o C) an...

Tomatoes are rich in secondary metabolites such as lycopene, ?-carotene, phenolics, flavonoids, and vitamin C, which responsible for their antioxidant activates. A high level of ?-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), a health-promoting functional compound, was also found to accumulate tomato fruit. In addition the internal quality attributes, acceptance fruit by consumers is highly dependent on appearance...