based on the valuable antioxidant activity of citrus fruits, in present study the effect of ‎rootstock and the type of tissue on some fruit quality parameters including phenol, ‎flavonoid, antioxidant and the content of hesperidin and naringin of orange and mandarin ‎was studied. the experiment was conducted as a factorial design based on complete ‎randomized blocks with four replications. resu...

One of the diseases that has greatest negative effect on peach production is brown rot, produced by fungus, Monilinia spp. The way to diminish this disease selection genotypes with a high tolerance while maintaining fruit quality. In study, laxa and agronomic biochemical characteristics forty-two hybrids derived from ‘Andross’ × ‘Calante’ cross were studied under controlled conditions during tw...

in order to alleviate chilling injury in pomegranate (punica granatum) cv. rabab due to cold storage, the fruits were dipped in 0.7, 1.4 and 2 mm of salicylic acid (sa) for 10 min. after 1, 2 and 3 months of storage at 2°c, the fruits were tested for chilling injury (ci) as well as some biochemical parameters. the results revealed that with increase in storage time, ci and ion leakage (il) incr...

In this study, some quality elements of the Horoz Karası grape variety were investigated. For purpose, cluster, berry, total soluble solids (TSS), titration acidity, pH level, berry color, phenol, and antioxidant activity determined in sample clusters taken from producer vineyards Kahramanmaraş. cultivar, (TSS) level was recorded between 16.6-25.35%, titratable acidity 0.189-0.517, 3.62 3.94. s...

background: cornus sanguinea l subsp australis (c.a. mey.) jáv. (cornaceae) is a native species in north and northwest of iran. it is locally named siah-al. the genus cornus is rich source of anthocyanins. objective: in this study the antioxidant activity, total phenol and total anthocyanin contents of different extracts of c. sanguinea l subsp australis. were investigated for the first time. m...

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is a commercially cultivated worldwide as a seasonal vegetable crop. The aim of the experiment was to compare the effect of different chemical additives namely Sodium benzoate, Potassium metabisulfite( KMS) and their combination, on the physicochemical and phytochemical parameters and antioxidant activity of cucumber juice. The storage was done for 6 months at room...

--In the past few years, high consumption of soft drinks has attracted negative attention world-wide due to its possible adverse effects, leading the health conscious people to find alternative nutraceutical or herbal health drinks. In the present study, a nutraceutical soft drink was developed utilizing some easily available and well known traditional herbs having nutritional potential. The ke...