Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora L.) is an exotic fruit species of significant economic importance. However, due to genetic variability, its exploitation hampered by the lack homogeneous production. In this scenario, study aimed select pitanga genotypes according physical and physicochemical parameters fruits grown under semi-arid conditions. The was developed at Federal Rural University Semi-Arid Reg...

The interplay between dietary habits and individual genetic make-up is assumed to influence risk of cancer, via modulation of DNA integrity. Our aim was to characterize internal and external factors that underlie inter-individual variability in DNA damage and repair and to identify dietary habits beneficial for maintaining DNA integrity. Habitual diet was estimated in 340 healthy individuals us...

Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated that high vitamin E intakes are related to a reduced risk of non-communicable diseases, while other dietary antioxidants are not, suggesting that vitamin E exerts specific healthy functions in addition to its antioxidant role. In this regard, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), one of the most consumed vegetables of the whole world population, is an ...

ABSTRACT: Big chili has the largest fruit size compared to other types of chili. In addition having a spicy taste, big chilies contain beneficial biochemicals such as phenolics, flavonoids, antioxidants, and α-glucosidase inhibitors that have potential be developed for functional tropical plants. Information on content is still not widely found. Therefore, this study identified biochemical comp...

The complete mitogenomes of 13 strains of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster were sequenced. Haplotypes varied between 19 532 and 19 537 bp in length, and followed standard dipteran mitogenome content and organization. We detected a total of 354 variable sites between all thirteen haplotypes, while single pairs of haplotypes were separated by an average of 123 variable sites. The sequenced f...

In the study, two commercial Cucurbita maxima×Cucurbita moschata hybrid (Nun9075 and TZ148), Lagenaria spp. (Argentario) one local genotype (3335) Citrullus amarus (PI 296341) were used as rootstocks. The male female parents of watermelon hybrids (187×125 11×162) scions. Ungrafted plants formed control group also each parent was grafted on itself. Male for pollen measurements. Fruit weight, fru...

The dynamics of maturation index, water and oil concentrations, total phenols in olive fruit, together with fatty acids content oil, was studied as a function time after flowering for super-high-density ‘Arbequina’, ‘Arbosana’ ‘Koroneiki’ using data collected three seasons. Oil concentration increased linearly from the middle August until reaching plateau by end November all cultivars, (45.7 g/...