Four-year-old apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) trees cv. 'Braeburn' on M.26 rootstock were thinned at full bloom to establish six crop loads ranging from a heavy crop to a deflowered treatment. At harvest, mean yield per tree varied from 0 to 38 kg and mean fruit weight ranged from 225 g in the heaviest cropping treatment to 385 g in the lightest cropping treatment. Light cropping resulted in a...

Plants of Coffea dewevrei De Wild. et Th. Durant var. excelsa Chev. growing in nursery beds in a lath house at the Instituto Agronomico, Campinas, Brazil, exhibit frequently a type of chlorosis in the leaves (1). Repeated attempts were made to improve the condition of the chlorotic plants by spraying their leaves with salt solutions of various elements, including iron, zinc, manganese, magnesiu...

Tissue localizations of cytosolic glutamine synthetase (GS1; EC 6.3.1.2), chloroplastic GS (GS2), and ferredoxin-dependent glutamate synthase (Fd-GOGAT; EC 1.4.7.1) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) leaf blades were investigated using a tissue-print immunoblot method with specific antibodies. The cross-sections of mature and senescent leaf blades from middle and basal regions were used for tissue print...

Leaf color in some individuals of Cistus creticus turns transiently to red during winter, while neighboring individuals occupying the same site remain green. We have examined whether anthocyanin accumulation can be associated with variations in photosynthetic and/or photoprotective characteristics between the two phenotypes, rendering the red phenotype more vulnerable to photoinhibition and, ac...

The aim of the study was to evaluate effect jambolan (Syzigium cumini L.) peel and leaves extract added in pectin based edible coating onto color changes, mass loss ?-carotene retention minimally processed papaya during storage at 5 ±2 °C for 9 days. Leaves peels were crushed water solid:liquid ratio, 1:1.5 1:2.0 filtrered obtain vegetable extracts. After, aqueous solutions prepared adding 2% 5...

A complete diallel cross of nine cotton genotypes (Gossypium hirsutum L. & Gossypium barbadense L.) viz Delinter, Sindose-80, Omoumi, Bulgare-539, Termez-14, Red leaf (Native species), B-557, Brown fiber and Siokra-324 having diverse genetic origins was conducted over two years to determine the potential for the improvement of yield, its components, oil and fiber qual...

A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of real time nitrogen management through leaf colour chart and chlorophyll meter in wheat. The experimental results revealed that Leaf color ≤5 based application recorded significantly higher growth, yield attributes, which statistically at par with ≤ 4, sufficiency index ≤3. However, recommended highest agro physiological efficiency. Suffic...

AIM The purpose of this study was to determine the postpartum estrus cycle of guinea pigs (Cavia cobaya) using Anredera cordifolia leaf extract. MATERIALS AND METHODS Materials used were 8 males and 8 females of C. cobaya with body weight ranged 400-450 g. Mating ratio applied was 1:1. Treatments given were 0, 10, 50 and 90 mg of A. cordifolia leaf extract/head, designated as T0, T1, T2 and T...

This paper presents a simple approach to the handwritten Balinese script characters recognition in palm-leaf lontar manuscripts. The Lontar manuscript is one of cultural heritages found Bali. manuscripts are written using pengrupak, which kind knife for writing on palm leaves. To give color results writing, candlenut used so that appears clear. In this paper, we apply projection profile at segm...