Pectinase (Pectin methyl esterase) produced by Aspergillus niger in solid state fermentation of apple pomace using the optimized conditions was partially purified by (NH4)2SO4 fractionation (20-80% concentration). The purified enzyme was found to be stable up to 60 days. It remained heat stable up to 50oC but completely inactivated at 90oC. The partially purified enzyme showed highest activity ...

Apple cultivars exhibit significant diversity in fruit quality traits, creating distinct consumption scenarios. This study aimed to assess the physicochemical parameters and sensory attributes differences among fifteen apple identify characteristic qualities suitable for various processed products using chemometric analysis. Relatively large were registered between deflection, peel color, titra...

The effects of two levels of irrigation water (100%, 60%) and buried underground pipe depths (0.8 m, 0.6 m) under rain shelters' conditions on yield and some quality parameters of tomato were investigated. A fully randomized factorial experiment was conducted between April and August in 2011 and 2012 at Hohai University. It was found that drainage treatments enhanced biomass production, whereas...

Fruit set and quality in strawberry cv. Selva were influenced by salinity (NaCl) and supplementary calcium and potassium (CaSO , CaCl , K SO ) treatments applied to the root medium of plants growing in 4 2 2 4 soilless culture under heated greenhouse conditions. Yield components such as primary fruit weight and fresh fruit weight (at harvest time) and fruit number were higher in control and the...

Water quality data at 12 sites within an urban, a suburban, and a rural stream were collected contemporaneously during four wet and eight dry periods. The urban stream yielded the highest biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), orthophosphate, total suspended sediment (TSS), and surfactant concentrations, while the most rural stream yielded the highest total organic carbon concentrations. Percent wate...

Ethylene plays an important role in kiwifruit ripening. However, it is unclear whether there are differences ethylene production different parts of during postharvest Kiwifruit were treated with 0.5 μL L−1 1-MCP for 12 h at 20°C and stored 20 ± 1°C. The results showed the firmness, soluble sugar, total solids (TSS), AcACS1 AcETR2 gene expressions highest core, starch, AcACO2, AcACO3 seedless pu...

The ranking of hybrids via genotypic values stands out due to its maximum selective accuracy in relation ordering based on phenotypic values, which incorporate environmental effects, causing changes the final classification. aim this study was pre-select cloned pineapple for higher total soluble solids (TSS) and larger fruit mass without crown (FMWC). It evaluated with 364 propagated vegetative...