The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB; Halyomorpha halys Stal.) has become a significant pest in Slovenia, especially apple, pear, peach, and cherry orchards. In our study, apple fruit of the cultivar ‘Red Pinova’ were evaluated for visual injury sugar, organic acid, phenolic contents. chemical composition area around puncture wound, uninjured part infested was compared to, as control, only appl...

Yan73, a teinturier (dyer) grape variety in China, is one of the few Vitis vinifera cultivars with red-coloured berry flesh. To examine the tissue-specific expression of genes associated with berry colour in Yan73, we analysed the differential accumulation of anthocyanins in the skin and flesh tissues of two red-skinned grape varieties with either red (Yan73) or white flesh (Muscat Hamburg) bas...

RNA silencing describes the sequence specific degradation of RNA targets. Silencing is a non-cell autonomous event that is graft transmissible in different plant species. The present study is the first report on systemic acquired dsRNA-mediated gene silencing of transgenic and endogenous gene sequences in a woody plant like apple. Transgenic apple plants overexpressing a hairpin gene construct ...

Polygalacturonase (PG) was extracted and purified from decayed 'Golden Delicious' apple fruit inoculated with Penicillium solitum. Ammonium sulfate, gel filtration, and cation exchange chromatography were used to purify the enzyme. Both chromatographic methods revealed a single peak corresponding to PG activity. The purified PG most likely originates from the fungus because PG activity from hea...

This study aims to determine the concentration of phenol in different types of apples (green, yellow and red), tea and coffee. Samples were taken from different sources and were determined by spectrophotometric method. One sample of each type of apple (green, red, yellow) coffee and tea were considered. The results show high concentration of phenol in all samples of apples, coffee and tea compa...

In Africa, the number of undernourished people is increasing at an alarming rate. However, fruits play important role in humans, especially as a source vitamins and minerals. Senegal, there research on nut, but no attention given to cashew apple. The present study contributes evaluation physicochemical biochemical properties apple juice from eco-geographical area Casamance, southern Senegal. pl...

This research used digital images to explore some of the factors responsible for consumer preference of visual characteristics of apples (Malus ×domestica Borkh.). The images systematically varied in color and shape (Expt. A: 9 images) and type, shape, and background color (Expt. B: 10 images), while keeping apple size constant. Visual assessments of the apple images were collected from 144 con...

Amyloidoma or amyloid tumor is a tumor-like localized deposit of amyloid encountered occasionally in association with multiple myeloma, various chronic inflammatory diseases and primary amyloidosis. Amyloid tumors unassociated with plasmacytoma or other disease are extremely rare in soft tissues and few cases in various situations have been reported. Histologic examination discloses amorp...