The nutritional composition of different acorn species (Q. pyrenaica, Q. robur, and ilex) harvested in Peneda-Gerês Park, Braga (north Portugal) was determined after being dehulled by methods (manually, thermally scalding with boiling water, drying at 30 °C). Ash protein contents remained unaltered, but the fat carbohydrate increased and/or decreased depending on dehulling method Quercus spp. t...

Pakistan is ranked 17th in the world for plum production, with a total output of 67,000 tonnes. In terms area and (Prunus domestica) Pakistan's second largest stone fruit, after peach. Plum domestica L.) temperate zone fruit crop, made up different varieties. This study was carried out to evaluate nutritional quality yield performance five varieties (Methley, Shakar Prune, Santa Rosa, Hersminar...

The levels of lipids, carbohydrates and enzymes concerned with their breakdown were determined in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds during an 8-days period of germination. Alkaline lipase and isocitrate lyase activities were at peak level when the lipid mobilization was highest. The content of total soluble carbohydrates, reducing and nonreducing sugars, increased during the initial 5-days peri...

morphological and pomological features were studied for two consecutive years in wild apricot seedlings grown under macedonian environmental conditions. the population comprised of 19 seedlings, i.e. genotypes, that showed notable fruit and tree traits. their flowering time and desirable fruit quality features were determined in comparison with ‘hungarian best’. in all genotypes, flowering occu...

‘smyrna’ type figs (zidi ‘zd’: dark fruit and thgagli ‘thg’; bidhi ‘bd’ and khedri ‘khd’: white fruit) originated from two areas of fig production in tunisia were subject to physico-chemical description and spectrophotometric analysis for their sugar (glucose, fructose and sucrose) and organic acid (citric and malic) contents. fruit weight ranged between 54 and 82 g, fruit width between 47 and ...

Pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) has been placed successfully in the global fruit market due to its exotic appearance and pleasant flavor; however, short postharvest life limited marketing national international markets. The final quality of fruits depend on state maturity which is harvested, as well storage conditions. aim this study was assess behavior pitahaya (H. ocamponis) harvested during two s...

Context: Nigella sativa Linn. (Ranunculaceae) is native to southwest Asia. This tree species has been of interest to researchers because it has a long history of folklore usage in various systems of medicines. Objective: Pharmacognostic Standardization, Physico and Phytochemical Evaluation of the seeds of N. sativa were carried out to determine its macro-and microscopical characters and also so...

The concentrations of sugars, starch, nutrients and some heavy metals were examined during the growing season in four tree species (Ailanthus glandulosa DESF., Carpinus betulus L., Tilia argentea DESF. and Quercus cerris L.), growing in natural and planted stands in a region with considerable industrial emissions and in an unpolluted area. Trees in the polluted regions had lower concentrations ...

The study was aimed at the quantitative evaluation of the temporal and spatial partitioning of non-structural carbohydrates and needle biomass in a canopy of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) growing in a Myrtillus site type forest stand (predominant in Estonia). The tree canopy was divided into ten equal layers and the material for the spatial partitioning of the investigated characteristics wa...

The influence of seven plum rootstocks (Adesoto, Monpol, Montizo, Puebla de Soto 67 AD, PM 105 AD, St. Julien GF 655/2 and Constantí 1) on individual and total sugars, as well as on antioxidant content in fruit flesh of "Catherine" peaches, was evaluated for three years. Agronomical and basic fruit quality parameters were also determined. At twelve years after budding, significant differences w...