In this research the effect of salicylic acid (SA), acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), and methylsalicylate (MeSA) treatments, applied as a foliar spray during on-tree plum development, on fruit quality attributes, bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and the activity of the antioxidant enzymes at harvest and after long-term cold storage was evaluated in two plum cultivars ("Black Splendor", BS,...

Phenolic compounds are abundant secondary metabolites in plums, with potential health benefits believed to be due to their antioxidant activity, amongst others. Phenolic characterisation of South African Prunus salicina Lindl. plums is necessary to fully evaluate their potential health benefits. An HPLC method using diode-array detection (DAD) for quantification of phenolic compounds was improv...

Dried plums are a fruit high in pectin with substantial antioxidant activity. Previous studies in rats and man indicate that dried plums or plum fibre lower liver and plasma cholesterol, respectively. The apoE-deficient mouse, which develops atherosclerotic lesions rapidly when fed cholesterol, was used to determine the ability of dried plums to reduce atherosclerosis. Diets containing 0.15% ch...

In this study a novel edible film plasticized with glycerol was prepared from plums gum and carboxy methyl cellulose. The mechanical, gas permeability and thermal properties of blends films Incorporated with four levels of glycerol (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% w/w) as plasticizer were determined. The aim of this study was to better understand the possibility of preparing composite edible film on the ...

Information from Literature Much has been published about pollination, pollinators, pollinizers, fertilization and fruit set in text books and periodicals. The definitions are not difficult. Pollination is the movement of pollen among compatible flowering plants (cross-pollination) or from anthers to stigmas on the same plant or different plants of the same clone (self-pollination). Many plants...

The host preference of the economically important fruit piercing moth, Calyptra lata (Butler 1881), was studied when exposed to different fruits and the odors of those fruits in enclosed feeding assays and in a two-choice olfactometer. The fruits consisted of three ripe and locally available types: raspberries, cherries and plums. Moths were released in cages with the ripened fruit and observed...

Claus T. Fuchs and Gerhard Spiteller Institut für Organische Chemie I, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany Z. Naturforsch. 53c, 799-805 (1998); received February 20/April 16, 1998 Taphrina pruni, Plums, Catechins, Caffeoyl-D-quinic Acids, Photometric Determination Plums (Prunus domestica) affected by the fungus Taphrina pruni and healthy ones were harvested in i...