The volume of secretion obtained from adult Zonocerus variegatus (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) was influenced by the type of food plants. Insects fed on leaves of cassava Manihot esculenta, bitter leaves Vernonia amygdalina, and a mixture of M. esculenta and Acalypha wilkesiana gave a good volume of secretion while Chromolaena odorata, Elaeis guinensis, Aspilia africana and Citrus sinensis did n...

Abstract Purpose To investigate whether soil clay content, cultivar and seasonal variation have any effect on CO 2 emission rates leaf assimilation in a drip-irrigated commercial Citrus sinensis orchard. Methods The study was carried out the field as randomised complete block design × factorial consisting of two types citrus cultivars orchards with 2-week interval measurements gas exchanges for...

Vitamin C is a vital circulating antioxidant with anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties that are required for good health throughout the life cycle. The coronavirus disease (SARSCov-2) pandemic now being done; every doctor has suggested consuming vitamin as dietary supplement. Besides an extensive range of significances, we want to focus vit C-rich natural resources despite costly dr...

in this study, effect of irrigation duration on concentration of some macro and micro nutrient elements in ‘thompson navel’ orange leaves grafted on three rootstocks was evaluated as a factorial experiment in completely randomized block design. factors included rootstocks in three levels (poncirus trifoliata, citrus aurantium and troyer citrange (citrus sinensis ´ poncitus trifoliata)) and irri...

The polyamines (PA) putrescine (Put), spermidine (Spd), and spermine (Spm) were measured during 3 weeks exposure to cold hardening (15.6 degrees C day and 4.4 degrees C night) and nonhardening (32.2 degrees C day and 21.1 degrees C night) temperature regimes in three citrus cultivars: sour orange (SO) (Citrus aurantium L.), ;valencia' (VAL) (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck), and rough lemon (RL) (Cit...

The Citrus genus includes a large number of species and varieties widely cultivated in the Central Valley of California and in many other countries having similar Mediterranean climates. In the summer, orchards in California experience high levels of tropospheric ozone, formed by reactions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) with oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Citrus trees may improve air quality in...

Cellulase activity increased in separation-zone tissues 1 day after "Valencia" orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) was treated with 20 micrograms per milliliter cycloheximide. Exocellulase was detected only in the separation zones of treated fruit, whereas endocellulase was present in zones from both treated and control fruit. Endocellulase activity in separation-zone tissue of treated fruit w...

In this study, Citrus sinensis (C. sinensis) solid waste was used to catalyze the conversion of free cyanide (F-CN) under alkaline conditions; conditions which represent most industrial wastewater containing F-CN. Acid hydrolysis of the solid waste increased the catalytic conversion of FCN by 3.86 compared to the unhydrolysed solid waste. The conversion of F-CN using unhydrolysed and hydrolysed...