Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is an important fruit crop in which fruit size is strongly associated with commercial value; few genes associated with fruit size have, however, been identified in sweet cherry. Members of the CYP78A subfamily, a group of important cytochrome P450s, have been found to be involved in controlling seed size and development in Arabidopsis thaliana, rice, soybean, and ...

Crop rotation periodicity has always been one of the research focuses currently. In this study, physicochemical properties, nutrient contents and enzyme activities were investigated in soils from rice-cherry tomato for year (1a), three years (3a), five (5a), seven (7a) ten (10a), respectively. The major objective was to analyze optimal soil perspective, so as provide theoretical basis effective...

Zaprionus indianus (Gupta) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), an invasive vinegar fly, was found for the first time in Adams County, Pennsylvania, in 2011. It was found in a commercial tart cherry orchard using apple cider vinegar (ACV) traps that were monitoring another invasive vinegar fly, the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Coincidentally, the first ...

Studies on harvesting robots with manipulator were started with the tomato fruit harvesting robot since 30 years ago by Prof. Kawamura, Kyoto University [1]. The robot consisted of a 5 DOF manipulator, a harvesting end-effector, a color TV camera which was used for stereo vision, and a battery car for traveling in the ridges as shown in Figure 1. Following the harvesting robot, the robotic tech...

Considering the economic importance of the tomato and its nutritional benefits to human health, a study was made of how two different environmental factors (temperature and overall solar radiation) influence the nutritional quality of cherry tomatoes during the plant full production cycle. Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Naomi plants were grown in an experimental greenhouse. Three fruit samples wer...

The effects of salt and water stress on growth and several stress markers were investigated in cherry tomato plants. Some growth parameters (stem length and number of leaves) and chlorophyll contents were determined every third day during plant growth, and leaf material was collected after 25 and 33 days of treatment. Both stresses inhibited plant growth; chlorophyll levels, however, decreased ...

The effect of chilling temperatures upon cell cultures of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill cv ;VF36,' and cv ;VFNT Cherry,' and L. hirsutum Humb. & Bonpl.) was tested. Doubling times for L. esculentum were 2 to 3 days at 28 degrees C, and 3 to 8 days at 12 degrees C. No growth was observed at 8 degrees C, indicating an abrupt limit to growth between 8 and 12 degrees C. Fluorescein diacetate...