the role of manure and urea on yield and some fruit characteristics of strawberry cv. kurdistan were studied during 2002-2004 growing season. the experiment was a factorial one based on a randomized complete block design including four levels of urea(0, 50, 100, 150 kg/ha) and three levels of manure (0, 20, 40 t/ha) in three replications. the results showed that application of manure along with...

BACKGROUND The Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. and Zucc.) is a subtropical fruit native to China, with unique flavor, sweet and sour taste, and high nutrition and health values. The fruit is highly perishable and susceptible to mechanical injury, physiological deterioration and fungal decay once harvested. This study was to investigate the effect of hypobaric storage on the quality of Chin...

due to environmental risks generated by application of non-degradable and synthetic films, many researches have shown increasing tendency to edible coatings for storing food such as fruits and vegetables. whey protein is considered one of the most common sources of edible coatings and its use has been studied in the current research. in this paper, the simultaneous effect of coating with whey p...

The effects of elevated O2 alone or in combination with elevated CO2 atmospheres for postharvest decay control on strawberry fruit (Fragaria×ananassa Duch.) were assessed. In vitro and in vivo growth of Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr. and the effects on fruit quality were determined under eight atmospheres: air, 40, 60, 80, 90 and 100 kPa O2, 40 kPa O2+15 kPa CO2 and air+15 kPa CO2. The commercially...

strawberry as a very perishable fruit, is exposed to fungi pathogens especially botrytis cinerea, thus its storage life is very limited. the use of synthetic chemical compounds to control gray mold on strawberry as well as on other fruits that are directly consumed by humans, have become less and less advisable. on the other hand the use of non chemical and safe methods of controlling gray mold...