Integrated fruit production (IFP) offers an alternative to the chemically intensive, conventional pear production system. In 1994, we began a 4-year project supported by the Hood River Grower Shipper Association (HRGSA) together with Oregon's Center for Applied Agricultural Research (CAAR) to demonstrate to the industry how to bring about changes in orchard management practices, particularly as...

The consistently high failure rate in Queensland University of Technology’s introductory programming subject reflects a similar dilemma facing other universities worldwide. Experiments were conducted to quantify the effectiveness of collaborative learning on introductory level programming students over a number of semesters, replicating previous studies in this area. A selection of workshops in...

Pear black spot (PBS) disease, which is caused by Alternaria alternata (Aa), is one of the most serious diseases affecting sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) cultivation worldwide. To investigate the defense mechanisms of sand pear in response to Aa, the transcriptome of a sand pear germplasm with differential resistance to Aa was analyzed using Illumina paired-end sequencing. Four libraries der...

Avocado plant (Persea americana), a plant belonging to the family of Lauraceae and genus, persea bears fruit known as avocado pear or alligator pear that contains the avocado pear seed. Reported uses of avocado pear seed include use in the management of hypertension, diabetes, cancer and inflammation [7-9]. The fruit is known as ube oyibo (loosely translated to ‘foreign pear’) in Ojoto and neig...

Self-incompatibility is considered to be a growth limiting factor in fruit plants. In species with hermaphrodite flowers, S-locus (S-allele) has been accepted control self-incompatibility, and the genetic of this locus provided by multiple genes (alleles). Pear (Pyrus communis L.) belongs Pomoideae from Rosaceae family found have great potential terms ecological features Turkey. To protect thes...

Background: Presynchronization could enhance fertility in timed breeding programs. The best presynchronization method has to justify biological requirements and to provide practical and economic advantages. OBJECTIVES: Present study investigated the effectiveness of presynchronization with equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) before ovsynch (eCG-ovsynch) compared to conventional presynch-ovsynch...