BACKGROUND Recent research on nanoparticles in a number of crops has evidenced for enhanced germination and seedling growth, physiological activities including photosynthetic activity and nitrogen metabolism, mRNA expression and protein level, and also positive changes in gene expression indicating their potential use in crop improvement. We used a medicinally rich vegetable crop, bitter melon,...

Among melons, cantaloupes are most frequently implicated in outbreaks and surveillance-based recalls due to Salmonella enterica. There is limited but compelling evidence that associates irrigation water quality as a significant risk of preharvest contamination of melons. However, the potential for root uptake from water and soil and subsequent systemic transport of Salmonella into melon fruit i...

abstract a sub-sample of lentil (lens culinaris medik. cv. kimia) seeds was kept as bulk (s1) and another sample was separated to large (s2) and small (s3) seeds. a sub-sample of each size was kept as control or high vigor seed lot (a1) and the two other sub-samples were artificially aged for 2 and 4 days (a2 and a3, respectively). field performance and some physiological traits of plants from ...

Watermelon seed full-fat (WMSF) and watermelon seed meal (WMSM) samples were analyzed for proximate composition and then incorporated in broiler chicks diets at increasing levels up to 20%. Feeding increasing levels of WMSF to broiler chicks for up to 20% increased weight gain (P

The effect of gaseous ozone and hot water, alone or in combination, on the sensory and microbial quality of cantaloupe melon was investigated. Escherichia coli O157:H7 transmission from the rind to edible melon flesh during cutting practices was also investigated. Four different treatments consisting of hot water (75 degrees C, 1min), gaseous ozone (10,000ppm, 30min), gaseous ozone supplied by ...

1 Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Science, Beijing, 100094, China 2 Department of Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China 3 Current address: Technical Centre of PAIQ, Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau, Guangdong 518001, P.R. China 4 USDA/ARS, Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit, Ft. Detrick, MD, 21702, USA 5 Ca...

Abstract Non-thermal atmospheric gas plasma is popular for its flexibility and inexpensive cost. NTP used in food preservation, medical therapy, biotechnology, agriculture. This study examines how jets affect honeydew seed germination, water intake, growth. In this research, high voltage (1.0–1.4 kV) was varied at a certain frequency with Argon gas. Honeydew melon seeds were treat sample. Untre...

objective: importance of management of gardens weeds is an issue that unfortunately has less been investigated by weeds researchers of country. one of the most important restrictive agents of cultivated surface and producing crops of citrus orchards are weeds. methods: in this investigation, isolates of fusarium solani were recovered from diseased broomrape collected from tomato, eggplant, melo...

Melon is a seasonal fruit that very useful for human health. Kazakhstan ranks 4th in the world production of melons; this indicates volume production. Melons are exported to countries EEC (European Economic Union); coverage domestic market provided. However, about 40 % crop remains fields (overripe ones not transportable). These fruits ground and seeds isolated, some go next season as sowing, p...