The objective of this work was to morphologically characterize 15 banana cultivars and assess the physical and chemical characteristics of their fruits at two maturation stages, unripe (pre-climacteric) and ripening. The plants were evaluated regarding their pseudostem height and diameter, petiole length, leaf blade length, width and length-to-width ratio. The cultivar Ouro had fruits with lowe...

doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00642.x This research compares effects of the compound 5-chloro-3-methyl-4-nitro1H-pyrazole (CMNP), a plant growth regulator that selectively promotes abscission in mature citrus fruit (Citrus sinensis), and the ethylene-releasing agent ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid). Application of CMNP and ethephon to mature citrus fruit reduced fruit detachment force and...

Bogor Regency is one of the regions in Indonesia that produces quite large noni fruits. Noni fruit a plant has benefits as medicine and often used traditional medicine. This study aimed to determine diversity plants Ciampea, Regency, based on characteristic morphology. The methods are survey methods, characterization, interviews with farmers. Purposive Random Sampling method create sample. morp...

A relatively new, non-destructive, method for the assessment of optimal blueberry fruit maturity directly on plant uses a DA-meter (delta absorbance) to measure chlorophyll absorbance (IAD). Here, ‘Aurora’ quality parameters (peel color, firmness), chemical composition (individual sugars, organic acids and phenolics) relative expression anthocyanidin synthase (ANS) genes were examined at four d...

Fruit productivity and quality of eight years peach and nectarine cultivars (Rich Lady, Ryan Sun, Ruby Diamond and Venus) grafted onto Cadaman-Avimag, Viking, Atlas, GxN 15, GF 677, MRS 2/5 and Nemaguard (control) rootstocks were evaluated. A Split Plot experimental design was used, with each rootstock/scion combination as an experimental unit. Total yield, fruit size distribution, number of fr...

Apples (Malus domestica Borkh.) have been identified as one of the main dietary sources of antioxidants, mainly phenolic compounds. These compounds vary in their composition and concentration, among cultivars and fruit tissues. In this research, the total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteau assay), antioxidant capacity (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power, FRAP assay) and mineral composition in th...

BACKGROUND As a by-product of tropical fruit juice industry, passion fruit peel is a valuable functional food. It is rich in antioxidants. To determine its potential antioxidant properties of passion fruit peel, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of extraction conditions on total phenolic content and antioxidant activity. METHODS The extraction conditions were selected from different per...

This study aims to determine the characteristics of eco-enzyme products from fruit peel waste. The method used is an experiment with a qualitative approach. results showed that eco enzyme product produced had fresh sour aroma, brown different levels color density, ranging light brown, yellowish-brown, dark brown. volume after fermentation process for three months in variables 1 and 3 increased ...