We developed a new softening technology applicable to the main body of the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas; this will aid in squid consumption by elderly individuals and those who have masticatory and dysphagia problems. Protease solutions were injected into jumbo squid and hardness was measured using a texture analyzer. Seven enzymes were tested. Jumbo squid became progressively softer during brom...

This review is an overview of traditional and modern breeding methodologies being used to develop new Prunus cultivars (stone fruits) with major emphasis on peach, sweet cherry and Japanese plum. To this end, common breeding tools used to produce seedlings, including in vitro culture tools, are discussed. Additionally, the mechanisms of inheritance of many important agronomical traits are descr...

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruits are characterised by a short shelf life. To extend the life, pre-storage hydrocooling is carried out to reduce their temperature before storing them in cold storage. During 2015 and 2016, treatment on of two sweet cultivars, 'Kordia' 'Regina', from orchards locality Trebinje, was performed. Samples both cultivars were subjected an automatic system at 0.9 ºC...

This study investigated the effect of different traditional cooking methods on glycemic index (GI) and glycemic response of ten Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) cultivars commonly eaten in Jamaica. Matured tubers were cooked by roasting, baking, frying, or boiling then immediately consumed by the ten nondiabetic test subjects (5 males and 5 females; mean age of 27 ± 2 years). The GI varied betwee...

Abstract Field studies were conducted in 2021 Kibler and Augusta, AR, to determine the effect of winter cover crops cultivar selection on weed suppression sweetpotato [ Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] yield. The split-split-plot evaluated three [cereal rye ( Secale cereale L.) + crimson clover Trifolium incarnatum L.)], [winter wheat Triticum aestivum clover], fallow; weeding (with or without); four...

The objectives of the present study were to characterize good-quality cultivars, identify relationships between local eating preferences and primary compound content, and reveal biofortification potential in tropical root crop species aroids, yams, cassava, and sweet potato. A core sample of about 500 cultivars was assembled to represent the widest agro-morphological diversity. Very high coeffi...

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is a crop of great importance in developing countries, as a food staple, for animal feed, and potentially for biofuel. Development of cultivars adapted to specific regions within these countries would be useful. To start a breeding program, the first step is the establishment of a germplasm bank. We initiated a sweet potato germplasm bank with accessions co...

fire blight, caused by the bacterium erwinia amylovora, is one of the most destructive diseases of plants in the rosaceae subfamily pomoideae. the objective of this study was to determine the level of resistance of 30 pear cultivars and describe the biochemical changes induced in some resistant and susceptible cultivars. the level of resistance was determined by the length of the fire blight le...