Peralta, 1.E. & D. M. Spooner. 2000. Classification of wild tomatoes: a review. Kurtziana 28 (I): 45-54. .. Wild tomatoes are native to western South America. The generic status of wild tomatoes within the Solanaceae has been controversial since the eighteen century. Linnaeus in 1753 placed tomatoes in Solanum while Miller, a contemporary ofLinnaeus, classified tomatoes in a new genus Lycopersi...

Outbreaks of salmonellosis have been associated with eating raw domestic tomatoes. In this study, we examined the efficiency of combined irradiation and a 1% calcium chloride dip to reduce the population of Salmonella enterica strains on diced tomatoes. Tomatoes were contaminated with nalidixic acid-resistant strains of S. Hartford, S. Montevideo, or a mixture of 5 strains (S. Hartford, S. Mont...

Organisms make two types of decisions on a regular basis. Perceptual decisions are determined by objective states of the world (e.g., melons are bigger than apples), whereas value-based decisions are determined by subjective preferences (e.g., I prefer apples to melons). Theoretical accounts suggest that both types of choice involve neural computations accumulating evidence for the choice alter...

background: the present study was the first attempt for determination and measurement of pesticide residues in tomatoes used in salad production plants in isfahan, central iran. methods: a multiresidue method based on modified quechers (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) sample preparation, followed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (gc–ms) was developed and validated for the...

The concentrations of heavy metals of Cd, Cu, Cr, Pb and Zn were determined in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. butrytis L.), carrot root (Daucus carota L.), tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculenta Mill.), onion bulb (Allium cepa L.) and leafy cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capital capitata L.), and the respective soils from Morogoro region, Tanzania. The accumulated heavy metals were quant...

Historically, the United States has positioned itself as one of leading producers and consumers melons in world with a 2020 production value over $295 million (excluding watermelons). It been estimated that on average per capita consumption U.S. is about 24 pounds each year [1]. Increased consumer awareness healthy diets, sensory attributes melons, enhanced year-round availability, marketing te...

this research was conducted to determine the best temperature for storing different melon cultivars (ghasry, khaghany, tashkandy) and the best concentration and treatment length for immersion in an emulsion of sunflower oil and sodium bicarbonate. after harvest, precooling and sorting, the melons were treated with an emulsion of sunflower oil (3%, 5%) and sodium 2% sodium bicarbonate for 5 or 1...

Introduction There is consistent evidence that consumption of tomatoes and tomato products may reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, especially advanced and aggressive prostate cancer [1]. Even after diagnosis of prostate cancer, consumption of tomatoes and tomato products may reduce the risk of prostate cancer recurrence, progression and death [2]. The protective effects of tomatoes a...

Cantaloupe melons have a typical climacteric behaviour with ethylene playing a major role in the regulation of the ripening process and affecting the ripening rate. Crossing of Cantaloupe Charentais melon with a non-climacteric melon indicated that the climacteric character is genetically dominant and conferred by two duplicated loci only. However, other experiments made by crossing two non-cli...

Foods of non-animal origin (FoNAO) are consumed in a variety of forms, being a major component of almost all meals. These food types have the potential to be associated with large outbreaks as seen in 2011 associated with VTEC O104. In order to identify and rank specific food/pathogen combinations most often linked to human cases originating from FoNAO in the EU, a semi-quantitative model was d...