Concentration and daily intake (DI) of heavy metals [lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu)] were investigated in four common edible vegetables including coriander, dill, radish root and radish leaf grown at periurban sites in Sanandaj, Iran. A total of 120 composite samples of vegetables were taken from ten vegetable farms during six months from May to October 2012. Inductively...

Olericulture crops are none woody leafy vegetables that contain high nutrients, vitamins, and iron. Foliage insects show chronological association with their specific host vegetable such as Mustard leaves beat root kale were the main olericulture selected to estimate prevalence variety of foliage insects. Samples collected by aerial nets, direct handpicking, sweep nets help forceps. Larvae many...

Root vegetables have unique techno-functional and nutritional properties however, their use in processed foods is limited to a few species, partially due lack of knowledge related the impact thermal treatments on sensory properties. This study investigated effect steaming boiling microstructure, mechanical properties, profile three model root with distinct carbohydrate composition: Jerusalem ar...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychometric properties of a vegetable parenting practices scale using multidimensional polytomous item response modeling which enables assessing item fit to latent variables and the distributional characteristics of the items in comparison to the respondents. We also tested for differences in the ways item function (called differential item functioning) across child's...

The development of a soilless crop culture system based upon the Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) was studied. The conventional polythene gullies used for the NFT in temperate regions were found not ~uitablefor .the ho! tropical -climate. An insulated NFT shallow trough desz~n was effective in controllzng heat buzld up In the root zone. Muskmelon, vegetables and ornamental plants were successfully...

In India, several species of Meloidogyne are reported on a variety of vegetables, cereals, pulses and ornamental plants. Root knot disease caused by M.incognita is a matter of great concern because this species affects several economically important crop plants. Okra is a very important crop by nutrition and health wise. In the present study the application of various parts of neem (seeds, leav...

Vegetables and fruits can potentially accumulate cyanotoxins after water contaminated with cyanobacteria is used for irrigation. We developed validated an analytical method to quantify eight microcystin congeners (MCs) nodularin (NOD) using ultra high-performance liquid chromatography coupled tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) in three different matrices. Strawberries, carrots lettuce are s...