Cell walls were isolated from the mesocarp of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) berries at developmental stages from before veraison through to the final ripe berry. Fluorescence and light microscopy of intact berries revealed no measurable change in cell wall thickness as the mesocarp cells expanded in the ripening fruit. Isolated walls were analyzed for their protein contents and amino acid compositi...

This study aimed to identify the efficiency of mechanical flower thinning (MFT) and its influence on apple fruit quality. In first experiment, ‘Arisoo’ flowers were subjected MFT with one hundred sixty-two (half) three twenty-four (full) strings at same rotor (300 rpm) tractor (6 km/h) speeds. Hand was performed as a control. The number removed in each terminal lateral cluster slightly higher f...

a lab-scale sbr equipped with a flat sheet membrane in submerged configuration that is named msbr was used for the treatment of composting leachate. it was fed by biologically treated leachate with overall 70-1360 mg/l chemical oxygen demand (cod). the values of ph, electrical conductivity (ec), and dissolved oxygen (do) were monitored routinely. however, analysis of total cod, soluble cod (sco...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of exogenous polyamines, isopropyl ester, 2, 4-D and naphthalene acetamide application on yield and quality of date palm of ‘Kabkab’ cultivar. The inflorescences sprayed with 2, 4-D isopropylester (0, 10, and 20 mg L-1), naphthalene acetamide (0, 80, and 120 mg L-1), putrescence and spermidine (0, 0.1, and 1.0 mM), three or six weeks after pollin...

This research was conducted to investigate the effects of peppermint (Mentha piperita) essence treatment (2000 mg L-1) and cola soft drink treatment separately and in combination with each other on the vase life and some physiological characteristics of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) cut flowers with factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design with 3 replications. Distilled water used ...

Understanding how the environment and production and cultivation practices influence the composition and quality of food crops is fundamental to the production of high-quality nutritious foods. In this 3-year study, total phenolics, percent soluble solids, ascorbic acid, and the flavonoid aglycones quercetin, kaempferol, and luteolin were measured in two varieties of tomato (Lycopersicon escule...