0260-8774/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2009.01.008 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +32 16 32 05 90; fax: E-mail addresses: [email protected] Mebatsion). Fruit microstructure determines mechanical and transport properties of tissues. This calls for geometric characterization and representation of fruit tissue components. In this paper, three important...

'Lovran Marron' is the only known traditional Croatian variety of the sweet chestnut. The objective of this study is to specify qualitative and quantitative morphological characteristics and to analyze the chemical composition of the 'Lovran Marron' fruits as well as to compare them to Marušnjak fruits (trees from the 'Lovran Marron' seed) and fruits from the local natural sweet chestnut popula...

Papaya (Carica papaya) is an important fruit grown almost throughout Bangladesh. The study was conducted to determine the physico-chemical characteristics of 20 papaya germplasms and to develop products (jam and squash) from papaya available in the south western regions of Bangladesh. The experiment was laid out in the completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. Papaya fruits we...

Six diverse homozygous parents, BWR-1, BWR-6-1, BWR-29, BWR-39, EC-464107 and EC-464115 were evaluated for gene action, heritability combining ability using 6X6 diallel cross excluding reciprocals. The results showed that analysis of variance revealed significant differences due to crosses parent’s vs crosses. Mean squares GCA SCA all traits days 50% flowering, first picking, plant height, prim...

Some physical properties of musk lime (Citrus microcarpa) were determined in this study. The average moisture content (wet basis) of the fruit was found to be 85.10 (±0.72) %. The mean of length, width and thickness of the fruit was 26.36 (±0.97), 26.40 (±1.04) and 25.26 (±0.94) mm respectively. The average value for geometric mean diameter, sphericity, aspect ratio, mass, surface area, volume,...

Asian papaya fruit fly, Bactrocera papayae Drew & Hancock and carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hanckock (Diptera: Tephritidae) are the major agricultural pests, especially fruits and vegetables, in Malaysia. A vertical type polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic technique was used for the first time to compare the esterase isozyme banding patterns between the larvae of Bactrocera p...

The common morphological metrics of size, shape, and enamel thickness of teeth are believed to reflect the functional requirements of a primate's diet. However, the mechanical and material properties of enamel also contribute to tooth function, yet are rarely studied. Substantial wear and tooth loss previously documented in Lemur catta at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve suggests that their de...

The characteristics of an endoglucanase produced by a Trichoderma virens strain T9 newly isolated from a palm-fruit husk dump site, its physiological characteristics and enzyme production were studied. Whole cells of the depolymerizing-enzyme producing T. virens were applied to palm-fruit husk and bird performance characteristics when employed as poultry diet additive were considered. Endogluca...

This study was conducted to identify a suitable color of light for development of the fruit body in Hypsizygus marmoreus. To accomplish this, samples were irradiated with blue (475 nm), green (525 nm), yellow (590 nm), or red (660 nm) light emitting diodes (LEDs) to induce the formation of fruiting bodies after mycelia growth. The diameter and thickness of the pileus and length of stipes in sam...

Accurate and stable prediction of icing thickness on transmission lines is of great significance for ensuring the safe operation of the power grid. In order to improve the accuracy and stability of icing prediction, an innovative prediction model based on the generalized regression neural network (GRNN) and the fruit fly optimization algorithm (FOA) is proposed. Firstly, a feature selection met...