Nutrient Concentration and Fruit Thinning Affect Shelf Life of Long English Cucumber

Effect of Fruit Size and Temperature on the Shelf Life and Quality of Ripe Banana Fruit

The research was carried out to investigate the effect of fruit size, ripening temperature on the shelf life and quality of ripe banana fruit of two sizes, small (14 cm) and large (20cm). It is concluded that ethylene treatment with 1000 ppm for 24 hours is sufficient to initiate the ripening in both sizes of bananas. It was also observed that there was no difference between the shelf life of s...

Study on combined treatment of sodium alginate with ascorbic acid on shelf life of strawberry fruit

Effects of Putrescine Application and Fruit Thinning on Fruit Development and Return Bloom of Olive cv. Fishomi Tokhme-Kabki

In order to investigate the effects of putrescine on growth and development of olive fruits an experiment was conducted on Olea europaea ‘Fishomi Tokhme‌‌-‌‌Kabki’ trees in 2017 and 2018.The treatments included control (normal fruits and shotberries), normal fruits, shotberries, normal fruits with putrescine at 3 and 6 mM and shotberries with putrescine at 3 and 6 mM were sprayed on uniform bra...

Effects of thinning intensity on nutrient concentration and enzyme activity in Larix kaempferi forest soils

Background: As the decomposition of lignocellulosic compounds is a rate-limiting stage in the nutrient mineralization from organic matters, elucidation of the changes in soil enzyme activity can provide insight into the nutrient dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The current study aimed to assess the effect of thinning intensities on soil conditions. Un-thinned control, 20 % thinning, and 30 %...

Effect of Chemical Additives on the Shelf Life of Cucumber Juice

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is a commercially cultivated worldwide as a seasonal vegetable crop. The aim of the experiment was to compare the effect of different chemical additives namely Sodium benzoate, Potassium metabisulfite( KMS) and their combination, on the physicochemical and phytochemical parameters and antioxidant activity of cucumber juice. The storage was done for 6 months at room...