In the north west Indo-Gangetic Plain (N.W.IGP), large scale post-harvest paddy residue fires occur every year during the months of October-November. This anthropogenic perturbation causes contamination of the atmospheric environment with adverse impacts on regional air quality posing health risks for the population exposed to high concentrations of carcinogens such as benzene and toxic VOCs su...

Over 100 native herbaceous forest perennials are harvested in the United States. Management of these populations for continued survival requires information on the long-term effects of varied harvesting levels on populations of forest perennials. Allium tricoccum Ait. is a species that is harvested throughout its range for its edible bulb. We examined the recovery of A. tricoccum populations ov...

in this study, residues of imidacloprid (confidor) were measured in greenhouse cucumbers in mazandaran province, iran. confidor 200 sl was applied at the recommended rate (30.0 g ai ha-1) and its double (60.0 g ai ha-1). samples were collected at 1 h to 21 days after application and analyzed to determine the content and dissipation rate of imidacloprid. . analysis was carried out by the quecher...

Aeroponics is a modern and soilless technology that used for the efficient production of pre-basic seed potatoes, namely minitubers. This study aimed to evaluate effects cultivar type planting material on minitubers in aeroponic facility Guča, Serbia, at short, 7-day harvest intervals. Although cultivation prolonged vegetative cycle all five investigated cultivars, dynamics minituber formation ...

Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is one of the most important factors to affect the yield and quality of crops worldwide especially in wet harvest period. Breeding PHS-resistant cultivars has important implications to improve the wheat quality and production. The PHS is determined by environmental conditions, inner factors and interaction between these factors. We here reviewed recent advances influ...

Underdeveloped tree crops (? 30 bone-dry tons ha?1) offer a main harvest of biomass-trees, which lack the size and form for producing log. However, about 1/3 available stems may yield at least one log, could significantly increase overall value harvest. Under those circumstances, it make sense to sort log-trees from biomass-trees an early stage, rather than having harvester or processor go thro...

There are currently no scientifically defined critical management points or critical control points to manage foodborne pathogens at the pre-harvest level. Research is ongoing: much of the pre-harvest research is funded by producer organisations. The beef industry has Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) programmes in place and these are dynamic. Groups of cattlemen have made a very strong commitment t...