Abstract Flowers have received special attention not only for their ornamental nature but also nutraceutical, cosmetic, aromatic, and culinary properties. This study aimed to characterize physicochemical attributes the antioxidant capacity of flowers four gladiolus cultivars. The cultivars used were White Friendship, Rose Supreme, Jester, T704. We analyzed content total soluble solids (SS), tit...

Abstract Background In this research, the effects of exogenous application certain biostimulants [amino acid (AA), humic (HA), fulvic (FA), and seaweed extract (SE)] on fruit yield quality, leaf mineral contents, some critical physio-chemical characteristics grapevine ( Vitis vinifera L.) cv. ‘Yaghouti’ were investigated under well-watered (WW) drought-stressed (DS) conditions. Results Drought ...

Plum fruit has a short shelf life with a rapid deterioration in quality after harvest. The primary goal of this study is to investigate and compare the effect of putrescine and salicylic acid on quality properties and antioxidant activity of plum during storage. The plum fruits (cv. 'Santa Rosa') were harvested at the mature ripe stage, and dipped in different concentrations of putrescine (1, 2...

Machine harvesting blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) alleviates labor costs and shortages but can reduce fruit quality. Installation of softer catching surfaces inside modified over-the-row harvesters (modified OTR) adjusting harvest intervals may improve quality packout. The objective this study was to determine the effect interval on fresh market northern highbush corymbosum L.) harvested using a OTR...

We report a fluorometric technique for determination of albumin-titratable bilirubin in the jaundiced neonate. Although bilirubin alone has very little native fluorescence, considerable emission is observed in the presence of albumin under acid conditions. Analysis of the plasma sample alone and in the presence of excess human serum albumin solution appears to reflect the bilirubin tightly boun...

Ethylene glycol (EG) consumption is commonly employed as an experimental regimen to induce hyperoxaluria in animal models of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. This approach has, however, been criticized because EG overdose induces metabolic acidosis in humans. We tested the hypothesis that EG consumption (0.75% in drinking water for 4 wk) induces metabolic acidosis by comparing arterial blood ga...

Cactus cladodes are consumed by humans in arid and semiarid regions of the world. The use biofertilizers when cultivating cacti can improve physical chemical characteristics soil, as well cladodes’ productivity physical-chemical quality. We evaluated qualities different lengths Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. Cladodes were grown with biofertilizer doses. 3 × 5 factorial design employed corresponded...

Growing population, together with unpredictable climatic changes and dwindling fertile land, has forced to explore the alternate underutilized flora from the rich biome. There is a great opportunity for economic growth in agriculture system by introducing underutilized commodity in market place. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to elucidate the nutritional potential of an important u...

Tranexamic acid (TA) is an antifibrinolytic agent which reduces bleeding following certain surgical procedures. The present study was performed on 56 patients, scheduled for elective endoscopic sinus surgery under general anesthesia, to examine the effects of topical TA on providing a bloodless surgical field and evaluate the bleeding volume. The study comprised 26 patients who received topical...