Background: Our objective was to evaluate carotenoid accumulation in bell peppers during shelf life under different light conditions. Methods: Fruit stored for 6 d at 7 °C received a 9 kJ m?2 UV-B treatment, while non-UV-treated were used as control (CTRL). Subsequently, all disposed retail sale period of 4 20 with photoperiod 14 h fluorescent (FL) + 10 darkness (D), FL, or blue red LEDs (BR LE...

A high level of consumption of red chili peppers was demonstrated to be an environmental risk factor for gallbladder cancer (GBC) in Chilean women who carry gallstones (GS) in a previous epidemiological study (Serra et al., 2002). However, the pathogenic mechanism by which GBC occurs through red chili pepper consumption in the presence of GS remains unclear. A recent study has shown that the hi...

Vermicomposts, produced commercially from food wastes, were substituted at a range of different concentrations into a soil-less commercial bedding plant container medium, Metro-Mix 360 (MM360), to evaluate their effects on the growth and yields of peppers in the greenhouse. Six-week-old peppers (Capsicum annum L. var. California) were transplanted into 100%, 80%, 60%, 40%, 20% or 10% MM360 subs...

This paper describes development and experiments of a picking robot for sweet peppers in greenhouse horticulture. This picking robot has an image processing system with a parallel stereovision, a camera positioning system to follow the sweet pepper by visual feedback control, and a cutting device. A prototype robot system has been made and is introduced. Experiments of the prototype prove that ...

This experiment aimed to validate the use of antimicrobial solutions in a spray cabinet to inactivate natural microbial flora, nonpathogenic Escherichia coli , and Salmonella on jalapeno peppers. Jalapeno peppers, uninoculated or inoculated with a five-strain mixture of rifampin-resistant E. coli (3.9 log CFU/g) or novobiocin- and nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella (4.2 log CFU/g), were passed...