The plant cuticle consists of cutin, a polyester of glycerol, hydroxyl, and epoxy fatty acids, covered and filled by waxes. While the biosynthesis of cutin building blocks is well documented, the mechanisms underlining their extracellular deposition remain unknown. Among the proteins extracted from dewaxed tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) peels, we identified GDSL1, a member of the GDSL esterase/a...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Plant foods may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. METHODS AND RESULTS We assessed changes in the intima media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery and diet in elderly men. Men (n=563) aged 70+/-5 years were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups (dietary intervention, omega-3 supplementation, both or neither) using a 2 x 2 factorial design. B-mode ultrasound of the car...

Pitaya is one of the most important commercial cactus fruit. Pitaya fruits are easy to get injury during postharvest handling and storage. Pre-harvest and postharvest calcium treatments have been used to maintain flesh firmness and extend shelf life of many fruits. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of calcium treatments on maintaining pitaya fruit quality during cold storage. Pi...

Food waste from fish and fruit shops was used as an alternative to the grain in grower-finisher pig diets. Two diets were formulated on an iso-nutrient basis (14 MJ digestible energy per kg, 160 g crude protein per kg on a dry-matter basis) to contain 0 g of food waste per kg in the control diet and 50 g of fish-shop waste per kg and 120 g of fruit-shop waste per kg in the experimental diet. In...

an experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of fruit hydroalcoholic extract of withania coagulans (wc) and 1, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol on bone mechanical and histological properties of male chickens. diets were arranged factorially (2×3×2) consisted of a positive control with adequate ca (10.4 g/kg diet) and nonphytate p (npp; 5 g/kg diet) exceed the requirements suggested in the ...

comparison and grouping of 32 grape cultivars and genotypes by using 61 traits including; 5 phenological and vegetative characters, 41 traits related to fruit and amount of resveratrol in 15 parts of plant was done according to grape descriptor and related methods. according to the results some traits such as spikelet weight, berry color, length of peduncle, length of berry tail, weight and len...

HIGHLIGHTS The effect of phenotypic distance between parental lines on the yield C. annuum var. × grossum F1 hybrids was assessed. Simultaneously, target research transferring GMS ms10 gene from hot pepper to heat tolerant bell inbreds. Over BP, hybrid MS-12 PAU SM-31 found be superior in respect total fruit plant-1 and pericarp thickness.

The article presents the results of pomological study cultivars apricot derived from Shalakh variety. analysis showed presence prevailing features transmitted offspring desired best inheritability was traits symmetry fruit and stone (100%), form hole shape apex keel character depth stalk cavity (88.9%), base thickness (77.8%), lateral ribs type (77.8%). oblongness has poor or almost is not to S...

Cherry is a hand-harvested fruit due to various difficulties and constraints. This condition results in the use of labor at high rate. Turkey's annual cherry production level 724 thousand tons. Various tools or machines that have been developed for harvest potential contribute greatly this area. The share required harvesting total requirement around 70%. In research, it was aimed collect necess...

Pumpkin is a popular vegetable crop and exhibits broad diversity in fruit shape size. Fruit-related traits are the decisive factors determining consumer acceptance market value of pumpkin cultivar. As result, deciphering genetic basis fruit-related great importance for breeding. To address this problem, F2 population was generated by two Cucurbita moschata inbred lines with contrasting shapes, ...