Osmotic drying is a process of partial removal of water by submersing fruits in sucrose solution. Th e goal of this paper is to examine kinetic features of osmotic drying of apricot halves in sucrose solution. For osmotic drying of apricot halves in a thick immovable layer, a planned experiment was conducted. Experimental results were used to create an empirical model of osmotic drying kinetics...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS In temperate woody perennials, flower bud development is halted during the winter, when the buds enter dormancy. This dormant period is a prerequisite for adequate flowering, is genetically regulated, and plays a clear role in possibly adapting species and cultivars to climatic areas. However, information on the biological events underpinning dormancy is lacking. Stamen deve...

We have been interested in the structure of the X chromosome of the stock known as scute-8 apricot, found by SIDOROV (1931). This stock has been used extensively in our laboratory, and it early became a matter of importance to have exact information on the nature of this chromosome, It was of course known that it contained a long inversion, but its exact limits had not been fully worked out. Th...