Mealybug wilt of pineapple (MWP) is a devastating disease found in all the major pineapple growing regions of the world (4– 6,26). The disease is characterized by severe tip dieback, downward curving of the leaf margins, reddening, and wilting of the leaves that can cause total collapse of the plant. The etiology of MWP has long been in question. The disorder is generally associated with the pr...

This article was accepted: 7 January 2013 Corresponding Author: Loh Huai Heng, University Malaysia Sarawak, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lot.77, Section 22, K.T.L.D., Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Kuching, Sarawak 93200, Malaysia Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Nasogastric tube insertion is considered a rather benign and common procedure in our day to day practice. However,...

This paper presents a review of cactus-pear juice production. Its technological characteristics are considered, as well as the main difficulties in obtaining high-quality juice. Acidity, pigments, aroma, and other components play an important role in the cactus pear juice processing. Betalain and chlorophyll are present in purple and green cactus pear juices, and heat treatment of the juices af...

At maturity, the fruit of two early maturing orange cultivars, Hamlin and Pineapple (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck), contained more ethylene and abscisic acid than the late maturing Valencia and Lamb Summer (C. sinensis [L.] Osbeck) cultivars. Ethylene (up to 95 nl/l in internal atmosphere) and abscisic (50 mug/kg dry weight flavedo) increased most rapidly in Pineapple, leading to increased cellu...

We report the draft genome sequence of Pantoea ananatis LMG 2665(T), the bacterial causal agent of pineapple fruitlet rot.

The influences of processing and storage on the quality indices and nutritional content of fresh-cut fruits were evaluated in comparison to whole fruits stored for the same duration but prepared on the day of sampling. Fresh-cut pineapples, mangoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, strawberries, and kiwifruits and whole fruits were stored for up to 9 days in air at 5 degrees C. The postcutting life ba...

We demonstrate new method for the synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles from pineapple extract. Furthermore, we have studied interactions between nanoparticles (gold and silver) with aminoglycosides such as Kanamycin A, Neomycin. Both nanoparticles were prepared by reducing AuCl4 and AgNO3 using pineapple extract, kanamycin A and neomycin as both reducing and stabilizing agents respectivel...

SIMILAR MEALYBUGS: There are several mealybugs that are reported as occurring on orchids, and in Florida the most commonly encountered mealybugs on orchids are: pineapple mealybug (Dysmicoccus brevipes), longtailed mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus), Jack Beardsley mealybug (Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi), orchid mealybug (Pseudococcus microcirculus) and the obscure mealybug (Pseudococcus viburn...

This paper explores the General Enterprising Tendency (GET) test used to examine the enterprising tendency among business students in Sarawak. The findings from a sample of 75 final year business students indicate low scores in five key enterprising tendencies, namely: need for achievement, need for autonomy, calculated risk taking, drive and determination and creative tendency (innovativeness)...

E&acts of pineapple stem tissue constitute the most potent known source of indoleacetic acid oxidase, despite the presence of an inhibitor which is difficult to remove without simultaneously removing some other factor necessary for maximal activity (I). Dialysis invariably lowers the enzyme activity as compared with photolysis, and even prolonged photolysis is never completely effective in remo...