Understanding the impact of a pest species on a particular crop is critical for the success of a pest management program. Field studies were conducted to determine the effect of the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, on marketable yield of strawberries during the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 growing seasons. Low, medium, and high mite infestation levels were established by initial ino...

Phytophthora fragariae var. fragariae is a serious plant-pathogenic fungus causing red core disease in strawberries, resulting in a larger number of fruit produced, and the fungus has been regulated as a quarantine pest of many countries and regions. Here, we announce the genome sequence of P. fragariae var. fragariae, and this information might provide insight into the mechanism of pathogenici...

Phloretin [3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)propan1-one] is a hydrophobic, dihydrochalcone, polyphenolic compound (MW 274.3 g/mol, XlogP 2.6) that has been identified in apples and other natural sources including Pieris japonica, Kalmia latifolia, Hoveniae Lignum, and Loiseleuria procumbens [1-6] (Figure 1). Phloridzin is the glycoside of phloretin (phloretin-2’-glucose) which has ...

Objective: The aim of this experiment   was to observe and study the effects of two anti-fungus essences. Methods: Thymus vulgaris and Thymus kotschyanus, against two fungi pathogens Botrytis cinerea and Rhizopus stolonifere, and the quality of strawberries after cropping. This study is performed in two assays, in vitro and in vivo.  A treatment cons...

Fruit is the part of a flowering plant that contains the plant’s seeds. Fruits include acorns, cucumbers, tomatoes, and wheat grains. However, the word ‘fruit’ is commonly used to refer to the juicy, sweet or tart kinds that people enjoy as desserts or snacks. The word comes from the Latin word ‘fruit’, meaning ‘enjoy’. Popular fruits include apples, bananas, grapes, oranges, peaches, pears, an...

It is common to combine methods increase the shelf life of a raw material or product. In this study, we sought understand relationship between ultraviolet (UV) radiation and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) in attenuating proliferation fungus its deteriorating effect on strawberries. The UV light intensities 125, 250 400 Watts (W) were tested concentrations 0.5, 1.0 1.5 ppm. strawberries sprayed wit...

People often consume organic foods because they believe are healthier and tastier foods. Agricultural products consumed by humans may contain harmful components such as chemical residues heavy metals. The aim of this study is to compare the fruit quality parameters metal contents strawberries grown in conventional agriculture. Fruit, soil water samples were taken from 10 strawberry farms Hüyük ...

The controlled release of bergamot oil was evaluated from rubberwood boxes containing activated carbon and oil. Rubberwood impregnated with different concentrations (50, 100, 300 µg g−1) without were prepared. treated utilized to store strawberries at 6 °C for 21 d, while only used as a control. inhibitory effects relative Botrytis cinerea growth quality the after storage in box investigated. m...