pistachio nut (pistacia vera l.) is one of the popular and nutritious tree nuts in the world. pistachio spread is a new product which is made from pistachio paste, icing sugar, soy protein isolate (spi), and red palm oil (rpo). this study involved sensory acceptability (by 32 assessors) using hedonic scale and development of suitable terminology for describing pistachio spread using quantitativ...

in this research, some of the echo-physiological characteristics of pistachio trees were studied to understand crop response to drought stress and determine the best irrigation interval. this experiment was carried out in an orchard with a sandy loam textured soil and a commercial cultivar of pistachio named ouhadi grafted on pistacia vera l. rootstock for three years. the irrigation system sel...

successful export of a commodity is closely dependent upon observing the related international standards. aflatoxin standard is an important index of pistachio import/export market. a lot of pistachio consignments are annually rejected because of being infected with aflatoxin. this results in export market's instability and fluctuations. the role of aflatoxin contammination in pistachio ma...

pistachio is one of the most important export items in iran, comprising more than 23% of iran non-oil exports. yazd is considered as the second biggest province of iran from the viewpoint of pistachio production, standing after kerman province. since frostbite phenomenon, especially, strong spring frostbite, has incurred many damages into pistachio gardens of this area, it is necessary to study...