This paper presents an account of the historical changes in the various socioeconomic relationships between the nomadic San and the rural Kgalagadi. The author's survey results show that the relationships are not limited to goat-raising but also include the sharing of wild and cultivated watermelons and the trading of wild animal skins. The fact that most of the place names in the Reserve are d...

UNLABELLED Ionizing radiation may cause damage to living tissue by producing free radicals like reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS can randomly react with lipids, proteins and nucleic acids of cell causing oxidative stress and damage in these macromolecules, leading to pathogenesis of chronic diseases and age related and also cancer. The first line of defense from the damaging effects of ROS is...

Carotenoid produced by microorganism utilizing low-cost substrates offers a promising eco-friendly and cost-effective approach used alternative for synthetic colourants. Vegetable fruit processing wastes are the rich sources of carbohydrates, starch, cellulose, soluble sugars, minerals organic acids. In current study with waste extract medium, carotenoid production was optimized using software ...

Despite of various chemical properties greenhouse soils producing watermelon, the standard fertigation guideline suggests a method supplying uniform amount fertilizer per week. To determine optimal application rate for watermelon in nutrient-rich when using system, we grew watermelons twice spring and summer with four different rates fertilizer: 0.5 (NPK 0.5), 1.0 1.0), 1.5 1.5), 2.0 times 2.0)...

The amino acid citrulline is poorly represented in food, except for the Cucurbitaceae family of fruits (watermelons, etc.) and sap from birch trees, which have both been used in the treatment of reproductive disorders for centuries. Recently, an interesting observation was published regarding citrulline as a promising candidate biomarker of abnormal embryogenesis. Our study was undertaken to in...

Carotenoids are responsible for the different flesh colors in watermelon fruit, such as white, salmon yellow, orange, pale yellow, canary yellow, crimson red, and scarlet red. In red-fleshed watermelons lycopene constitutes the major pigment and -carotene the secondary. The predominant carotenoid in yellow-fleshed watermelon is neoxanthin. Lycopene content in watermelon is related to genotype ...

Mature watermelon vine decline (MWVD) is a late-season disease of unknown etiology, characterized by vine collapse and discolored, much reduced root systems. While several new disorders in watermelon have been reported recently, this problem appears specific to the Midwest. To test for a biological cause and methods to suppress this disorder, soil was collected from two southern Indiana fields ...