A breeding program searching for new peach and nectarine varieties adapted to the Ebro Valley growing conditions is being developed at the Aula Dei Experimental Station (CSIC). This program evaluates 15 populations obtained by controlled crosses. Different agronomic parameters such as blooming date, yield, and ripening date were determined in these populations. Quality traits such as fruit type...

Van Creveld begins his analysis by distinguishing between governments and states. In his view (1999, p. 1): “The state ... is an abstract entity which can be neither seen, nor heard, nor touched. This entity is not identical with either the rulers or the ruled; neither President Clinton, nor citizen Smith, nor even an assembly of all the citizens acting in common can claim that they are the sta...

The commercial application potential of hot water treatments against 1-Methylcyclopropane (1-MCP) for maintaining quality fruit in quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill. cv. ‘Eşme’) during long-term regular air storage was investigated. fruits were treated with either at 50 ± 1 °C 3 and 5 min or two different 1-MCP (SmartFreshSM) concentrations (300 ppb 1000 ppb) 12 20 h. Then, all stored 0 temperature,...

This study evaluated the effects of four different gibberellin-pastes (GAP) on fruit quality and storability niitaka pear in 2014 2015 consecutive years. Pear stalks were treated with dongbu GA gold, nebaekeo, busa, hyeophwa-pastes at 35 37 days after full bloom, respectively. After harvest time, fruits stored 0°C for up to 180 days. In both years, weight was 6.2-21.3% higher GAP-treated than c...

Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the effects post-bloom (PB) or preharvest (PH) treatments ‘Braeburn’ apple trees with prohexadione-calcium (ProCa; 300 mg L-1), an inhibitor gibberellins biosynthesis, GA4+7 (300 L-1) on fruit quality at harvest and after storage (four months 0±0.5 oC, followed by five days shelf life). PB started 15 full bloom, one application every week six a...

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruits are characterised by a short shelf life. To extend the life, pre-storage hydrocooling is carried out to reduce their temperature before storing them in cold storage. During 2015 and 2016, treatment on of two sweet cultivars, 'Kordia' 'Regina', from orchards locality Trebinje, was performed. Samples both cultivars were subjected an automatic system at 0.9 ºC...

The effects of low partial pressures oxygen (pO2) on metabolism and fermentation-related gene expression 'Empire', 'Jonagold' and, 'Fuji' apples have been investigated. Fruit were stored in 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 kPa O2 (with 1 CO2) at 0.5 °C for up to 6 months. During storage the lowest internal ethylene concentrations observed ‘Empire’ ‘Fuji’, but pO2 did not affect those ‘Jonagold’. flesh firmness ‘F...

Bloom thinning is an important practice that influences the profitability of orchard. Hence, we assessed effect chemical bloom on efficiency and fruit quality ‘RubyS’ apples. Lime sulfur was applied as a agent at 1, 1 + 3, 2 4 days after full (DAFB), non-bloom trees were used controls. Compared to control treatments DAFB DAFB, application 3 greatly decreased number fruits per cluster in both te...

Oleaster-leafed pear (Pyrus elaeagrifolia Pall. subsp. elaeagrifolia) fruits are used for food and dietary supplements in Turkey, seedlings as rootstock cultivars. Information on the effect of genotypes oleaster-leafed fruit characteristics is needed order to optimize production quality supplements. The relative genetic background were evaluated from 16 wild grown at eastern Turkey. Genotype in...

Persimmon cv. Giombo is astringent at harvest and must be subjected to astringency removal treatment. To date, the most widespread treatment for this variety involves applying ethanol instead of high CO2 concentrations, which usual with other varieties. This study aims evaluate effect or concentrations as deastringency treatments on quality flesh structure ’Giombo´ persimmon during cold storage...