In order to achieve a high-quality product, sweet corn should be harvested at the optimal stage of maturity. The taste depends largely on kernel moisture (KM) and total sugars (TS) content while its health properties are attributed phenols (TPH) antioxidant activity (AO). This study aimed estimate quality in sugary (su1) hybrids based maximum chemical compounds change during maturation. During ...

the effect of ca, zn and b foliar application (five g l-1) and their mixed applications as well as two harvest dates (1st and 15st of august) on ppo activity of two commercial asian pears (‘ks’9 and ‘ks’13) fruits at the time of harvest and during storage were investigated. results showed that the ppo activity increased from harvest time to three months after storage and then decreased. during ...

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is harvested during a 5-month period (October to March) in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) of south Florida. The genetic and temporal variability of sugarcane sucrose concentration is well established, but sucrose accumulation curves have not been reported for the Canal Point (CP) clones used in Florida since 1977. The objective of this study was to compare suc...

ABSTRACT Fusarium ear rot and fumonisin contamination are serious problems for maize growers, particularly in the southeastern United States. The lack of maize genotypes highly resistant to infection by Fusarium verticillioides or to fumonisin contamination emphasizes the need for management strategies to prevent contamination by this mycotoxin. Information on the initial appearance of infectio...

Two cultivars each of four warm-season grass species under three N fertilizer treatments and three harvesting regimes were studied to determine the effect of nitrogen fertilizer and harvest date on forage yield. Research was conducted in eastern Nebraska on an alluvial soil. The eight grasses studied were 'Blaze' and 'PM-K-129' little bluestem [Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash], 'Cave-in-R...

to determine the best planting date and irrigation schedule in a cotton field (gossypium hirsutum var.varamin) in garmsar region an experiment was conducted in 2011. the experimental design was splitplot based on randomized complete block with three replications. three irrigation termination dates (2011sep 11th, 2011 sep 21st and 2011 oct 2nd) arranged in main plots as main factor and three pla...

Some cultural practices that are carried out during the grape ripening period are associated with vine stress, including leaf removal, grape bunch removal, and vegetable cover crops. Additionally, several nitrogen and sulfur supplements have also been used directly on leaves during the last stage of the ripening period. In the work described here, five different cultural practices and the refer...