This study was conducted to evaluate the factors contributing spatial distribution of European hazelnut (Corylus avellane L.) in Bhutan and determine suitable areas for cultivation crop near future (2040-2060) distant (2060-2080) under different climate scenarios Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 2.6 RCP 4.5 Bhutan. The environmental layers were obtained from WorldClim processed ArcGIS...

Nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are basic proteins, stabilized by four disulfide bonds, and are expressed throughout the plant kingdom. These proteins are also known as important allergens in fruits and tree nuts. In this study, the nsLTP from hazelnuts, Cor a 8, was purified and its crystal structure determined. The protein is stable at low pH and refolds after thermal denaturatio...

Methods nCor a 8 was purified from raw hazelnuts by precipitation and chromatographical steps. Subsequently, the protein was identified by N-terminal sequencing and mass spectrometry. Stability of the protein was investigated by simulated gastric and duodenal digestion assays. Hazelnut lipids were extracted employing the hexane method. Finally, IgE binding activity of native and reduced/alkylat...

This paper aims to link the spectral and directional variations of the leaf Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) by differentiating specular and diffuse components. To do this, BRDF of laurel (Prunus laurocesarus), European beech (Fagus silvatica) and hazel (Corylus avellana) leaves were measured at 400 wavelengths evenly spaced over the visible (VIS) and near-infrared (NIR) d...

Cover illustration: A farmer from Devon, England, 1942, with the divine power of finding water using only his hands and a hazel twig.

The anthocyanin and chlorophyll contents in leaves provide valuable information about the physiological status of plants. Thus, there is a need for accurate, efficient, and practical methodologies to estimate these biochemical parameters of vegetation. In this study, we tested the performance and accuracy of several nondestructive, reflectance-based techniques for estimating anthocyanin and chl...

Hazelnuts are usually propagated by suckers or layering. However, other methods of propagation have been tested with variable results. Grafting is a method that has a few advantages such as fast multiplication rate, earlier fruiting and reducing sucker removal cost on specific rootstocks. Unfortunately, grafting is difficult due to slow formation of callus in hazelnuts. Here, we report the hypo...

ABSTRACT Thirty-eight bacterial strains isolated from hazelnut (Corylus avellana) cv. Tonda Gentile delle Langhe showing a twig dieback in Piedmont and Sardinia, Italy, were studied by a polyphasic approach. All strains were assessed by fatty acids analysis and repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fingerprinting using BOX and ERIC primer sets. Representative strains also we...