Phenolic compounds are abundant secondary metabolites in plums, with potential health benefits believed to be due to their antioxidant activity, amongst others. Phenolic characterisation of South African Prunus salicina Lindl. plums is necessary to fully evaluate their potential health benefits. An HPLC method using diode-array detection (DAD) for quantification of phenolic compounds was improv...

The paper contains a preliminary study of the sea breeze at Thumba (08°32' N, 76° 52'E) based on observations 392 days, spread over period three years (1963-1966).
 
 Analysis hourly wind observation reveals that northeasterly or northerly land is replaced by westerly southwesterly before mid-day during October to May it also seen November April are favoured most Thumba. Southerly set...