Climate is a strong modulator of berry composition. Accordingly, the projected change in climate is expected to impact on the composition of berries and of the resultant wines. However, the direction and extent of climate change impact on fruit composition of winegrape cultivars are not fully known. This study utilised a climate gradient along a 700 km transect, covering all wine regions of Wes...

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...

The present investigation entitled, “Preparation of fresh and processed tomato salsa with herbs and to study its storage stability” was conducted with the objectives to standardize the formulation of tomato salsa, to compare sensory quality of fresh and processed tomato salsa and to study the nutritive characteristics of fresh and processed tomato salsa. Raw materials used in preparation of tom...

The effects of lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus bulgaricus) inoculation on the sensory attributes and consumers acceptance of fermented curry paste compared with uncultured sample were assessed. pH, titratable acidity (TA) and color changes, during four-month storage were monitored. Hedonic test was utilized to evaluate consumer perception and acceptability of fer...

Delory & King (1943) published a comparative study of the hydrolysis by faecal alkaline phosphatase of a series of phosphoric esters and established a correlation between the pK values of their second phosphate dissociations, the optimum pH for the enzymic hydrolysis and the Michaelis constants of the esters. They showed that the more acid this phosphate dissociation, the more alkaline was the ...

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a glycophyte species with medium sensitivity to salts, tolerating electrical conductivity values in the soil solution of up 2.5 dS m-1. Silicon (Si) beneficial element that can act as an inorganic biostimulant plants subjected salinity. In this research, main effects two study factors were evaluated: a) salinity by NaCl (0, 50, and 100 mM) nutrient b) biostim...

The effect of postharvest dips in a 1-methylcyclopropene-generating solution of the formulation AFxRD-038 (Rohm & Haas) on plum fruit (Prunus salicina Lindell cv. 'Harrow Sun') quality and ripening during storage was determined. Fruit weight loss, tissue firmness, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), ethylene production, respiration, and the activities of the cell wall modifyi...

Enturire is an alcoholic sorghum- and honey-based beverage traditionally produced by spontaneous fermentation. Its fermentation process is lengthy (5-7 days), does not guarantee product quality and safety and thus necessitates use of pure starter cultures. This study compared a modified production process of Enturire, with honey added at the start to the traditional one (honey added 3 days into...