This study aimed at evaluating the effects of two coating application methods, spraying and dipping, on quality fresh-cut melons. An alginate-based containing both ascorbic citric acid was applied concentrations (5% 10%) with methods melon. The nutritional products investigated during 11 days storage 10 °C. suitability adaptability coatings fruit were evaluated based rheological microstructural...

Improved methodology for recovering microbial contaminants from cantaloupe surface is needed. Recovery of bacteria from the entire rind of cantaloupes, obtained with a mechanical peeler, and use of a new method for calculating melon surface area were investigated using melons inoculated with Salmonella Poona or Escherichia coli NRRL B-766. Growth of Salmonella but not E. coli was found during p...

Avocado fruits will not ripen while attached to the tree. This is a definite advantage to the grower, the packinghouse operator, the shipper and the retailer, because the harvest period can be extended over a comparative long period and at all stages of handling the fruit are firm, therefore less susceptible to mechanical damage. However, the consumer is normally confronted with hard inedible a...

The efficacy and field performance of new insecticides for control of insects on vegetables and melons under desert growing conditions has been investigated in small plot trials for the past several years at the Yuma Agricultural Center. Our objective has been to determine how new chemistries will fit into the growers management programs in Arizona. Thus, our research programs have been focused...

In this paper we develop a dynamic data-consistent way for estimating agricultural land use choices at a disaggregate level (district-level), using more aggregate data (regional-level). The disaggregation procedure requires two steps. The first step consists in specifying and estimating a dynamic model of land use at the regionallevel. In the second step, we disaggregate outcomes of the aggrega...

Mutual arrangement is a combined machine that performs strip preparation of the soil for sowing. The scheme and functional are given. Analytical dependences mathematical models determining distance between support wheels obtained. In this case, methods theoretical classical mechanics used. To conduct experimental studies, strain gauge laboratory field installation has been developed with possib...