Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis, Sims, cultivar "Sweetheart") were subject to gamma irradiation at levels suitable for phytosanitary purposes (0, 150, 400 and 1000 Gy) then stored at 8 °C and assessed for fruit quality and total ascorbic acid concentration after one and fourteen days. Irradiation at any dose (≤1000 Gy) did not affect passionfruit quality (overall fruit quality, colour, firmness...

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 experiment was carried on five superior cultivars of litchi fruit in the Department Horticulture Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, during 2020-2021. All biochemical parameters studied under this were found to be significant character. Generally, most parameters, cultivar Bilati recorded highest among all, such as juice content (13.62cc), reducing sugar (8.37%), invert (17.44%),...

The objective of this study was to evaluate irrigation levels in tomato crops, using economical beds with mulch. A randomized block design within a split-plot had run 2 x 5 factorial treatment scheme structure, four replications. plots were the five (50, 75, 100, 125, and 150%) crop Evapotranspiration (ETc), subplots two varieties RASTEIRO RIO GRANDE (RR) (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) CALINE IPA-...

Temperature integration where high day temperatures are compensated by lower night temperatures is one strategy that can be used to reduce energy consumption in greenhouses. Crop tolerance to temperature variation is a prerequisite for using such a strategy. Greenhouse experiments were conducted on tomatoes cvs, Capricia, Mecano and Cederico in order to investigate the effect of different day/n...

This study reports a characterization of the nutritional quality several vegetables belonging to Brassica genus and other species cultivated in central Italy. The aim this trial is investigate antioxidant capacity phytochemical content vegetable products during two consecutive years. sensorial investigated with measuring soluble solid (SSC), titratable acidity (TA) pH; by measurement total (TAC...

Volatile compounds, physicochemical and sensory attributes of four sweet cherry cultivars (Canada giant, Ferrovia, Lapins and Skeena) grown in Northern Greece were determined. Eighteen volatile compounds were identified and semi-quantified in cherries using solid phase micro extraction in combination with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS). Carbonyl compounds were the most abunda...