The frequency of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) involved in sauerkraut fermentation with (MDC+) or without (MDC–) the ability to decarboxylate malic acid was determined. The MDC+ phenotype was found in > 99% of homofermentative LAB isolated from commercial fermentations. In contrast, heterofermentative LAB isolates from 0.25, 3, 7, and 10 d had only 53%, 54%, 15%, and 11% MDC+ phenotype, respective...

The residue levels of Endrin were estimated for two vegetables, i.e., raddish (Raphanus sativus) and cabbage (Brassica oleracia). Samples were collected from fields and markets. The disappearance of endrin in raddish was also noted after spraying. Ten percent of raddish and 30 percent samples of cabbage were found to contain large amounts of the insecticide ranging from199.4 ± 6.8 to 388.7 ± 16...

Ethylene control of anthocyanin formation functions only through light-initiated synthesis pathways of the rapid synthesis phase. Treatment with ethylene in the dark had no effect on dark anthocyanin synthesis in red cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.). Pretreatment of both red cabbage and sorghum (Sorghum vulgare L.) with ethylene for 24 hours in the dark did increase the rate of synthesis when the...

Rats fed on a supplement of raw cabbage, brinjal, dhal or powdered milk given in addition to a staple rice or laboratory stock diet show a high degree of protection against experimental ulceration following pyloric ligation. Wheat bran and ragi (a millet) conferred some protection, whereas rice bran and maize conferred no protection. The protection conferred by raw cabbage was destroyed by cook...

Studies on the diversity within and among cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.), cauliflower botrytis), Chinese rapa ssp. pekinensis) variants are essential for development of healthy diets. However, most studies them have been limited to a single species, with little integrated analysis between them. In this study, these species varieties is assessed by determining contents 15 major ...

Soil erosion coupled with productivity decline is considered a major constraint to sustainable vegetable production in Southeast Asian steeplands, yet soil conservation technologies acceptable to vegetable growers have not been developed. Effectiveness of high-value contour hedgerows species [(Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.), pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.), pigeon peas (Cajanus caja...

J. Ecan. Entomal. 76: ]39-]43 (]983) A variable-intensity sampling method was developed to efficiently monitor all cabbage pests in commercial fields in New York while concentrating on the most important pests, Pieris rapae (L.) and Trichoplusia ni (Hiibner). The field is walked in a V-shaped pattern which is divided into 10 segments. Along each segment, one to four randomly selected cabbage pl...

Food contamination by heavy metals is a health burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we illustrate this quantifying levels of Cd, Cr, Ni, Co, Pb, Fe, Cu and Zn vegetables from Bushenyi District (Uganda). Results show that cabbage, scarlet eggplant, tomato amaranth sold Bushenyi, Ishaka, Kashenyi, Kizinda Nyakabirizi open markets contain high Fe. The uptake overall appeared to be species-specific....

the amount of nitrogen fertilizer is an effective factor on the growth, development, and reproduction of phytophagous insects. to investigate the effect of nitrogen fertilization on intrinsic rate of increase of cabbage aphid, brevicoryne brassicae l., plants rape oilseed (rgs003cultivar) were treated with four nitrogen levels (zero (check) 50, 100, and 150% of recommended levels. the results s...