In this study effect of application of food waste vermicomposts to soil on antioxidant compounds, fruit yield and quality of sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.) were investigated in field condition. Four vermicompost levels (0, 5, 10 and 15 t/ha) were applied to soil based on a randomized complete block design with three replications. The results showed that the highest (21.87 kg m2)and lowest (14...

the date palm bunch fading disorder/disease is one of the greatest challenges faced by date palm growers. in the present study, the effect of appropriate orchard management on some qualitative and quantitative features of date palm bunch was studied. for this purpose, two orchards of cv ‘kabkab’ with a history of previous incidence were selected in two districts of bushehr province; tangestan a...

native population of raspberry fruits (rubus spp) were treated with methyl jasmonate (mj) fumigation and were assayed for the antioxidant capacity, total anthocyanins and postharvest quality after 7 days storage at 4?c. the result of experiment revealed that berries treated with methyl jasmonate (mj) showed higher antioxidant capacity and total anthocyanins compared to the controled ones (non...

abstract the goal of this experiment was to save apricot flowers from late spring frost damage. this experiment was conducted during 2007-2008 to examine the effect of application of different concentrations of gibberellic acid in two forms pure (ga3) and impure (berelex) at (0, 50, 100, 200, 300 mgl-1) at 23 august and 23 september to delay flowering in apricot asgarabad cultivar. a factorial ...

The study was undertaken to envisage the effect of growth regulators on preharvest fruit drop and quality of Kinnow mandrin (Citrus reticulata Blanco). Various concentration of 2, 4-D, GA3 and NAA were applied during the last week of November, 2005 to check the impact of various treatments on preharvest fruit drop, yield and fruit quality. Exogenous application of growth regulators significantl...

to find the effects of spring foliar application of volck® mineral oil and its combination with fertilizer on the physiological, yield and quality characteristics of pistachio fruit, this research was done in the form of a randomized complete block design (rcbd) of 12 treatments and 3 replications on ohadi pistachio cultivar in chatrud of kerman in 2006 and 2007 for a duration of two years. the...

continual bearing and production of the highest quality fruits in kiwi requires initial training and regular annual pruning. effects of three training systems including t-bar, as a common training system, modified ty (mty) and y-shape (y), and two pruning levels (60 and 80 buds per vine) was studied on yield and quality characteristics of kiwifruit ‘hayward’. experiment was carried out in a fac...

BACKGROUND Early childhood is critical to the development of lifelong food habits. Given the high proportion of children with inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption, identification of modifiable factors associated with higher consumption may be useful in developing interventions to address this public health issue. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of the home food environmen...

rootstock and cultivar selection is the most critical decision at the time of an apple orchard establishment. tree size, yield and fruit quality are affected by roostock and cultivar. non-sufficient study of rootstocks and cultivars effects on mentioned traits will lead to incorrect result or failure in orchard managing. in this study the effects of three vegetative rootstocks (mm106, mm111 and...

Introduction: The quality of fresh produce has traditionally been based on external characteristics of size, color, and absence of surface defects. Fruit and vegetable breeders selected for color, size, disease resistance, yield and other easily quantified horticultural traits. Because flavor and texture characteristics were not a part of the selection process, improvements in these quality att...