background and objectives: although chemical fertilizers in short-term can increase vegetables yield, but must be renewed each planting season that this trend increases the concentration of nitrate in the vegetables shoots, nitrogen leaching and contamination of water resources, loss of beneficial insects and microorganisms and soil fertility will decline, and over time reduce the yield and qua...

Low-temperature heat treatment for sanitizing fruits and some vegetables is very detrimental to the appearance of the products. Fruits especially are so softened that they are extremely difficult to market. In order to correct this trouble, industries use such chemical sanitizing agents as chlorine and the quaternary ammonium compounds in the processing of many fruits. All these chemicals are i...

Leaching of arsenic (As) from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood may elevate soil arsenic levels. Thus, an environmental concern arises regarding accumulation of As in vegetables grown in these soils. In this study, a greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate As accumulation by vegetables from the soils adjacent to the CCA-treated utility poles and fences and examine the effects...

Several scientific reports indicate lower as well higher relative yield stability in organic and conventional (chemical) agriculture systems. This study present results of on-farm trials conducted on leafy vegetables grown management Four collard green (Brassica oleracea cv. acephala), kale sabellica), lettuce (Lactuca sativa) swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L. cicla) were conventionally managed plo...

obesity is rising rapidly in iran. nutrition is an important issue of obesity; fruits and vegetables are among the best food sources of antioxidant vitamins, soluble fibers, phytochemicals, and other nutrient constituents. further, some of these foods have been shown to be protective related to reduction of chronic disease risk. in this study, consumption of fruits & vegetables and body mass in...

This literature review analyzed the evidence on nutritional aspects related to the pathogenesis and progression of endometriosis. Diets deficient in nutrients result in changes in lipid metabolism, oxidative stress and promote epigenetic abnormalities, that may be involved in the genesis and progression of the disease. Foods rich in omega 3 with anti-inflammatory effects, supplementation with N...

Species of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Alternaria are major contributors to fruit and vegetable decay and to mycotoxin production during various stages of pathogenesis. The mycotoxins most commonly associated with fruits and vegetables and their products are aflatoxins, patulin, ochratoxin A and Alternaria toxins. Naturally occurring aflatoxins are found in fruits of tropical and subtropical r...

Humans have manipulated nature in every possible way for the sake of benefits. Their activities resulted ozone layer depletion, deforestation, drying seasonal rivers, lands getting barren, ground water levels going down etc. Besides, environmental point view, search earning profits, new threats emerged humanity form adulteration essential commodities like milk, vegetables, fruits, spices, pulse...