This study evaluates the effect of a low-cost biodegradable coating formulated with potato starch, rice cassava and gelatin on postharvest quality ‘Tommy Atkins’ mango. The experimental design was completely randomized, arranged in 7x6 factorial scheme four replications per treatment. data were subjected to analysis variance using Tukey test at 5% probability. After coating, fruits stored under...

Plum fruit has a short shelf life with a rapid deterioration in quality after harvest. The primary goal of this study is to investigate and compare the effect of putrescine and salicylic acid on quality properties and antioxidant activity of plum during storage. The plum fruits (cv. 'Santa Rosa') were harvested at the mature ripe stage, and dipped in different concentrations of putrescine (1, 2...

The effect of anti-insect photoselective yellow (Tenax (Italy); mesh size 2.4 · 4.8 mm) and Stop Drosophila Normal (Artes Politecnica 0.90 1 nets on the generative vegetative traits peach 'Suncrest' was studied at an orchard near city Čakovec, Croatia. Netting significantly affected some parameters (leaf surface, leaf length shape index) but there no significant productivity (yield, yield effic...

in present research the effects of four levels (0, 0.5, 1, 2 mm) of each of salicylic acid and putrescine treatments on the quality improvement of granny smith apple fruit were studied. factorial experiment in randomized complete block with three replications on 16 trees, eighteen years in researcher station of agriculture university of tehran was designed. for this purpose the trees were spray...

The total solids content of feedstocks affects the performances of anaerobic digestion and the change of total solids content will lead the change of microbial morphology in systems. In order to increase the efficiency of anaerobic digestion, it is necessary to understand the role of the total solids content on the behavior of the microbial communities involved in anaerobic digestion of organic...

pomegranate is one of the major horticultural crops in iran, but studies about this product; especially its pruning is very little. therefore this study was carried out to assess the effect of pruning and nutrition on pomegranate cultivar “robab” in qaemieh, fars province during 2008-2009. this research was conducted factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design (rcbd) with 5 p...

Seven winter and five summer vegetables produced under organic conventional systems were collected from a supermarket seven times between January April July October for vegetables, respectively, their ascorbic acid total phenolic content (compounds with proven antioxidant activity) as well capacity, soluble solids nitrates determined. The results clearly indicated that, the three factors studie...

The aim of this study was to compare the yield and fruit quality characteristics raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) cultivar ʽMeeker' grown in organic conventional cultivation systems. total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid content, phenolic flavonoid contents antioxidant capacity fruits were assessed. analyses showed that yields per cane significantly higher system. In contrast, from...

Background: Considering the toxic effects of heavy metals and microbial pathogens in industrial wastewaters, it is necessary to treat metal and microbial contaminated wastewater prior to disposal in the environment. The purpose of this study is to assess the removal of heavy metals pollution and microbial contamination from a mixture of municipal and industrial wastewater using membrane bioreac...