Accurate pre-harvest estimation of avocado (Persea americana cv. Haas) yield offers a range of benefits to industry and growers. Currently there is no commercial yield monitor available for avocado tree crops and the manual count method used for yield forecasting can be highly inaccurate. Remote sensing using satellite imagery offers a potential means to achieve accurate pre-harvest yield forec...

To investigate the antiproliferative / cytotoxicity effect of methanolic fruit extract of Cucurbita digitata on human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cell line. Cytotoxicity tests on HepG2 liver cancer cell lines were performed by Caspase assay, Flow cytometry and DNA fragmentation assays. Cell proliferations measured by Caspase assay exhibited significant inhibition of cell growth with an incre...

The research study was conducted on the market fruits from selected local markets of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The objectives of the study were to assess the microbiological quality of market fruits, hand washing and used water of hotels and chatpoti shops and to predict the comparative public health implication associated with the socioeconomic status of the inhabitants consuming the fruits and ...

The consequence of reducing sample size on the accuracy and precision of estimates of citrus rust mite, Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead), densities on oranges was investigated. The sample unit was a 1-cm2 surface area on fruit. Sampling plans consisting of 360, 300, 200, 160, 80, 48, 36, or 20 samples per 4 ha were evaluated through computer simulations by using real count data from 32 data se...

STUDY QUESTION Is consumption of fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residues associated with lower semen quality? SUMMARY ANSWER Consumption of fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residues was associated with a lower total sperm count and a lower percentage of morphologically normal sperm among men presenting to a fertility clinic. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Occu...

A crucial practice for vineyard managers is to control the amount of fruit hanging on their vines to reach yield and quality goals. Current vine manipulation methods to adjust level of fruit are inaccurate and ineffective because they are often not performed according to quantitative yield information. Even when yield predictions are available they are inaccurate and spatially coarse because th...

the mediterranean flour moth, ephestia kuehniella zeller, is one of the major pests in stored products worldwide. several problems assossiated with the use of conventional insecticides have strongly demonstrated the need for applying alternative safe compounds such as insect growth regulators (igrs). in the present study, growth regulating activity and hematological effects of pyriproxifen and ...

Antioxidant rich fruit yoghurt was developed utilizing seabuckthorn fruit syrup using yoghurt culture. The resultant product had higher content of fat, protein, carbohydrate and antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, phenols, anthocyanins) when compared to a commercial yoghurt. The shelf stability studies of yoghurt were assessed at room temperature, 15°C and 4°C. The product stored a...

Different bio-pesticides were evaluated against eggplant shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis G. in combination. All combination of effective borer but Lycomax + Biotin M Antario Fytomax 3% found most potent control 88.43 84.06 percent infestation; 69.67 66.44 infestation by count; 72.70 70.49 weight, respectively. 0.1% Biomax increased 32.90 28.66 gross yield; 120.19 87.5 marketable yie...