1. The polysaccharide compositions of the cell walls of sycamore cambium and sycamore callus tissue have been analysed and found to be directly comparable. 2. Electrophoretic analyses of the whole pectins prepared from actively growing callus and cambial tissue have shown that these preparations contain, in addition to the neutral and weakly acidic components present in apple fruit, a strongly ...

The main aim of this work consists in screening the optimal biotechnology of medicinal mushroom cultivation from the solid-state fermentation and the submerged one by using different kinds of wastes coming from cereal crop processing as well as the agro-food industry. The both fermentation technologies were tested through the controlled cultivation of the medicinal mushrooms Ganoderma lucidum a...

Tropical trees may show positive density dependence in fruit set and maturation due to pollen limitation in low-density populations. However, pollen from closely related individuals in the local neighbourhood might reduce fruit set or increase fruit abortion in self-incompatible tree species. We investigated the role of neighbourhood density and genetic relatedness on individual fruit set and a...

The intensification processes characteristic in industrial fruit growing is given, their aims are determined. main technological shifts of the structure formed domestic presented. Based on analysis development, predicted for near future, features promising technologies growing, criteria and signs factors-indicators systematically A retrospective based weak-growing rootstocks breeding introducti...

Abstract Brazilian fruit culture has a great influence on the social and economic sector in most diverse regions of country, generating employment income exercise its activities. As it is an activity carried out often manual conventional manner, potential for technological growth, especially when adopting concepts applied by precision agriculture crops grains, fibers energy, creating new segmen...

Seasonal population of the fruit-piercing moths Eudocima spp. was monitored throughout the citrus growing seasons in a citrus orchard and in site adjacent to secondary forest from July 2007 to June 2009. The moth was detected practically throughout the year with activity lowest during the wet months (September-February) when fruits are still available and while highest during the dry months (Ma...

The Himalayan region is comprised of a large variety of wild-growing plants that are used for food and other subsistence needs by the local communities. The Sikkim Himalaya harbours as many as 190 food plants that grow in wild habitats. The six most prominently used fruit species (i.e. Baccaurea sapida, Diploknema butyracea, Eriolobus indica, Spondias axillaris, Machilus edulis and Elaeagnus la...