BACKGROUND Oregano essential oil (EO) was incorporated into film-forming dispersions (FFDs) based on biopolymers (chitosan and/or methylcellulose) at two different concentrations. The effect of the application of the FFDs was evaluated on tomato plants (cultivar Micro-Tom) at three different stages of development, and on pre-harvest and postharvest applications on tomato fruit. RESULTS The ap...

Due to the high perishability of figs, calcium stands out as an important nutrient for orchard management. This study aims pre-harvest applications chloride in fig orchards. The trees were sprayed with 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0% CaCl2, fruits thereafter stored 7, 14 21 d. variables analysed concentration leaves fruits, weight loss, fruit decay, pectinolytic enzyme activity, physical chemical att...

Numerous species of pathogenic wood decay fungi, including members the genera Heterobasidion and Armillaria, exist in forests northern hemisphere. Detection these fungi through field surveys is often difficult due to a lack visual symptoms cost-prohibitive for most applications. Remotely sensed data can offer lower-cost alternative collecting information about vegetation health. This study used...

When choosing a suitable technique for regression and classification with multivariate predictor variables, one is often faced with a tradeoff between interpretability and high predictive accuracy. To give a classical example, classification and regression trees are easy to understand and interpret. Tree ensembles like Random Forests provide usually more accurate predictions. Yet tree ensembles...

Some apple cultivars are highly susceptible to soft scald, a physiological disorder that can lead large losses. The effect of harvest time, gradual cooling regimes and storage conditions on scald fungal decay was investigated in two common cultivars, ‘Aroma’ ‘Frida’ three year trial 2018–2020. Further, possible relationships between weather during the growing season 28 d before incidence along ...

1. The effects of harvest on the annual and seasonal survival of willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus L. were tested in a large-scale harvest experiment. Management units were randomly assigned to one of three experimental treatments: 0%, 15% or 30% harvest. Seasonal quotas were based on the experimental treatment and estimates of bird density before the hunting season. Survival rates and hazard fu...

Forest regeneration following timber harvest is a principal source of habitat for early-successional birds and characterized by influxes of early-successional vegetation and residual downed woody material. Early-successional birds may use harvest residues for communication, cover, foraging, and nesting. Yet, increased market viability of woody biomass as bioenergy feedstock may intensify harves...

In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the use of antagonistic microorganisms for control postharvest diseases. Such organisms can be isolated from a variety sources including fermented food products, surfaces leaves, fruit and vegetables. Post-harvest diseases need to controlled maintain quality abundance fruits vegetables produced by growers around world. decay accounts sign...