Fig fruits have recently received more attention by consumers for their quality as either fresh or dried and, consequently, growers are becoming interested in the cultivation of this species. Figs mainly consumed processed (dried, marmalade, jam, etc.), but limited has been paid to new possible processing applications several local cultivars grown Mediterranean countries. This study aimed inves...

This study started from a fig-derived product project in the 2022–2026 Strategic Plan Sonora, Mexico, to develop technological solutions complex environments and provide global panorama industry prevailing situation Valle del Mayo. A solution is based on graphical interface support decision-making fig supply, production distribution administration process, given that main problem has been lack ...

Barberry fruit is consumed in different forms including dried fruit, juice, jam and marmalade in Iran. This fruit is also used as a food additive (flavoring and colorant) in soup and rice dishes. In present study, antioxidant activities of acetone, ethanol and water (infusion and decoction) extracts of barberry (Berberis vulgaris) fruit were investigated using 2,2-azinobis-3-ethylbenzo...

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae) is a dioecious windpollinated shrub with nitrogen fixing ability. The berries have bright colors, varying from yellow, orange to red. Domestication of sea buckthorn started in Siberia in the 1930s (Kalinina and Panteleyeva 1987). Local germplasm (ssp. mongolica) from the Altai mountains was used in the onset of the breeding. Breeding project...

The question mark in the title indicates that what follows is not a theory explaining odor memory, but a series of findings that question the traditional view of memory, in which acquisition and retrieval of ‘memory items’ dominate all questions asked. That such questions arise in an area that deals with odors is not surprising. Odors are the least palpable and most evanescent of stimuli. Odors...