abstract iran is among the country that despite the possession of valuable natural resources does not placed in developed countries. expansion of agricultural exports through the development of rural areas, reducing poverty and exclusion zones, in the process of economic development plays a key role. the export of horticultural products can have a positive impact on agricultural development. in...

In order to reveal how sucrose degradation is related to chilling tolerance, two varieties of peach fruit, ‘Zajiao’ and ‘Yulu’, were treated with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) vapor at 1 μL/L for 24h before storage at 5 oC for 35 and 28 d respectively. ‘Yulu’ peaches had higher sucrose content than ‘Zajiao’ peaches at harvest, but a higher rate of sucrose degradation in untreated ‘Yulu’ fruit ma...

Some of the early studies on the vitamin content of dried fruits and vegetables are open to the objection that the products studied either were not commercial or were dried under conditions that affect adversely many qualities other than vitamins of the products. This report covers a part of an investigation undertaken cooperatively by the two laboratories involved, and intended to show t,he ef...

Relationship between nondestructive firmness measurements and commercially important ripening fruit stages for peaches, nectarines and plums Constantino Valero a, Carlos H. Crisosto b,∗, David Slaughter c a Departamento de Ingenierı́a Rural, Universidad Politécnica Madrid, Av. Complutense, Madrid 28040, Spain b Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Dav...

Fruit is the part of a flowering plant that contains the plant’s seeds. Fruits include acorns, cucumbers, tomatoes, and wheat grains. However, the word ‘fruit’ is commonly used to refer to the juicy, sweet or tart kinds that people enjoy as desserts or snacks. The word comes from the Latin word ‘fruit’, meaning ‘enjoy’. Popular fruits include apples, bananas, grapes, oranges, peaches, pears, an...