1. Functional response models (e.g. Holling's disc equation) that do not take the spatial distributions of prey and predators into account are likely to produce biased estimates of predation rates. 2. To investigate the consequences of ignoring prey distribution and predator aggregation, a general analytical model of a predator population occupying a patchy environment with a single species of ...

A L-ascorbic acid biosensor based on ascorbate oxidase has been developed. The enzyme was extracted from the mesocarp of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) by using 0.05 mol L phosphate buffer, pH 5.8 containing 0.5 mol L NaCl. After the dialysis versus phosphate buffer 0.05 mol L pH 5.8, the enzyme was immobilized onto nylon net through glutaraldehyde covalent bond. The membrane was coupled to an O 2 ...

Texture softening of pickled cucumbers does not meet consumers’ quality expectations and leads to economic losses. The factor(s) triggering this phenomenon is still unknown. We investigated the importance plant viruses such as Cucumber green mottle mosaic tobamovirus (CGMMV) Zucchini yellow potyvirus (ZYMV) in context pickles. plants (Cucumis sativus) were infected by mechanical inoculation, gr...

A crude homogenate obtained from greening cucumber (Cucumis sativus, L.) cotyledons in tris-sucrose, pH 7.7, containing coenzyme A, glutathione, potassium phosphate, pH 7.7, methyl alcohol, magnesium, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, and adenosine triphosphate, is able to incorporate 4-(14)C-delta-aminolevulinic acid into chlorophyll a and b in the presence of oxygen. If the homogenates are p...

The integrated management of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) diseases play a key role in guaranteeing the high quality and security of cucumber production in greenhouse, moreover, the early warning of cucumber diseases is the chief precondition for IPM (Integrated Pest Management). This paper describes an attempt to develop an early warning system for cucumber diseases in greenhouse. By analysing...