fruit productivity and quality of eight years peach and nectarine cultivars (rich lady, ryan sun, ruby diamond and venus) grafted onto cadaman-avimag, viking, atlas, gxn 15, gf 677, mrs 2/5 and nemaguard (control) rootstocks were evaluated. a split plot experimental design was used, with each rootstock/scion combination as an experimental unit. total yield, fruit size distribution, number of fr...

Effect of different fruit position on postharvest quality of F1 hybrid redfleshed watermelon Hi-U 16 was examined. In this study only one main vine was trained and maintained. The plants were allowed to set three fruits naturally at the first (8th - 11th nodes), second (13th - 16th nodes) and third (18th - 21th nodes) position. Fruits were harvested at 35 days after anthesis. Fruit weight, diam...

The efficacy of hot water, biological control and controlled atmospheres (CA), alone and in combinations, in controlling gray mold on harvested strawberry fruit was tested. All fruit were wound inoculated with Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr. Inoculated fruit were subsequently dipped in hot water at 63 8C for 12 s, inoculated with a biological control yeast, Pichia guilliermondii Wickerham, and/or im...

Salinity is an important factor in reduced cucumber yield and quality. Grafting on the resistant rootstock could keep growth near to optimum condition. The aim of the present research is to investigate the characteristics of different rootstocks on physiology and fruit characteristics of cucumber. Treatments were rootstocks [Rn: Nongrafted (Cucumis sativus v. DAVOSII), Rt: Tanbal (Cucurbita max...

prediction of spatial and temporal variation of water quality is vital for managing pollutantsdisposal into the rivers. depletion of dissolved oxygen (do) takes place due to the consumption of oxygen bymicrobes to digest bio-degradable pollutants which enter a water course. reaeration takes place in a specificrate depending on do deficit. many investigators have formulated models as an alternat...

Experimental and commercial storage and ship ping tests of film-wrapped citrus fruit were conducted the past 5 seasons. Fruit wrapped in film lost less water than waxed fruit, creating the potential for better arrival condi tion of export fruit and for extended storage of fruit to pro long the domestic marketing season. Film wrapping may allow 1 to 2 month holding periods with little quality lo...