This research investigates the efficacy of gaseous ozone, applied under partial vacuum in a controlled reaction chamber, for the elimination of Salmonella inoculated on melon rind. The performance of high dose, short duration treatment with gaseous ozone, in this pilot system, on the microbial and sensory quality of fresh-cut cantaloupes was also evaluated. Gaseous ozone (10,000 ppm for 30 min ...

Nisin (50 microg/ml), EDTA (0.02 M, disodium salt), sodium lactate (NaL, 2%), and potassium sorbate (KS, 0.02%) were tested individually and in various combinations as sanitizer treatments for reducing Salmonella on whole and fresh-cut cantaloupe. Whole cantaloupe and fresh-cut pieces were inoculated with a five-strain cocktail of Salmonella to give 4.76 +/- 0.23 log CFU/cm2 and 3.42 +/- 0.13 l...

In the top melon-producing nations in world, numerous scientific research are being carried out to develop types that suited for growing melons at various times, particularly isolated and protected places, advance cultivation techniques. The technology grow greenhouses throughout winter varieties appropriate growth have been developed a number of nations, ultra-fast exportable melon now cultiva...

Larson, A. et al. Salmonella oranienberg gastroenteritis associated with consumption of pre-cut watermelon – Illinois. Herwaldt, B.L. et al. Characterization of a variant strain of Norwalk virus from a food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis on a cruise ship in Hawaii. Bradford, M.A. et al. The cross-contamination and survival of Salmonella enteritidis PT4 on sterile and non-sterile foodstuffs. ...

Flowers with only one sexual function typically result from the developmental suppression of the other. A recent study that shows how this is achieved has important implications for models of the evolution of separate sexes in plants.

Cantaloupe rind washing achieved a partial surface pasteurization in a recirculating heated thermal-shower system was shown to achieve targeted bacterial reductions, relative to incoming populations on fruit, in model and commercial-scale systems. Over the two year project, several cycles of on-site testing and commercial system design and management were supported by the data developed at the ...

Melon cracking is a physiopathy that associated with both internal and external changes by the alteration of water balance nutrient homeostasis in fruit. Aquaporins are channels for other small solutes, they potentially involved regulation melon cracking. In this work, we studied mineral concentration expression all aquaporins non-cracked cracked pulp control after application foliar treatments...

Relevance. The Volgograd region is a of risky farming. In the spring-summer period, cultivated crop (melons) often exposed to stress factors: spring frosts, abnormal heat, temperature changes, which negatively affects growth and development plants. this regard, it necessary develop new adaptive agrotechnical methods for cultivation melons gourds in order obtain stable yields high quality. Mater...