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1. 'Concettina': a new Italian flat nectarine cultivar

Author:
Capocasa, F.; Mezzetti, B.; Concetti, S.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 249-252
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
cultivars; markets; mutation; nectarines; nutritive value; peaches
Abstract:
... The interest in flat peach/nectarine cultivars for the European market has increased recently. In particular this is because of their high hedonistic quality and peculiar shape. Among the cultivars available very few are nectarines. ‘Concettina’ is a new flat nectarine cultivar, recently licensed by ‘Università Politecnica delle Marche’ (IT), derived by a mutation from the flat peach cultivar ‘Sta ...

2. 'Laskava' - a new peach cultivar resistant to powdery mildew disease (Sphaerotheca pannosa (Wallr.:Fr.) lev.)

Author:
Zhivondov, A.; Dabov, S.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 183-186
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
cultivars; hybrids; fruits; texture; Podosphaera pannosa; peaches; pedicel; open pollination; flowers; powdery mildew; trees; Prunus persica; color; ripening; interspecific hybridization; fruit growing; odors; leaves; taste; Bulgaria
Abstract:
... The new Bulgarian peach breeding programme started at the Fruit-Growing Institute in Plovdiv in 1989. One of the major aims was the establishment of cultivars resistant to powdery mildew disease (Sphaerotheca pannosa (Wallr.:Fr.) Lév.) in peach and bearing fruits of a very good sensory profile. The new cultivar ‘Laskava’ resulted from the breeding programme and was formally released in Bulgaria in ...

3. Advances in hazelnut research in North America

Author:
Molnar, T.J.; Capik, J.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 57-65
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Corylus; blight; breeding; food crops; genetic variation; genome; germplasm conservation; hazelnuts; host-pathogen relationships; hybrids; population structure; universities; Minnesota; Nebraska; New Jersey; Ontario; Oregon; Wisconsin
Abstract:
... Interest in growing sustainable crops for food and bio-energy production has led to a significant increase in hazelnut (Corylus spp.) research and breeding in North America. For decades, the only university-based hazelnut research was centered at Oregon State University in the Willamette Valley of Oregon where 99% of the US crop is grown. Currently, there is also work being done at Rutgers Univers ...

4. Alpha cinnamomin elicits a defence response against Phytophthora cinnamomi in Castanea sativa

Author:
Medeira, C.; Maia, I.; Ribeiro, C.; Candeias, I.; Melo, E.; Sousa, N.; Cravador, A.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 315-321
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
cork; cortex; intercellular spaces; proteins; root systems; plantlets; xylem vessels; host-pathogen relationships; Phytophthora cinnamomi; systemic acquired resistance; tree mortality; plant pathogens; phloem; genes; Castanea sativa; roots; Quercus ilex
Abstract:
... Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. cambivora are considered as the causal agents of Castanea sativa ink disease. These soil-borne plant pathogens invade and destroy the root system leading to the death of the trees. Most Phytophthora species secrete elicitins, a group of unique highly conserved proteins that are able to enhance plant defence responses in a systemic acquired resistance manner against in ...

5. Annual changes of leaf nutrient concentrations in 'Fuyu' persimmon grown in Thailand

Author:
Krisanapook, K.; Fujarern, J.; Phavaphutanon, L.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 105-112
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
boron; calcium; fertilizer application; leaves; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nutrient content; nutrients; persimmons; phosphorus; potassium; soil; soil sampling; trees; tropics; Australia; Japan; New Zealand; Thailand
Abstract:
... Thai farmers apply imported fertiliser applications to persimmon that have been suggested from countries with temperate climates. Structural differences of trees and local climate attributes are not addressed, particularly the tropical climate in Thailand and the longer growth period. This study focused on identifying nutrient status in response to the tropical growth of ‘Fuyu’ persimmon in Thaila ...

6. Biological changes and active oxygen-scavenging enzymes activities in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) flower buds during dormancy transitions

Author:
Viti, R.; Bartolini, S.; Zanol, G.C.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 331-339
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Prunus armeniaca; apricots; ascorbate peroxidase; buds; catalase; chilling requirement; cooling; cultivars; dormancy; flowers; peroxidase
Abstract:
... The adaptability of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) to specific environments is strongly influenced by the overcoming of flower bud dormancy. In order to establish the involvement of the antioxidant enzymes during the dormancy process, the relationship between flower bud biochemical status and biological response to dormancy overcoming was investigated. The changes in activity of the oxygen-scavengi ...

7. Characters of selected apple genotypes

Author:
Milutinovic, M.M.; Milutinovic, D.M.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 551-553
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
apples; chemical composition; cultivars; genotype; ripening; seedlings; summer
Abstract:
... Studies of the more prominent pomological characters of selected seedlings were carried out on seven seedlings obtained from free fertilization of cultivar ‘Granny Smith’ in parallel with this cultivar. Examinations were conducted in the orchard of PKB “Vocarske Plantaze Bolec” (in the vicinity of Belgrade). The seedlings were selected among 104 studied ones according to the pronounced traits. Sel ...

8. Compensatory effects of humic acid on physiological characteristics of pistachio seedlings under salinity stress

Author:
Moghaddam, A.R. Ladan; Soleimani, A.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 253-255
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
abscisic acid; humic acids; irrigation water; pistachios; plant growth; salinity; salt stress; seedlings; sodium chloride; soil; soil quality
Abstract:
... Low soil quality caused by low organic compounds and high salinity are the major natural limitations of pistachio orchard productivity in Iran. Humic acid (HA), the major component of soil organic matter, can be of major benefit for soil chemistry and fertility, plant physiology and plant growth under salinity stress. HA was soil applied at four levels: 0, 500, 1000 and 2000 ppm to one-year-old ‘B ...

9. Consumers' willingness to pay for reduced pesticide use in the production of fresh and processed apples

Author:
Combris, P.; Giraud-Heraud, E.; Bazoche, P.; Hannus, C.; Pinto, A.S.; Berjano, M.; Maia, R.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 425-431
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
apple juice; apples; consumer behavior; dieting; experimental design; food safety; integrated pest management; market share; markets; pesticide use reduction; pesticides; risk; sensory properties; willingness to pay
Abstract:
... Nowadays consumers become more aware of pesticide risk problems and changes are recorded in consumer behaviour because of food safety or environmental (“sustainability”) considerations, or both. The individual consumer faces a trade-off between the utility derived from tastes and characteristics of a product, the utility of behaving “green” and the utility of healthy dieting. In this work we used ...

10. Crucial weather conditions for conidia release of Botryosphaeria berengeriana de not. f. sp. piricola on apple stems

Author:
Shutong, W.; Wang, Y.; Hu, T.; Cao, K.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 701-706
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Botryosphaeria; apples; conidia; growing season; meteorological data; rainfall duration; stems
Abstract:
... The authors surveyed the conidia release of Botryosphaeria berengeriana de Not. f. sp. piricola on apple trunks and stems during the growing seasons in 2008 and 2009. The weather data of the two growing seasons were analyzed and compared with the conidia release data. The results showed that precipitation was the prerequisite for conidia release. The rainfall duration of at least 2 h was a decisiv ...

11. Detection of aroma compounds of some apricot cultivars by headspace gas chromatography technique

Author:
Kafkas, E.; Kargi, S. Paydas; Yilmaz, K.U.; Demirtas, M.N.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 353-360
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
terpenoids; cultivars; gamma-decalactone; headspace analysis; acids; aldehydes; genotype; odor compounds; mass spectrometry; gas chromatography; alcohols; apricots; odors; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... The study aimed to detect aroma profiles of 20 apricot genotypes such as ‘Turfanda Eski Malatya’, ‘Karacabey’, ‘Paviot’, ‘Zerdali No.1’, ‘Aprikoz’, ‘Soganci’, ‘Hasanbey’, ‘Roxana’, ‘Royal’, ‘Sekerpare’, ‘Cataloglu’, ‘Kabaasi’, ‘Stark Early Orange’ (SEO), ‘Sakit-3’, ‘Hacihaliloglu’, ‘Iri Bitirgen’, ‘Casna Drenova’, ‘Cologlu’, ‘Ordubat’, ‘Imrahor’ which are grown at the Apricot Research Station in M ...

12. Determination of antioxidant properties of fig fruit extracts (Ficus carica L.)

Author:
Mujic, I.; Dudas, S.; Skutin, H.M.; Perusic, D.; Zekovic, Z.; Lepojevic, Z.; Radojkovic, M.; Vidovic, S.; Milosevic, S.; Mesic, E.O.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 369-375
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Ficus carica; antioxidant activity; ascorbic acid; carcinoma; cultivars; ethanol; fiber content; figs; flavonoids; free radicals; freeze drying; fruit extracts; high performance liquid chromatography; humans; inhibitory concentration 50; latex; methanol; phenols; purgative properties; trees; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... The fig tree (Ficus carica L.; Moraceae) is very common in the Mediterranean and in countries with dry and warm-temperate climates. Since ancient times figs have been used only for human consumption. Their nutritive and pharmacological properties have been investigated recently. Their consumption helps in the prevention of artery blockage, high fiber content has laxative effects, and the fig latex ...

13. Determination of low-temperature development threshold and forecasting of harvesting time by degree-day in 'Owhadi' cultivar

Author:
Javanshah, A.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 139-145
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
chilling requirement; cultivars; fruits; harvest date; heat sums; hulls; models; pistachios; regression analysis; ripening; temperature; Iran
Abstract:
... In order to the determine the low-temperature development threshold and forecasting of harvesting time by the degree-hour on ‘Owhadi’ cultivar this research was done in Iran’s pistachio research institute. First cuttings of ‘Owhadi’ cultivar were taken in January and for overcoming chilling requirement they kept in 4°C for 900 hours. Then cuttings were divided in five groups, and each group was pu ...

14. Determination of the optimal shoot length and pruning strategies in 'Bourjasotte Noire' fig

Author:
Gerber, H.J.; Steyn, W.J.; Theron, K.I.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 89-95
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
budbreak; climate; cultivars; figs; fruit quality; heading; pruning; reproduction; shoots; trees; winter; South Africa
Abstract:
... The European fig cultivar ‘Bourjasotte Noire’ was recently introduced to the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Producers struggle to implement effective commercial practices that will optimise yield of quality fruit. A phenological study was conducted to establish the optimum one-year-old shoot length to maximise yield and optimise fruit size. Yield, fruit size, bud break and shoot growth on ...

15. Development of walnut breeding in pomology institute of Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Author:
Tian, J.B.; Wu, Y.X.; Wang, Y.; Liu, Z.H.; Han, F.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 221-224
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
climatic factors; cultivars; exports; fruit growing; hybridization; seedlings; tissue culture; China
Abstract:
... China is one of the walnut original centers in the world, and the biggest walnut production country as well. Walnut production and export of Shanxi Province occupies a leading position in China. Walnut breeding research in Shanxi Pomology Institute (SPI) started in 1985. About 40 walnut cultivars were introduced from home and abroad during the past 25 years, among which 18 were foreign cultivars. ...

16. Effect of crop load on apple tree growth and productivity in the first year of planting

Author:
Radivojevic, D.; Oparnica, C.; Djordjevic, B.; Velickovic, M.; Djurovic, D.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 499-502
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
apples; buds; cultivars; flowers; fruits; planting; shoots; tree growth; trees
Abstract:
... High quality one-year-old nursery trees of the apple cultivars ‘Golden Reinders’, ‘Granny Smith’ and ‘Red Chief’, with more than seven lateral shoots, were planted in 2008 bearing fruits the same year. Two levels of crop load (3 and 6 fruits per tree) were applied in cultivars ‘Red Chief’ and ‘Granny Smith’, whereas six levels of crop load (3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 fruits per tree) in cultivar ‘Golden R ...

17. Effect of daily cycles combining moderate, high and low temperatures on apricot dormancy release

Author:
Campoy, J.A.; Ruiz, D.; Egea, J.; Allderman, L.; Cook, N.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 349-352
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
apricots; cooling; dormancy; growth chambers; pretreatment; shoots; temperature; trees
Abstract:
... Different temperature cycles were applied on apricot shoots during 60 days in growth chambers. Shoots were sampled from adult trees after different amounts of chill were accumulated in field conditions, in order to evaluate the effect of thermal sequences on apricot dormancy release. When no chill had accumulated prior to the shoot sampling date, continuous 5°C was the most efficient treatment in ...

18. Effect of rootstock, harvest date and storage time on 'Forelle' pear fruit quality after cold storage

Author:
North, M.S.; De Kock, K.; Booyse, M.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 491-497
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
calcium; cold storage; color; cultivars; firmness; fruit maturity; fruit quality; harvest date; pears; ripening; rootstocks; storage time; temperature; texture; South Africa
Abstract:
... The blushed pear cultivar ‘Forelle’ is the second most important export pear cultivar in South Africa, but may sporadically develop mealiness, a dry texture disorder, after cold storage. The cause has been associated with maturity at harvest, high temperatures prior to harvest or insufficient cold storage. As rootstock may influence fruit maturity, fruit from ‘Forelle’ on six rootstocks in one orc ...

19. Effect of spraying selenium on the pear fruit quality

Author:
Liu, Qunlong; Ning, Chanjuan; Wang, Duo; Wu, Wenjiang; Wu, Guoliang
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 545-549
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Pyrus bretschneideri; ascorbic acid; cultivars; diet; firmness; fruit quality; fruits; pears; pectins; selenium; sodium selenite; spraying; sucrose; titratable acidity
Abstract:
... Selenium (Se) is an essential element in the human diet. Spraying with Se could yield Se-enriched fruits. The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of spraying Se on fruit quality of pear (Pyrus bretschneider Rehd. ‘Dangshan Suli’). Pear plants grown in field culture were sprayed with sodium selenite (0, 1, 3, 5 mg/L) two times at the period of fruit enlargement. Fruit weight and size ...

20. Effectiveness of extract of Calotropis procera on nutritional indices of Tribolium confusum duv

Author:
Farrar, N.; Golestaneh, S.R.; Farsi, M.T.; Sadeghi, S.M.; Askari, H.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.940 pp. 669-672
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Calotropis procera; Tribolium confusum; analysis of variance; antifeedants; bioassays; foods; insecticidal properties; laboratory experimentation
Abstract:
... Plants offer an excellent source of biologically active natural products. Experiments were carried out to evaluate the alcoholic and watery extract of Calotropis procera on Tribolium confusum Duv. Insecticide property was done by disk method of bioassay under controlled condition, at 27±°C and 70-80% RH. Several concentrations of each extract (30, 60, 90, 120 µl/disk) were prepared as well as a co ...