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1. Advanced analysis of developmental and ripening characteristics of pollinated common-type fig (Ficus carica L.)

Author:
Rosianski, Yogev; Freiman, Zohar E.; Cochavi, Shira Milo; Yablovitz, Zeev; Kerem, Zohar; Flaishman, Moshe A.
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 98-106
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Ficus carica; cultivars; figs; firmness; flowering; fruiting; fruits; pollination; ripening; shelf life; spoilage; taste; texture; trees
Abstract:
... Development and ripening processes differ in pollinated and parthenocarpic fruit. While the facultative parthenocarpic common-type fig fruit serves as a receptacle for flower development, it becomes fleshy by either pollination or through a parthenocarpic process. Here we studied the effect of pollination on common-type fig fruit development and ripening characteristics compared to the parthenocar ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.027

2. A glutathione S-transferase gene from Lilium regale Wilson confers transgenic tobacco resistance to Fusarium oxysporum

Author:
Han, Qing; Chen, Rui; Yang, Ye; Cui, Xiuming; Ge, Feng; Chen, Chaoyin; Liu, Diqiu
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 370-378
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Allium cepa; Fusarium oxysporum; Lilium regale; Nicotiana tabacum; abiotic stress; antifungal properties; antioxidants; ascorbate peroxidase; chitinase; disease resistance; ethylene; gene expression; gene expression regulation; genes; glutathione; glutathione transferase; leaves; proteins; roots; salicylic acid; superoxide dismutase; tobacco; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are multifunctional proteins that are encoded by a large gene family. Plant GSTs are involved in host defense against both biotic and abiotic stresses as well as are involved in some physiological processes under normal conditions. In the present study, a novel tau GST gene, LrGSTU5, was isolated from Lilium regale Wilson. The deduced protein LrGSTU5 shared a high ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.047

3. Alternatives to phosphonates for fruit colouration

Author:
Blanke, Michael M.; Kunz, Achim
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 434-437
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
European Union; Malus domestica; apples; color; ethylene; firmness; fruit quality; grasses; horticulture; methionine; monosaccharides; mulches; oxylipins; pepper; phosphonates; plant protection; purchasing; starch; storage quality; strawberries; taste; tomatoes
Abstract:
... Red colouration is a prime consideration for the consumer when purchasing any fruit, whether tomato, pepper, strawberry or apple. Phosphonates, previously used to enhance fruit colouration e.g. in apple, have now been classified by the EU as plant protection agents, which implies scrutiny of treated fruit to residues.Therefore, two phosphonate-free, potentially colour enhancing agents, i.e. WuxalP ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.019

4. An evaluation of the chill overlap model to predict flowering time in apple tree

Author:
Darbyshire, Rebecca; Pope, Katherine; Goodwin, Ian
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 142-149
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Malus domestica; apples; chilling requirement; climate; climate change; cultivars; data collection; flowering; models; phenology; trees
Abstract:
... Reliable models of fruit tree flowering phenology that are stable across different climate conditions and for a range of cultivars are required to better anticipate and adapt to anthropogenically induced climate change. Two phenology models, the commonly applied sequential model and the newly defined chill overlap model, were investigated to evaluate their ability to represent ‘Cripps Pink’ apple ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.032

5. Antioxidative responses of ripe tomato fruit to postharvest chilling and heating treatments

Author:
Imahori, Yoshihiro; Bai, Jinhe; Baldwin, Elizabeth
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 398-406
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
antioxidants; ascorbate peroxidase; catalase; chilled fruit; cold stress; cold treatment; heat stress; heat treatment; hydrogen peroxide; lipids; lipoxygenase; malondialdehyde; oxidation; oxidative stress; peroxidase; postharvest physiology; postharvest treatment; storage time; tap water; tissues; tomatoes
Abstract:
... The objective of this research was to determine the antioxidative responses to chilling and heating stresses in ripe tomatoes cv. ‘Sanibel’. Full ripe fruit were treated with either chilling (5°C for 5 days), hot water (52°C for 15min, then cooled to 25°C with tap water), or left untreated as the control. Fruit samples were taken directly after treatment or after 4 days storage at 20°C. Directly a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.006

6. Application of a modified irrigation method using compensated radiation integral, substrate moisture content, and electrical conductivity for soilless cultures of paprika

Author:
Shin, Jong Hwa; Son, Jung Eek
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 170-175
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
commercial farms; control methods; electrical conductivity; fruits; irrigation management; irrigation systems; paprika; plant growth; production costs; shoots; soilless culture; water content; water use efficiency; Korean Peninsula
Abstract:
... Irrigation strategy has a direct influence on the productivity and the production cost of soilless cultures of paprika, and thus more efficient irrigation methods are required. The objective of this study was to compare water use efficiency and crop productivity between a conventional irrigation method and a modified irrigation method using a precise irrigation control system. Accumulated radiatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.015

7. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) improved water deficit tolerance in two different sweet potato genotypes involves osmotic adjustments via soluble sugar and free proline

Author:
Yooyongwech, Suravoot; Samphumphuang, Thapanee; Tisarum, Rujira; Theerawitaya, Cattarin; Cha-um, Suriyan
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 107-117
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Ipomoea batatas; chlorophyll; crops; cultivars; drought; genotype; leaves; mycorrhizal fungi; osmotic pressure; phosphorus; photosystem II; pigments; plant growth; proline; soil water; soil water content; sugars; sweet potatoes; tissues; tubers; value-added products
Abstract:
... Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is one of the most important carbohydrate rich crops and provides nutritional value-added products. However, its growth and yield is limited by water availability, especially in the rain-dependent zones. The present study investigated the role of arbuscular mycorhizal fungi (AMF) in improving the growth and yield in two cultivars of sweet potato (Tainung 57 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.002

8. Artificial LED lighting enhances growth characteristics and total phenolic content of Ocimum basilicum, but variably affects transplant success

Author:
Bantis, Filippos; Ouzounis, Theoharis; Radoglou, Kalliopi
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 277-283
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Ocimum basilicum; biomass; color; cultivars; fluorescent lighting; growth chambers; hybrids; leaf area; leaf lettuce; mixing; root growth; root shoot ratio; root systems; roots; seedlings; soil
Abstract:
... The morphological and phytochemical characteristics of two Ocimum basilicum cultivars (Lettuce Leaf, and Red Rubin-mountain Athos hybrid) under artificial lighting were investigated. Four LED light treatments [AP673L (high red and high red:far-red), G2 (high red and low red:far-red), AP67 (moderate blue and red and low red:far-red), and NS1 (high blue and green, high red:far-red and 1% ultraviolet ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.014

9. A spontaneous bud mutant that causes lycopene and β-carotene accumulation in the juice sacs of the parental Guanxi pummelo fruits (Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck)

Author:
Liu, Weina; Ye, Qiang; Jin, Xaioqin; Han, Fengqin; Huang, Xinzhong; Cai, Shenghua; Yang, Li
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 379-384
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Citrus maxima; amino acids; beta-carotene; biochemical pathways; biosynthesis; color; complementary DNA; fruit crops; fruit juices; fruits; gene expression; gene expression regulation; genes; humans; lycopene; lycopene beta-cyclase; models; mutants; pigments; pummelos
Abstract:
... Carotenoids are the second-most widespread pigments in nature and play crucial roles in plants, animals and humans. As one of the main fruit crops worldwide, citrus is an important source of carotenoids, and approximately 115 carotenoid compounds occur in citrus fruit. Recently, Red-fleshed pummelo, a spontaneous bud mutant of Guanxi pummelo that accumulate high-level carotenoids in edible portion ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.09.050

10. Carbohydrate and boron content of styles of ‘Hass’ avocado (Persea americana Mill.) flowers at anthesis can affect final fruit set

Author:
Boldingh, H.L.; Alcaraz, M.L.; Thorp, T.G.; Minchin, P.E.H.; Gould, N.; Hormaza, J.I.
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 125-131
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Persea americana; avocados; boron; flowering; flowers; fruit set; orchards; plant ovary; pollen tubes; pollination; probability; starch; sugars; trees; New Zealand; Spain
Abstract:
... Avocado trees (Persea americana Mill.) invest heavily in flowering but fruit set percentage is unusually low, even after hand pollination. Our hypothesis was that the carbohydrate and boron content of avocado flowers at anthesis affected the potential of these flowers to set fruit. We hand pollinated ‘Hass’ avocado flowers in orchards in New Zealand and Spain, then 24h later, after pollen tube gro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.011

11. Changes in some physiological and osmotic parameters of several pistachio genotypes under drought stress

Author:
Khoyerdi, Farooq Fahimi; Shamshiri, Mohammad Hossein; Estaji, Ahmad
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 44-51
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
betaine; carotenoids; chlorophyll; drought; drought tolerance; environmental factors; genotype; hydrogen peroxide; leaf area; leaves; malondialdehyde; osmoregulation; phenol; pistachios; plant growth; proline; proteins; roots; seedlings; shoots; sucrose; water content; water stress
Abstract:
... Drought is one of the main adverse environmental factors, obviously has an impact on plant growth and development. Many adaptive strategies have been developed in plants for dealing with water stress, among which osmoregulation is one of the most important factors of drought-tolerance in plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of drought stress on the physiological and osmot ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.028

12. Changing of physiochemical properties and color development of mango fruit sprayed methyl Jasmonate

Author:
Muengkaew, Ratthaphol; Chaiprasart, Peerasak; Warrington, Ian
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 70-77
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
anthocyanins; ascorbic acid; beta-carotene; color; eyes; firmness; flowering; fructose; fruit quality; glucose; mangoes; methyl jasmonate; phenolic compounds; phenylalanine ammonia-lyase; sensory evaluation; sucrose; trees; weight loss
Abstract:
... A key physical characteristic of mango cv. Manhachanok is its red color. The eye catching appearance good first impressions and can serve as a quality guide for consumers. This study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of methyl jasmonate for enhancing uniform red color development in peel and for improving the quality of fruit in mango cv. Mahachanok. Methyl jasmonate at five concent ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.033

13. Characteristics of growing media mixes and application for open-field production of strawberry (Fragaria ananassa)

Author:
Wang, D.; Gabriel, M.Z.; Legard, D.; Sjulin, T.
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 294-303
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Fragaria ananassa; biomass; canopy; coconuts; coir; drainage; field experimentation; fruit growing; fruit yield; fruits; fumigants; growing media; harvest date; irrigation; mixing; pH; production costs; salinity; soil; strawberries; vegetative growth; water content; weather
Abstract:
... Growing media are widely used for strawberry production in protected environments. Due to increasing restrictions on the use of soil fumigants, there is a need to investigate production of strawberry fruits in open fields using substrate media. The objectives of the study were to characterize chemical and hydraulic properties of a number of selected growing media mixes and to evaluate them in a tw ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.023

14. Compensation studies on the tomato landrace ‘Tomataki Santorinis’

Author:
Koutsika-Sotiriou, M.; Mylonas, I.; Tsivelikas, A.; Traka-Mavrona, E.
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 78-85
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
cultivars; farmers; fruits; genetic variance; landraces; pH; phenotype; protected designation of origin; tomatoes; total soluble solids; yield components; Greece
Abstract:
... The attributes of yield and yield stability of two coexisting lines within the old landrace of small-sized tomatoes ‘Tomataki Santorinis’, i.e., ‘Genuine Santorinis’ (‘G’-line) and ‘Traditional Santorinis’ (‘T’-line) were defined, quantifying the interaction of the lines with the environment. The experiments were conducted in parallel at two environments: (a) two-year intra-selection experiments i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.006

15. Comprehensive genomic identification and expression analysis of the nucleobase-ascorbate transporter (NAT) gene family in apple

Author:
Sun, Tingting; Jia, Dongfeng; Huang, Linlin; Shao, Yun; Ma, Fengwang
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 473-481
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Malus domestica; apples; chromosomes; databases; drought; fruits; gene expression regulation; genes; leaves; phylogeny; salinity; salt stress; tissues; transporters
Abstract:
... Nucleobase ascorbate transporters (NATs), also known as nucleobase:cation-symporter 2 (NCS2) proteins, belong to an evolutionarily widespread family of transport proteins. Because little is known about NAT genes in apple (Malus domestica), this papper screened GDR genome databases and identified 14 NATs in that species. Here, presented an overview of this gene family in apple, including structures ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.09.034

16. Effect of foliar treatment of sodium selenate on postharvest decay and quality of tomato fruits

Author:
Zhu, Zhu; Chen, Yanli; Zhang, Xueji; Li, Miao
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 304-310
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Botrytis cinerea; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; enzyme activity; financial economics; foliar application; fruit quality; fruiting; fruits; glutathione; glutathione peroxidase; gray mold; industry; lipid peroxidation; postharvest diseases; postharvest treatment; reactive oxygen species; selenates; selenium; superoxide dismutase; tomatoes
Abstract:
... Postharvest decay and quality deterioration of fruits are responsible for significant economic losses in the tomato industry. Selenium (Se) is an important microelement due to its antioxidant properties that allows detoxifying various reactive oxygen species (ROS). In the present study, the effect of a foliar treatment of Se prior to fruit development on the subsequent postharvest decay and qualit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.002

17. Effect of supplemental Ca2+ on yield and quality characteristics of soybean sprouts

Author:
Wang, Xinkun; Yang, Runqiang; Jin, Xiaolin; Shen, Chang; Zhou, Yulin; Chen, Zhijie; Gu, Zhenxin
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 352-362
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
amino acid composition; antioxidant activity; ascorbic acid; bean sprouts; calcium; crop quality; crop yield; diamine oxidase; gamma-aminobutyric acid; gibberellins; indole acetic acid; isoflavones; metabolism; nutrition; phenolic compounds; phytic acid; protein content; soaking; soybeans; spraying
Abstract:
... Effects of supplemental Ca2+ on growth and selected qualities of soybean sprout were investigated. Ca2+-treated sprouts had 40∼47% higher length and 31∼39% higher yield than water-treated ones. Increment of endogenous indoleacetic acid and gibberellin in Ca2+-treated soybean sprouts possibly contributed to the improved growth. Metabolism of selected anti-nutritional factor and bioactive substances ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.022

18. Effects of biochar on growth of Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) and cadmium uptake in artificially cadmium-polluted water

Author:
Liu, Amei; Tian, Daike; Xiang, Yanci; Mo, Haibo
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 311-317
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Nelumbo nucifera; bioaccumulation; biochar; biomass; cadmium; crop production; heavy metals; metal ions; petioles; plant growth; plant tissues; remediation; rhizomes; water pollution
Abstract:
... To further understand the benefits of biochar in crop production and remediation of heavy metal pollution, the effects of biochar on the growth of Nelumbo nucifera ‘Taikong 36’ and cadmium (Cd) accumulation in plant tissues were evaluated in the artificially Cd-polluted water-soil. The results showed that plant biomass significantly increased with the proportion (0–32%) of biochar in the soil mix. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.030

19. Effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and modified atmosphere packaging on postharvest storage quality of nectarine fruit

Author:
Özkaya, Okan; Yildirim, Deniz; Dündar, Ömür; Tükel, S. Seyhan
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 454-461
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
1-methylcyclopropene; catechol oxidase; chilling injury; cold storage; ethylene inhibitors; firmness; fruits; modified atmosphere packaging; nectarines; pectinesterase; polygalacturonase; shelf life; total soluble solids
Abstract:
... The goal of this study was to compare the effects of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), which is commonly used for the storage of nectarine fruit, and treatment with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP: 0.5 or 1μLL−1 for 24h at 0°C), an ethylene inhibitor, on the quality of nectarines cv. ‘Maria Aurelia’. After harvest, nectarine fruits were subjected to 1-MCP or MAP treatments. Following the treatments ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.016

20. Effects of spectral distribution and photosynthetic photon flux density for overnight LED light irradiation on tomato seedling growth and leaf injury

Author:
Matsuda, Ryo; Yamano, Takuto; Murakami, Keach; Fujiwara, Kazuhiro
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 363-369
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
blue light; dry matter accumulation; irradiation; leaves; red light; seedling growth; seedlings; tomatoes; white light
Abstract:
... We investigated the effects of spectral distribution and photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) for overnight light irradiation supplied by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the growth and degree of continuous light (CL)-induced leaf injury of tomato seedlings in a growth-chamber experiment. Over a 14-day treatment period, all plants were irradiated daily for 12h with white LED light at 300μmolm− ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.045