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- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.027
- 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:
- ethylene; ascorbate peroxidase; genes; salicylic acid; roots; glutathione; glutathione transferase; gene expression; Nicotiana tabacum; disease resistance; gene expression regulation; leaves; antifungal properties; Fusarium oxysporum; superoxide dismutase; abiotic stress; antioxidants; tobacco; Allium cepa; transgenic plants; Lilium regale; chitinase
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.047
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.019
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.032
- Author:
- Imahori, Yoshihiro; Bai, Jinhe; Baldwin, Elizabeth
- Source:
- Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 398-406
- ISSN:
- 0304-4238
- Subject:
- ascorbate peroxidase; lipids; postharvest physiology; heat treatment; oxidative stress; tomatoes; malondialdehyde; hydrogen peroxide; heat stress; oxidation; peroxidase; tissues; postharvest treatment; linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase; storage time; tap water; catalase; cold stress; cold treatment; chilled fruit
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.006
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.015
- 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:
- mycorrhizal fungi; sweet potatoes; osmotic pressure; drought; tubers; phosphorus; sugars; proline; Ipomoea batatas; genotype; tissues; leaves; cultivars; plant growth; soil water content; soil water; value-added products; pigments; photosystem II; chlorophyll
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.002
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.014
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.09.050
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.011
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.028
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.033
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.023
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.006
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.09.034
- Author:
- Zhu, Zhu; Chen, Yanli; Zhang, Xueji; Li, Miao
- Source:
- Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.198 pp. 304-310
- ISSN:
- 0304-4238
- Subject:
- reactive oxygen species; lipid peroxidation; selenium; tomatoes; selenates; glutathione; Botrytis cinerea; industry; postharvest diseases; financial economics; fruit quality; postharvest treatment; superoxide dismutase; antioxidant activity; enzyme activity; gray mold; fruits; foliar application; glutathione peroxidase; fruiting
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.002
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.022
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.030
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.016
- 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
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.045