Drought and mandatory water restrictions are limiting the availability of irrigation water in many important blueberry growing regions and new strategies are needed to maintain yield and fruit quality with less water. Three potential options for reducing water use, including deficit irrigation, irrigation cut-offs, and crop thinning, were evaluated for...
The effect of some factors that can affect quality characteristics of broccoli
florets in storage was evaluated. Quality characteristics of broccoli florets with
different rates of field nitrogen (N) application (0, 90, 180, and 270 Kg N/ha from
urea) were evaluated in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) (B-900 Cryovac
film) storage...
Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is an insect of global concern that causes serious damage to soft-skinned fruits. D. suzukii is widespread in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia and is listed as an invasive pest with strict quarantine protocols governing import and export. Given the damage caused by D....