During the two decades 1960-1980 the Japanese government was
faced with a problem of declining domestic demand for rice and a
persistent over-production which created mounting surpluses stored
at public expense. In an attempt to remedy the situation the
Japanese government imposed production controls on rice and offered
incentives to...
Pre-harvest foliar desiccation of Yellow Globe Danvers onions was
investigated as a means to improve harvest procedure and to reduce
storage losses. Foliar desiccation tended to increase storage disease
and sprouting incidence versus the untreated controls. Paraquat
approximately doubled storage disease in both years. Stoddard solvent
and ethephon increased disease...
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...
The major phenolics of 'd' Anjou' pear (Pyrus communis L.)
tissues were chlorogenic acid and arbutin. Chlorogenic acid
inhibited mycelial growth and spore germination of Penicillium
expansum and mycelial growth of Mucor piriformis. Slight increases
in radial growth and spore germination of Botrytis cinerea occurred
on chlorogenic acid media. Chlorogenic...
Mankind is facing the spectre of a planet stripped of the resources necessary to sustain the human populations that currently exist-not to mention those unborn multitudes which seem certain to he added in the coming decades. Time is rapidly running out for scientists and engineers to find new resources to...