Thyme, marjoram, lemon balm, mint, and sweet basil were used to determine whether light modification (plants grown under pearl nets with 50% shaded index or un-shaded - open field conditions) could improve the antimicrobial ...

Oilseed crops are widely cultivated and are related to nutrition and human health as valuable nutraceutical sources with valuable biological properties. The growing demand for oil plants used in human and animal nutrition ...

Application of plant growth regulators (PGRs) in apricot orchards is a common practice with a goal of improving yield and/or quality of fruits at harvest. However, the question of whether such treatment alters postharvest ...

The content and composition of pigments and CIELab color properties in fruits ripened in the field were compared with those obtained in ground paprika produced from green pepper fruits after postharvest ripening for 15 ...

Fully ripe apricots (Iad < 0.1) were stored during 21 days at low temperature (1 ± 1°C) under different CO2/packaging treatments: non treated, stored non-packed after 24 hr in 100% CO2, stored packed in 100% CO2 and stored ...

Honey is a natural product that contains about 200 different compounds. It consists of carbohydrates, water, and other components, such as proteins (enzymes), organic acids, vitamins (especially vitamin B6, thiamin, niacin, ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of harvest time (November or January) and postharvest treatments (hot water (50°C), H2O2 (1%), NaOCl (175 ppm)) and nonwashed-control of carrots (Daucus carrota L. cv. ...

Forty-five honey samples of three honey types – two monofloral (acacia and sunflower) and one polyfloral (meadow) were collected from the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (Republic of Serbia) and analysed for their ...