When cultivating crops in cold regions and in times, in modern times plastic houses and greenhouses are used. However, in the medieval period before the vinyl house was invented, a method was adopted ...

Using tomatoes as a research plant, scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that two plant enzymes that occur in the plant's cell walls cooperate with each other to make ...

Softening of pome fruits during ripening is characterized by the solubilization of pectin. The activity of endo-polygalacturonase (endo-PG, EC 3.2.1.15) was determined in pears (Pyrus communis L.) ...

The Charentais variety of melon (Cucumis melo cv Reticulatus F1 Alpha) was observed to undergo very rapid ripening, with the transition from the preripe to overripe stage occurring within 24 to 48 h.

A pioneering study has revealed the crucial role of cell wall components in tomato fruit ripening. By investigating the effects of altered SlP4H3 gene expression on arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs), ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

Gardeners can just about get away with planting fruit trees in this colder than normal weather ACCORDING TO a recent report from Met Éireann, it’s been the coldest, frostiest winter in Ireland for ...

Photo: Jeffrey B. Jones The dark spots on the leaves and fruit of the lemon tree are typical symptoms of citrus canker, which ...