Ca and Mg are essential micronutrients for plant growth, and they play a crucial role in plant development and responses to adversity by influencing the activities of endogenous hormones and antioxidant enzymes. However, the specific mechanisms throu...
Sugar metabolism influences the quality of sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharate Sturt) kernels, which is a major goal for maize breeding. In this study, the genome-wide transcriptomes from two supersweet corn cultivars (cv. Xuetian 7401 and Zhetian 1...
The objective of this work is to determine the influence of blanching time on moisture content, sugars, protein, and processing recovery (degree of cut corn) of sweet corn kernels. Sweetcorn cobs of the Jubilee variety were blanched in the water at t...
This study aims to understand the main nutrient composition and comprehensively evaluate the differences in the mineral element contents of fruits of different macadamia cultivars, as well as screen good cultivars that are suitable for use in rocky d...
Kernel size is the main hazelnut quality parameter for the consumption market. However, industrial purposes are the main destination for the main hazelnut cultivars. This work aims to identify industrial aptitude relationships to kernel size, and qua...
Background/Objectives: Sweetness is a key determinant of the eating quality of sweet corn, primarily governed by the soluble sugar content in kernels. The soluble sugar content decreases rapidly during the postharvest shelf life, which directly affec...
Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is an important economic and oil-bearing tree species, and the nutritional quality of its kernels is influenced by multiple environmental factors. Elevation is an ecological gradient that integratively reflects variations in...
A comprehensive method for evaluating kernel quality was established by estimating in detail the kernel quality of 27 pecan cultivars introduced into China and by exploring the major trait differences among the different cultivars of pecan. The conte...
Low-light stress poses an increasing threat to maize yield, yet the changes in low-light adaptability of cultivars during breeding progress remain unclear. A two-year field experiment was conducted using maize cultivars released in the 1990s, 2000s,...
Walnut kernels are highly valued for their mineral, vitamin, protein, lipid, and polyphenol content. To understand their nutritional value, quality, and potential for human consumption and industrial use, the chemical composition of different genotyp...
Palm kernel cake (PKC), a byproduct of palm kernel oil extraction, is processed into palm kernel meal (PKM), which contains hemicellulose rich in mannose, a versatile sugar with applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries. However, its ass...
Phenolic compounds from mango (M. indica) seed kernels (MSK) var. Sugar were obtained using supercritical CO2 and EtOH as an extraction solvent. For this purpose, a central composite design was carried out to evaluate the effect of extraction pressur...
In order to achieve a high-quality product, sweet corn should be harvested at the optimal stage of maturity. The taste of sweet corn depends largely on the kernel moisture (KM) and total sugars (TS) content while its health properties are attributed...
The present investigation was planned to understand the variability and inter-relationship among various nutritional quality attributes of maize kernels to identify potential donors of the respective traits for future hybridization programs. Sixty-th...
Waxy maize (Zea mays L. sinensis kulesh) contains a lot of nutrients, and has a long history of cultivation and extensive consumption. In this study, six waxy maize varieties of white (J18 and W2000), yellow (J41 and J7), and black (J10 and J20) were...
Corn (Zea mays L.) is one of the major cereal crops cultivated worldwide. Zinc and selenium are important nutrients for humans and plants, and their deficiency is a cause for concern in most developing countries. Sweet corn fertilized with zinc and s...
In order to determine the appropriate harvesting period of Carya illinoinensis planted in Nanjing city of China, this study analyzed the phenotypic characteristics and inclusions, including single fruit quality, fruit transverse and vertical diameter...
This study aimed to improve palm kernel cake by reducing anti-nutritional factors with enzymes and enhancing its nutritional value through microbial fermentation. It also examined the effects of these treatments on palm kernel cake in broiler chicken...
16 January 2021
Mango (Mangifera indica L.), known as the king of fruits, has an attractive taste and fragrance and high nutritional value. Mango is commercially important in India, where ~55% of the global crop is produced. The fruit has three main parts: pulp, pee...
Girdling, based on the accumulation of photosynthetic products above the girdling zone, is a common technique applied to tree species to increase the yield and fruit quality. The aim of this study was to investigate the girdling effects on photosynth...
Sweet corn is highly susceptible to infection by Fusarium graminearum (F. graminearum) and Fusarium verticillioides (F. verticillioides) during storage, which substantially compromises its nutritional quality and economic value. However, the specific...
Persian or common walnut (Juglans regia L.) is a fruit tree of significant agricultural importance and is considered highly drought-resistant. However, the effects of different irrigation treatments and tree height on the physiology, growth and fruit...
Waxy corn is a special type of maize primarily consumed as a fresh vegetable by humans. Nitrogen (N) plays an essential role in regulating the growth progression, maturation, yield, and quality of waxy maize. A reasonable N application rate is vital...
Increasing plant density seems to improve the productivity of maize crops, and the understanding of how the metabolism of non-structural carbohydrates is affected in plants under high crop density is critical. Thus, with the objective of further clar...
Three super-sweet corn hybrids (Zea mays L. convar. saccharata) with different ripening characteristics were grown in three water supplies (regularly irrigated, deficit-irrigated, and unirrigated) to examine the spectral reflectance at leaf and canop...
Co-fermentation with bacteria and enzymes can reduce sugar content in palm kernel cake (PKC); however, the chemical changes and their effects on cell functionality are unclear. This study investigated the active components in pre-treated PKC extracts...
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) is the only enzyme that catalyzes the acyl-CoA-dependent acylation of sn-1, 2-diacylglycerol (DAG) to form triacylglycerol (TAG). The two main types of DGAT enzymes in the woody perennial biofuel plant Jatropha c...
Camellia oleifera is an economic tree species in southern China and is famous for its oil. The surrounding climate is filtered by the tree itself, resulting in the canopy microclimate, which affects the growth and fruit quality of C. oleifera. This s...
Sweet–waxy maize is a highly valuable specialty maize type with an increasing market demand, but conventional breeding methods for producing sweet–waxy maize are restricted by severe bottlenecks, such as long breeding cycles and linkage d...
In 2012–2014, at the Research and Didactic Station of the Department of Horticulture at Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (51°19′06″ N, 17°03′49″ E), field studies were conducted to evaluate the responses of two sweet maize hybrid...
To understand the metabolite dynamics and genetic regulatory mechanism of apricot shell, a typical endocarp, before and after lignification are unknown, we investigated the metabolite differences of the endocarp of ‘Youyi,’ a popular kern...
Camellia oleifera is a woody oil tree with overlapping flower bud differentiation and fruit maturation. Therefore, mechanical harvesting of fruits leads to flower abscission. The present study investigated the effects of flower number per tree on fru...
This study was carried out to appraise whether or not the exogenous application of a potential osmoprotectant, proline, could ameliorate the adverse effects of drought stress on maize seed and seed oil composition, as well as oil antioxidant activity...
Corn mashes have high-viscosity and high-sugar characteristics, which hinders yeast-fermentation efficiency and the ethanol yield increase. The excessive viscosity of corn mash is caused by the unutilized cellulose in corn kernel fiber. A novel ligno...
Background: Starch accumulation contributes substantially to maize grain yield and quality. Starch synthase III (SSIII) is a key component of the starch biosynthetic enzyme complex. However, its regulatory role in starch accumulation in maize endospe...
Glandless (Gl) cottonseed is a unique cotton variety with only a trace content of toxic gossypol present. This new cottonseed raises the potential of its enhanced utilization as an agro-food for human consumption. In this work, Gl cottonseed kernels...
Oat × maize addition lines (OMAs) are plants of oat (Avena sativa L.) obtained by wide crossing with maize (Zea mays L.) that retained one or more maize chromosomes in the oat genome, which can result in morphological and physiological changes....
Heat treatment is a widely used physical technology for postharvest fruit and crops. The Chinese chestnut cultivar “Kuili” has high sugar and amylose contents, and is popular among people. However, the chestnut quality decreases quickly a...
Sweet corn is an important vegetable crop due to its high nutritional value and increasing demand for fresh consumption and food processing. This study evaluated the effects of different fertilization systems on the yield and nutritional quality of s...
As woody oil crop, pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch] may be a solution to the shortage of edible oil in the future. In this study, fruit traits, kernel nutrition and fatty acid composition of 10 pecan varieties were determined to assess...
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal and is affected by climate change. Therefore, the production of climate-smart maize is urgently needed by preserving diverse genetic backgrounds through the exploration of their genetic diversity. To achieve...
World production of shelled almonds has reached 3.2 million tonnes (FAO 2020). Almond production has grown during the last decennium, also because of the consumer conviction that almonds have significant health benefits. Almonds have exceptional nutr...
The increasing demand for plant-based alternatives, driven by veganism, lactose intolerance, and greater health consciousness, has intensified research into dairy-free frozen desserts. This study investigates the development of a plant-based ice crea...
The performance of a support vector regression (SVR) model with a Gaussian radial basis kernel to predict anthocyanin concentration, pH index and sugar content in whole grape berries, using spectroscopic measurements obtained in reflectance mode, was...
Slow-release urea, as an environmentally friendly fertiliser, can provide a continuous and uniform supply of nutrients needed by the crop, reduce the amount and frequency of fertiliser application, and promote the uptake and utilisation of nitrogen i...
12 November 2026
Pre-harvest sprouting is a major challenge in wheat production because premature germination activates hydrolytic enzymes that reduce grain functionality and processing quality. The aim of this study was to link the phenolic composition of mature gra...
To improve the quality of palm kernel meal (PKM), the effect of solid-state fermentation (SSF) with Bacillus velezensis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Lactobacillus paracasei on nutritional components, anti-nutritional factor and antioxidant activity...
Changes of water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) content such as fructose, glucose, sucrose, maltose, nystose, raffinose, stachyose and fructan were analyzed in wheat kernels in Fusarium epidemic and non-epidemic seasons. In both season types, eight comme...
To effectively address the issues of poor ventilation, light deficiency, increased pest and disease pressure, and declining fruit quality in closed-canopy walnut orchards, this study was conducted in a standard, densely planted ‘Xinwen 185&rsqu...
To enrich the breeding resources of Xanthoceras sorbifolium and provide support for its industrialization, we conducted multi-trait comparisons and comprehensive evaluations of 48 elite X. sorbifolium clones with high oil contents and high comprehens...
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