That this gain in fruit size squared with much lower Lygus bug populations in these plinazolin treated plots in both cases is notable. Referenced paper: Nitsch, J. P. 1950. Growth and morphogenesis of ...

IF you live by the sea, you’d think nothing of dragging back a bucket of bladder wrack from the beach to use as mulch on your ...

Fruit softening results from cell wall disruption caused by ... abscisic acid receptor; IAA4, auxin-responsive protein IAA4; EXPA, expansin-A7; NCED, 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase; PUP1, purine ...

The acid growth theory states that the auxin-induced acidification of plant cell walls causes their expansion. A model now suggests that excessive acidification leads to growth inhibition ...

But that's exactly what most of us do when we discard the peel, which makes up around one third of the average weight of the total fruit. The peel of the banana, like many fruits and vegetables ...

Monk fruit is a healthier alternative to sugar or artificial sweeteners. Although research is limited, evidence suggests that monk fruit may have health benefits. It contains antioxidants, is safe for ...

Everyone has a different opinion based on their preferred playstyle. In other words, nobody will ever come up with a One Fruit Simulator tier list that everyone agrees with. That said, if you are a ...

Given that people eat only the fruits of solanaceous crop species, the key to improving the quality of solanaceous crops is to focus on fruit quality. Consumers have different evaluation standards for ...

Working with a diverse panel of rice accessions grown in field conditions, this valuable study measures changes in transcript abundance, tests for patterns of selection on gene expression, and maps ...

There was no statistically significant difference for fruit mass and BRIX, where the overall mean was 10.82 and 10.46 kg, respectively. Therefore, it is feasible to irrigate watermelon with wetted ...