Publications

differential response to root-knot nematodes in prunus species and correlative genetic implications.	responses of 17 prunus rootstocks or accessions (11 from the subgenus amygdalus and 6 from the subgenus prunophora) were evaluated against 11 isolates of meloidogyne spp. including one m. arenaria, four m. incognita, four m. javanica, one m. hispanica, and an unclassified population from florida. characterization of plant response to root-knot nematodes was based on a gall index rating. numbers of females and juveniles plus eggs in the roots were determined for 10 of the rootstocks evaluated aga ...	1997	19274170
foliar sprays with steinernema carpocapsae against early-season apple pests.	persistence and field efficacy of the entomopathogenic nematode steinernema carpocapsae a11 strain applied by foliar sprays were evaluated against the apple sawfly hoplocampa testudinea and the plum curculio conotrachelus nenuphar, two early-season pests in quebec apple orchards. from 1992 to 1995, bioassays with galleria mellonella larvae were conducted to assess the persistence of s. carpocapsae on leaves, flower clusters, and twigs up to 4 days after evening application. s. carpocapsae juveni ...	1998	19274253
viewpoint: dried plum, an emerging functional food that may effectively improve bone health.	osteoporosis is a debilitating disorder that affects both female and male, albeit to a greater extent in women than men. as the demographic shift to a more aged population continues, a growing number of men and women will be afflicted with osteoporosis and a search for potential non-pharmacological alternative therapies for osteoporosis is of prime interest. aside from existing drug therapies, certain lifestyle and nutritional factors are known to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. among nutrition ...	2009	19274852
prunus rootstock evaluation to root-knot and lesion nematodes in spain.	two screening and one resistance verification trial involving 20 prunus rootstocks were conducted under greenhouse conditions against meloidogyne spp. and pratylenchus vulnus. most of the rootstocks were experimental genotypes or new commercial peach and plums of spanish and french origin. nearly all are interspecific hybrid rootstocks. in the first trial, the rootstocks bruce, cadaman, mirac, g x n no. 15, cachirulo x (g x n no. 9), and p. myra x peach were immune or resistant to a mixture of s ...	1996	19277184
effect of cutting age on the resistance of prunus cerasifera (myrobalan plum) to meloidogyne arenaria.	the response of softwood cuttings of myrobalan plum infested after 50 and 105 days with 3,000 second-stage juveniles (j2) of meloidogyne arenaria was compared to 15-month-old hardwood cuttings in 13 genotypes ranging from highly resistant to susceptible. gall index and number of galls were recorded 30 days after infestation. fifty-day-old cuttings rooted in perlite developed many rootlets, but had only incipient galls after infestation. in sand, rooting of 50-day-old cuttings not treated with in ...	1995	19277333
reproductive fitness and random amplified polymorphic dna variation among isolates of pratylenchus vulnus.	the reproductive fitness of seven isolates of pratylenchus vulnus from different geographical areas and hosts was assessed in monoxenic cultures (carrot), and greenhouse cultures (plum, sour orange, and quince). the genetic makeup of the different isolates was compared by random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd-pcr). the apple (pvap-s) and apricot (pvat-f) isolates reproduced less in monoxenic cultures than the rose (pvro-s) and walnut (pvwa-a and pvwa-u) isolates. on plum, the rose isolate (pvro ...	1994	19279892
host range of a population of pratylenchus vulnus in commercial fruit, nut, citrus, and grape rootstocks in spain.	in a host-range study carried out under greenhouse conditions, a total of 37 commercial fruit tree, grape, and citrus rootstocks were tested for their reaction to a population of the lesion nematode, pratylenchus vulnus, in spain. twenty-five rootstocks had a pf/pi > 1.5. these included almond (desmayo rojo, 1143), apple (em-9, em-106), avocado (hass), cherry (santa lucia 64, camil, m x m 14, masto de montafiana), grape (41-b, fercal, ritcher 110), hazelnut (pauetet), loquat (nadal), peach (mont ...	1992	19283047
host suitability of eight prunus spp. and one pyrus communis rootstocks to pratylenchus vulnus, p. neglectus, and p. thornei.	the effects of pratylenchus vulnus on rootstocks of eight commonly used prunus spp. and one pyrus communis were evaluated under greenhouse conditions during a 15-month period. in a first experiment, two almonds (moncayo and garrigues), one peach (gf-305), and two peach-almond hybrids (gf-677 and adafuel) inoculated with 2,000 nematodes per plant proved to be good hosts of p. vulnus. highest (p < 0.05) numbers of nematodes per gram of fresh root weight were recovered from adafuel and gf-677. root ...	1991	19283165
differentiation of plum pox virus isolates by single-strand conformation polymorphism and low-stringency single specific primer pcr analysis of hc-pro genome region.	single-strand conformation polymorphism (sscp) and low-stringency single specific primer (lssp)-pcr were assessed for suitability and reliability in genotyping of plum pox virus (ppv) isolates. examined ppv isolates included 16 ppv-d, 12 ppv-m, and 14 ppv-rec isolates collected in czech republic. the analysis was performed on the helper component protease (hc-pro) region of the ppv genome. sscp and lssp-pcr allowed the differentiation of ppv strain, but sscp was not able to distinguish isolates ...	2009	19301952
partial molecular characterization of an unusual, recombinant plum pox virus isolate from bulgaria.		2009	19301955
pathogenicity of criconemoides xenoplax to prune and plum rootstocks.	elimination of criconemoides xenoplax from a prune orchard soil by fumigation with ethylene dibromide at the rate of 42 muliter/liter of soil (equivalent to about 13 gal/acre) improved the growth of myrobalan plum, addition of this nematode to myrobalan seedlings or young 'marianna 2624' plants propagated from cuttings resulted in destruction of cortical root tissue, darkening of roots, alteration of water stress, lowering of nutrient levels in leaves, and reduction in plant weight. c. xenoplax ...	1975	19308143
the pin nematode, paratylenchus neoamblycephalus, on myrobalan plum and other hosts.	elimination of paratylenchus neoamblvcephalus from soil by fumigation with 1,2-dibromoethane stimulated the growth of myrobalan seedlings grown in it. addition of a suspension of p. neoamblycephalus to myrobalan seedlings inhibited their growth as compared to noninoculated controls. when nematodes were removed from the suspension by settling, and the supernatant liquid was used as inoculum, no stunting occurred. roots of myrobalan seedlings inoculated with surface-sterilized p. neoamblycephalus ...	1975	19308178
[anaphylaxis due to peach with negative immunocap result to peach allergens, including rpru p 1, rpru p 3, and rpru p 4: a report of two cases].	we report two cases of anaphylactic reactions to peach with negative result of immunocap to peach. case 1 is a 35-year-old man, who felt an itch in his oral cavity immediately after ingesting a whole fresh peach. he rapidly developed generalized urticaria, dyspnea, vomiting, and loss of consciousness. he recovered after treatment at a local hospital, thereafter he was referred to our hospital because immunocap conducted for screening allergens revealed a negative test result to peach and the cau ...	2009	19329877
native electrophoresis and western blot analysis: method and applications.	native electrophoresis and western blot analysis (neweb) has been developed for the study of plant virus characteristics, among others, virus particle-protein interactions, electrophorotype formation, and strain separation. the method is based on the property of electrophoretic mobility of virus particles (vp) and proteins and combines the analytical capacity of electrophoresis with the specificity of western blot. one of its advantages is that it deals with entire vp that can be studied in caus ...	2009	19378066
cell-to-cell transport through plasmodesmata in tree callus cultures.	one factor that contributes to a successful fruit tree grafting is the establishment of symplasmic contacts in the graft interface to facilitate the transfer of compounds between scion and stock. using novel experimental and theoretical approaches we investigated whether the localized incompatibility, experienced in some prunus grafts, could be related to insufficient plasmodesmal coupling at an early stage of development within one of the partners. dye-coupling analysis using fluorescent tracer ...	2009	19398772
quantitative trait loci meta-analysis of plum pox virus resistance in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.): new insights on the organization and the identification of genomic resistance factors.	plum pox virus (ppv) is responsible for sharka disease, one of the most detrimental stone fruit diseases affecting prunus trees worldwide. only a few apricot cultivars have been described as resistant, most originating from north american breeding programmes. several ppv resistance quantitative trait loci (qtls) have been mapped in various progenies, consistently highlighting the contribution to the resistance of the upper part of linkage group 1 (lg1). however, to date, no consensus has been re ...	2009	19400838
specific detection and quantification of the phytopathogenic agent 'candidatus phytoplasma prunorum'.	'candidatus phytoplasma prunorum' is a wall-less bacterium associated with european stone fruit yellows (esfy), a severe disease of prunus spp. (mainly apricot and japanese plum trees). it can be spread by one insect vector, cacopsylla pruni, and by the trade of infected material. the availability of pcr-based methods allowing a sensitive and specific detection of 'ca. p. prunorum' is crucial for this phytoplasma because, at present, it is uncultured and cannot be detected serologically. we deve ...	2009	19401232
sensitive and rapid detection of peach latent mosaic viroid by the reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification.	a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (rt-lamp) method for the detection of peach latent mosaic viroid (plmvd) was developed. four primer sets (old, old1, new, and fukuta's) were designed originally. based on initial experiments the set old1 was selected for further evaluation. simple and accelerated rt-lamp was preformed using degenerate and no degenerate forward-loop (f-loop) and backward-loop (b-loop) primers. degenerate primers were selected, and after determination ...	2009	19409419
inhibitory effect of immature plum on pma-induced mmp-9 expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma.	the goal of this study was to evaluate the anticancer effect of prunus salicina lindl. cv. soldam at three maturity stages (immature, midmature and mature). in search for anticancer effects of immature plum extract (ipe), we have found its antimigrative property in (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) pma-induced hepg2 cells, and this effect is associated with inhibition of mmp-9 activity. ipe appeared to have a strong inhibitory effect on the pma-induced mmp-9 secretion through suppression of the ...	2009	19418353
identification of the constituents of balsam of peru in tomatoes.	studies show that balsam-restricted diets result in significant improvement of systemic contact dermatitis in patients with contact allergy to balsam of peru (bop). while tomatoes have been implicated as a frequent cause of bop-related dermatitis, the presence of bop in tomatoes has never been confirmed.	2009	19426616
further characterization of a new recombinant group of plum pox virus isolates, ppv-t, found in orchards in the ankara province of turkey.	sixteen plum pox virus (ppv) isolates collected in the ankara region of turkey were analyzed using available serological and molecular typing assays. surprisingly, despite the fact that all isolates except one, which was a mix infection, were typed as belonging to the ppv-m strain in four independent molecular assays, nine of them (60%) reacted with both ppv-m specific and ppv-d specific monoclonal antibodies. partial 5' and 3' genomic sequence analysis on four isolates demonstrated that irrespe ...	2009	19428744
direct sample preparation methods for the detection of plum pox virus by real-time rt-pcr.	direct systems to process plant materials allowed high-throughput testing of plum pox virus (ppv) by real-time reverse transcription (rt)-pcr without nucleic acids purification. crude plant extracts were diluted in buffer or spotted on membranes to be used as templates. alternatively, immobilized ppv targets were amplified from fresh sections of plant tissues printed or squashed onto the same supports, without extract preparation. spot real-time rt-pcr was validated as a ppv diagnostic method in ...	2009	19440977
bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells contribute to the angiogenic switch in tumor growth and metastatic progression.	emerging evidence indicates that bone marrow (bm)-derived endothelial progenitor cells (epcs) contribute to angiogenesis-mediated growth of certain tumors in mice and human. epcs regulate the angiogenic switch via paracrine secretion of proangiogenic growth factors and by direct luminal incorporation into sprouting nascent vessels. while the contributions of epcs to neovessel formation in spontaneous and transplanted tumors and to the metastatic transition have been reported to be relatively low ...	2009	19460418
'kwanzan stunting' syndrome: detection and molecular characterization of an italian isolate of little cherry virus 1.	evident stunting was observed for the first time on prunus serrulata 'kwanzan' indicator trees in southern italy during the indexing of two sour cherry accessions from cultivars 'marasca di verona' and 'spanska'. bud break and shooting were delayed and the developing leaves remained small. during the third year many kwanzan plants died, regardless of the indexed cultivar. electrophoretic analysis showed the presence of dsrna pattern in extracts of stunted kwanzan with a similar size to that of v ...	2009	19463722
electroantennogram technique for conotrachelus nenuphar (coleoptera: curculionidae).	reliable electroantennogram (eag) responses were obtained from the plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst), by using a whole body mount with glass electrodes filled with kcl-saturated agcl solution that penetrated the antennal club (recording electrode) and the membrane attached to the cervical sclerite between the thorax and the head (indifferent electrode). known attractive odor sources including extracts of headspace collections of 'stanley' plum and 'empire' apple tissues and a synthe ...	2009	19508798
identifying peach and plum polyphenols with chemopreventive potential against estrogen-independent breast cancer cells.	our objective was to evaluate the cancer suppression activity of extracts from a commercial variety of yellow-fleshed peach 'rich lady' (rl) and a red-fleshed plum 'black splendor' (bs) and identify the phenolic fractions that may possess potential as chemopreventive and/or chemotherapeutic natural compounds. the peach rl extract effectively inhibited the proliferation of the estrogen-independent mda-mb-435 breast cancer cell line. the concentration to inhibit 50% of cell proliferation (ic(50)) ...	2009	19530711
[pricking blood therapy combined with ultraviolet irradiation for treatment of acute herpes zoster].	to evaluate clinical therapeutic effect and the safety of pricking blood therapy combined with ultraviolet irradiation for treatment of acute herpes zoster.	2009	19565736
observations of atmospheric nitrogen and phosphorus deposition during the period of algal bloom formation in northern lake taihu, china.	cyanobacterial blooms in lake taihu occurred at the end of april 2007 and had crucial impacts on the livelihood of millions of people living there. excessive nutrients may promote bloom formation. atmospheric nitrogen (n) and phosphorus (p) deposition appears to play an important role in algal bloom formation. bulk deposition and rain water samples were collected respectively from may 1 to november 30, 2007, the period of optimal algal growth, to measure the bulk atmospheric deposition rate, wet ...	2009	19597869
quantitative estimation of plum pox virus targets acquired and transmitted by a single myzus persicae.	the viral charge acquired and inoculated by single aphids in a non-circulative transmission is estimated using plum pox virus (ppv). a combination of electrical penetration graph and taqman real-time rt-pcr techniques was used to establish the average number of ppv rna targets inoculated by an aphid in a single probe (26,750), approximately half of the acquired ones. this number of ppv targets is responsible for a systemic infection of 20% on the inoculated receptor plants. no significant differ ...	2009	19597934
[parasitoids (hymenoptera: braconidae) of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) in the state of são paulo, brazil: associated plants and parasitism].	a total of 3,008 braconid parasitoids in 26 species of fruit fly host plants were collected in 33 localities of são paulo state. the majority of the braconids (96.2%) belonged to four opiinae species, doryctobracon areolatus (szépligeti), doryctobracon brasiliensis (szépligeti), opius bellus (gahan) and utetes anastrephae (viereck), and the remaining 3.8%, a single species of alysiinae, asobara anastrephae (muesebeck). doryctobracon areolatus was collected on anastrepha fraterculus (wied), a. ob ...	2009	19618046
lower limb deformity due to failed trauma treatment corrected with the ilizarov technique: factors affecting the complication rate in 52 patients.	failed treatment of fractures may be corrected by the ilizarov technique but complications are common. in 52 patients with compromised healing of femoral and tibial fractures, the results of secondary reconstruction with ilizarov treatment were investigated retrospectively in order to identify the factors that contribute to the risk of complications.	2009	19626469
induction of apoptosis by immature plum in human hepatocellular carcinoma.	in the present study, the effect of an extract of immature prunus salicina lindl. cv. soldam fruit on the viability and induction of apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma hepg2 cells was investigated. the results showed that in comparison with other cancer cells, the growth inhibition exerted by immature plum extracts was greatest in hepg2. apoptosis in hepg2 cells mediated by immature plums was associated with "death receptor signaling." immature plum extracts significantly increased the ...	2009	19627199
analysis of pesticide residues by fast gas chromatography in combination with negative chemical ionization mass spectrometry.	a combination of fast gc with narrow-bore column and bench top quadrupole mass spectrometer (ms) detector in negative chemical ionization (nci) mode (with methane as reagent gas) is set up and utilized for the ultratrace analysis of 25 selected pesticides. the observed pesticides, belonging to the endocrine disrupting chemicals (edcs), were from different chemical classes. a comparative study with electron impact (ei) ionization was also carried out (both techniques in selected ion monitoring (s ...	2009	19643423
quality of life in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients.	simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (spk tx) allows dialysis and insulin therapy to be discontinued and improves the complications of diabetes mellitus type 1 (dm1). this study measure quality of life (qol) in spk transplant recipients and determine if there are differences in qol between these patients and those with dm1 in renal replacement therapy (rrt).	2009	19674015
field efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes targeting caged last-instar plum curculio (coleoptera: curculionidae) in michigan cherry and apple orchards.	the plum curculio (conotrachelus nenuphar herbst) is a key pest of pome and stone fruit in eastern north america. we tested the efficacy of five pathogens over the course of three seasons in 10 michigan apple and cherry orchards, with introductions of larvae to caged pots containing pathogen-treated soil. the nematode steinernema riobrave was the most effective pathogen in the 2 yr it was tested, but only in soils with the highest sand content (81-88%) and when it was applied 1 h or 5 d after la ...	2009	19689891
towards the routine use of brain imaging to aid the clinical diagnosis of disorders of consciousness.	clinical audits have highlighted the many challenges and dilemmas faced by clinicians assessing persons with disorders of consciousness (vegetative state and minimally conscious state). the diagnostic decision-making process is highly subjective, dependent upon the skills of the examiner and invariably dictated by the patients' ability to move or speak. whilst a considerable amount has been learnt since jennett and plum coined the term 'vegetative state', the assessment process remains largely u ...	2009	19710182
the determinant of potyvirus ability to overcome the rtm resistance of arabidopsis thaliana maps to the n-terminal region of the coat protein.	in arabidopsis thaliana columbia (col-0) plants, the restriction of tobacco etch virus (tev) long-distance movement involves at least three dominant rtm (restricted tev movement) genes named rtm1, rtm2, and rtm3. previous work has established that, while the rtm-mediated resistance is also effective against other potyviruses, such as plum pox virus (ppv) and lettuce mosaic virus (lmv), some isolates of these viruses are able to overcome the rtm mechanism. in order to identify the viral determina ...	2009	19737103
a new selective medium for the recovery and enumeration of monilinia fructicola, m. fructigena, and m. laxa from stone fruits.	isolation of monilinia spp. from stone and pome fruit surfaces is difficult due to the presence of several fast-growing fungal species such as rhizopus, alternaria, and penicillium spp. therefore, a new selective medium (acidified potato dextrose agar [ph 3.6] amended with fosetyl-aluminum [fosetyl-al] at 500 microg/ml) (apda-f500) was developed for the recovery of monilinia propagules. the antifungal agents fosetyl-al, dichloran, ammonium molybdate, and 2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-dd-glucose) were tes ...	2009	19740034
geographical location has greater impact on carotenoid content and bioaccessibility from tomatoes than variety.	the suggested health benefits of consuming tomatoes and tomato-based products have been attributed, in part, to the carotenoids present in these foods. therefore, the objectives of the present study were to (i) analyse carotenoid content and bioaccessibility from different tomato (lycopersicon esculentum l.) types namely cherry, plum, round, and certain tomatoes-on-the-vine; and (ii) determine if geographical location (ireland vs spain) influenced the content and bioaccessibility of carotenoids ...	2009	19757067
pesticide extraction from table grapes and plums using ionic liquid based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction.	room temperature ionic liquids (rtils) have been used as extraction solvents in dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (dllme) for the determination of eight multi-class pesticides (i.e. thiophanate-methyl, carbofuran, carbaryl, tebuconazole, iprodione, oxyfluorfen, hexythiazox, and fenazaquin) in table grapes and plums. the developed method involves the combination of dllme and high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection. samples were first homogenized and extracted with ...	2009	19779926
effectiveness of glues used for harmonic radar tag attachment and impact on survival and behavior of three insect pests.	the ability of three cyanoacrylate glues to ensure a durable bond between the colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata (say), the plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst), or the corn rootworms (western corn rootworm, diabrotica virgifera virgifera leconte and northern corn rootworm, diabrotica longicornis smith and lawrence) and the harmonic radar tag without impact on behavior and survival was assessed as part of a study on the use of harmonic radar technology to track these ins ...	2009	19791611
measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural sites using open-path optical remote sensing method.	improved characterization of distributed emission sources of greenhouse gases such as methane from concentrated animal feeding operations require more accurate methods. one promising method is recently used by the usepa. it employs a vertical radial plume mapping (vrpm) algorithm using optical remote sensing techniques. we evaluated this method to estimate emission rates from simulated distributed methane sources. a scanning open-path tunable diode laser was used to collect path-integrated conce ...	2009	19827493
a tale of two carboxypeptidases.	proopiomelanocortin (pomc) neurons play a central role in energy homeostasis. despite the complexity of pomc posttranslational processing, regulation of pomc gene expression often takes center stage. complementary papers that zero in on distinct carboxypeptidases (plum et al., 2009; wallingford et al., 2009) now refocus the spotlight on regulated peptide cleavage.	2009	19883612
curative activity of insecticides against plum curculio (coleoptera: curculionidae) in tart cherries.	tart cherry, prunus cerasus l. variety montmorency, fruit were infested with plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst) (coleoptera: curculionidae), and treated with insecticides to target late instars, neonates, and eggs. the organophosphates azinphos-methyl and phosmet and the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam reduced larval emergence rates by >90% for all life stage targets; after >30 d, few surviving larvae were found inside fruit. acetamiprid and thiacloprid also had curative activity and yiel ...	2009	19886451
analysis of phenolic compounds in six norwegian plum cultivars (prunus domestica l.).	six european plum cultivars ( prunus domestica l.) grown in norway have been studied with respect to phenolic composition. neochlorogenic acid was found to be the most important phenolic acid in all cultivars. together with other phenolic acids, this compound varied significantly in amount among the cultivars. cyanidin 3-rutinoside was found to account for >60% of the total anthocyanin content. minor amounts of flavonols (rutin and quercetin 3-glucoside) were detected in all cultivars. total ant ...	2009	19888727
structural determination of prunusins a and b, new c-alkylated flavonoids from prunus domestica, by 1d and 2d nmr spectroscopy.	prunusins a (1) and b (2), the new c-alkylated flavonoids, have been isolated from the seed kernels of prunus domestica. their structures were assigned from (1)h and (13)c nuclear magnetic resonating spectra, dept and by correlation spectroscopy, hmqc and hmbc experiments. 3, 5, 7, 4'-tetrahydroxyflavone (3) and 3, 5, 7-trihydroxy-8, 4'-dimethoxyflavone (4) have also been reported from this species. both compounds (1) and (2) showed significant antifungal activity against pathogenic fungus trich ...	2010	19918802
siadenovirus infection in two psittacine bird species.	consensus polymerase chain reaction was used to identify a novel adenovirus from two psittacine birds: a plum-headed parakeet (psittacula cyanocephala) with lethargy, weight loss, and marked leukocytosis; and an umbrella cockatoo (cacatua alba) with lethargy, weight loss, and feather abnormalities. phylogenetic and comparative sequence analysis suggested that this virus is a member of the genus siadenovirus, and is here termed psittacine adenovirus 2. this extends the characterized adenoviruses ...	2009	19937528
[observation on therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture at jiaji (ex-b 2) combined with blood-letting and cupping on herpes zoster].	to compare the therapeutic effect differences between electroacupuncture at jiaji (ex-b 2) combined with blood-letting plus cupping and western medicine therapy.	2009	19994687
redesigning a large-scale clinical trial in response to negative external trial results: the camus study of phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.	benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph), a common condition among older men, confers its morbidity through potentially bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms. treatments for bph include drugs such as alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, minimally invasive therapies that use heat to damage or destroy prostate tissue, and surgery including transurethral resection of the prostate. complementary and alternative medicines are gaining popularity in the us. two phytotherapie ...	2009	20007408
attraction of anoplophora glabripennis to male-produced pheromone and plant volatiles.	the male-produced pheromone of anoplophora glabripennis (motschulsky) (coleoptera: cerambycidae), which is an equal blend of 4-(n-heptyloxy)butan-1-ol and 4-(n-heptyloxy)butanal, was used in laboratory bioassays and in the greenhouse to determine its potential for attracting a. glabripennis adults. in modified "walking wind tunnels," virgin females were most attracted to the alcohol component, and virgin males were repelled by the pheromone blend at the lowest and highest amounts offered. y-tube ...	2009	20021771
putative recombination events and evolutionary history of five economically important viruses of fruit trees based on coat protein-encoding gene sequence analysis.	to enhance the knowledge of recombination as an evolutionary process, 267 accessions retrieved from genbank were investigated, all belonging to five economically important viruses infecting fruit crops (plum pox, apple chlorotic leaf spot, apple mosaic, prune dwarf, and prunus necrotic ringspot viruses). putative recombinational events were detected in the coat protein (cp)-encoding gene using recco and rdp version 3.31beta algorithms. based on recco results, all five viruses were shown to conta ...	2010	20035376
cultivated grapevines represent a symptomless reservoir for the transmission of hop stunt viroid to hop crops: 15 years of evolutionary analysis.	hop stunt was a mysterious disorder that first emerged in the 1940s in commercial hops in japan. to investigate the origin of this disorder, we infected hops with natural hop stunt viroid (hpsvd) isolates derived from four host species (hop, grapevine, plum and citrus), which except for hop represent possible sources of the ancestral viroid. these plants were maintained for 15 years, then analyzed the hpsvd variants present. here we show that the variant originally found in cultivated grapevines ...	2009	20041179
application of feces extracts and synthetic analogues of the host marking pheromone of anastrepha ludens significantly reduces fruit infestation by a. obliqua in tropical plum and mango backyard orchards.	we determined the efficacy of three potential oviposition deterrents in reducing fruit infestation by anastrepha obliqua in tropical plum and mango orchards. these were: (1) extracts of feces of mexican fruit fly, anastrepha ludens, known to contain the a. ludens host marking pheromone (hmp) and (2) two fully synthetic simplified analogues of the naturally occurring compound, which we have named desmethyl a. ludens hmp (dm-hmp) and anastrephamide. two applications of feces extracts 2 or 3 wk bef ...	2009	20069857
compositional changes in cell wall polysaccharides from japanese plum ( prunus salicina lindl.) during growth and on-tree ripening.	climacteric japanese plums were harvested at six developmental stages with no intermediate storage period, and cell wall compositional changes were analyzed. arabinose proved to be the principal neutral monosaccharide constituent in cell walls during growth and the most dynamic neutral sugar in pectic fractions. arabinose loss from tightly bound pectins was found to be a relatively early feature in the sequence of cell wall biochemical modifications, thus suggesting a softening-related role duri ...	2010	20099830
total folate: diversity within fruit varieties commonly consumed in india.	folate concentrations in selected fruits were measured using the trienzyme extraction and microbiological assay with lactobacillus casei (subsp. rhamnosus) as an assay organism. fruits were purchased from different retail outlets at coimbatore, tamilnadu, india and were analyzed for total folate content. the folate content in all fruits varied considerably on a fresh weight basis from 10 to 328 microg/100 g, with tropical fruits ranging between 10 and 211 microg/100 g, temperate fruits from 11 t ...	2010	20128636
combining fructooligosaccharide and dried plum has the greatest effect on restoring bone mineral density among select functional foods and bioactive compounds.	functional foods and/or their bioactive compounds playing a role in improving skeletal health have received considerable attention. the objective of the present study was to determine the extent to which certain functional foods as (1) whole, e.g., dried plum (dp), figs, dates, raisin, and blueberry, (2) fractionated, e.g., dp puree, dp juice, and dp pulp/skin, or (3) isolated, e.g., dp polyphenols, fructooligosaccharides (fos), and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, forms reverse bone loss in an ...	2010	20132045
purunusides a-c, alpha-glucosidase inhibitory homoisoflavone glucosides from prunus domestica.	purunusides a-c (1-3), new homoisoflavone glucosides together with the known compounds beta-sitosterol (4) and 6,7-methylenedioxy-8-methoxycoumarin (5) have been isolated from n-butanol and ethyl acetate soluble fractions of prunus domestica. their structures were assigned on the basis of spectral studies. the compounds 1-3 showed potent inhibitory activity against the enzyme alpha-glucosidase.	2010	20162398
prebiotic effect of fruit and vegetable shots containing jerusalem artichoke inulin: a human intervention study.	the present study aimed to determine the prebiotic effect of fruit and vegetable shots containing inulin derived from jerusalem artichoke (ja). a three-arm parallel, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was carried out with sixty-six healthy human volunteers (thirty-three men and thirty-three women, age range: 18-50 years). subjects were randomised into three groups (n 22) assigned to consume either the test shots, pear-carrot-sea buckthorn (pcs) or plum-pear-beetroot (ppb), containing ja inul ...	2010	20187995
reduction of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli in poultry skin by fruit extracts.	campylobacter spp. are a major cause of foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis in humans, and current methods to control campylobacter contamination in foods are not completely successful. plants are a promising source of antimicrobial agents, particularly given the growing interest in "all natural" foods. in this study, the antimicrobial activity of extracts from 28 edible plants against campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli was evaluated in vitro and in a poultry skin model. nine of 28 extr ...	2010	20202332
regulation of two germin-like protein genes during plum fruit development.	germin-like proteins (glps) have several proposed roles in plant development and defence. two novel genes (ps-glp1 and 2) encoding germin-like protein were isolated from plum (prunus salicina). their regulation was studied throughout fruit development and during ripening of early and late cultivars. these two genes exhibited similar expression patterns throughout the various stages of fruit development excluding two important stages, pit hardening (s2) and fruit ripening (s4). during fruit devel ...	2010	20202999
type of snack influences satiety responses in adult women.	the effect of different snack foods on satiety and plasma glucose and hormone responses was assessed. nineteen fasted adult women (mean age: 39.2 + or - 0.7 years, mean bmi: 26.1 + or - 0.8 kg/m(2)) consumed test foods including dried plums, low-fat cookies, white bread and water only on separate days. the test foods (with the exception of water) provided 238 kcal and were similar in total carbohydrate, fat and protein content but differed in fiber and sugar content. subjects rated their feeling ...	2010	20206217
[a meta analysis on randomized controlled trials of acupuncture treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome].	to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (cfs).	2009	20209981
harmonic radar: assessing the impact of tag weight on walking activity of colorado potato beetle, plum curculio, and western corn rootworm.	the impact of electronic dipole tags on the walking activity of three insects was determined using video tracking software. results varied within and between the three species studied. the heaviest tag mounted on the pronotum of the colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata (say), reduced its mean horizontal speed slightly but significantly. the mean horizontal speed of plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst), was significantly reduced by a light tag but not by heavier tags. the m ...	2010	20214369
monitoring of the entomological diversity in a pesticide free orchard: investigation of the gembloux agricultural university conservatory.	in orchards, the fruit production is currently oriented to integrated pest management. in order to develop efficient pest control strategy by using entomophagous beneficial and lowering the application of pesticides, sufficient knowledge of entomological populations is needed. here, a systematic monitoring of insect diversity and abundance in a conservatory orchard of gembloux was performed. combining yellow traps and visual observations, 19 pest and 34 beneficial families were identified among ...	2009	20222593
influence of indigenous yeasts on the fermentation and volatile profile of plum brandies.	the aim of this study was to determine the influence of different yeasts isolated from fresh blue plum fruits (aureobasidium sp.) and spontaneously fermenting plum musts (kloeckera apiculata and saccharomyces cerevisiae), as well as commercial wine and distillery strains, on the fermentation and chemical composition of plum brandies. gas chromatography methods were used to detect major volatile components. the most rapid fermentation occurred in musts inoculated with s. cerevisiae. however, the ...	2010	20227608
domain-growth kinetic origin of nonhorizontal phase coexistence plateaux in langmuir monolayers: compression rigidity of a raft-like lipid distribution.	the present work addresses the question of a nonhorizontal coexistence plateau found in the liquid-expanded (le) to liquid-condensed (lc) transition of langmuir monolayers of lipid amphiphiles, which is apparently incongruent with the first-order character of this main le/lc phase transition. this pathology is understood in a mechanical context as a resistance of the monolayer against compression giving rise to a nonzero rigidity in the coexistence region. surface rheology has allowed for a quan ...	2010	20235509
benzene hexachloride for control of plum curculio on peaches.		1947	20264504
control of low-temperature injury in the victoria plum.		1947	20295245
correlation between the composition of multivalent antibody conjugates with colloidal gold nanoparticles and their affinity.	interactions between multivalent preparations of antibodies (conjugated with colloidal gold nanoparticles (gnp) as a carrier system) and a multivalent ligand were investigated. the aim of the present study was to reveal the relationship between the affinity of the conjugate and its composition (i.e., the valency). surface plasmon resonance was applied to study the affinity and the kinetics of the interaction of multivalent conjugates and multivalent virus (on the example of the plum pox virus (p ...	2010	20347832
sensory, chemical, and electronic tongue assessment of micro-oxygenated wines and oak chip maceration: assessing the commonality of analytical techniques.	micro-oxygenation (mox) was conducted in the presence and absence of oak chips at rates to mimic oxygen ingress during barrel maturation of red wine. following mox, wines were analyzed for chemical attributes pertaining to phenolic composition and assessed by a trained sensory panel. an electronic tongue (et) was also used to assess the wines. variations in chemical attributes were found to be mostly influenced by vintage, followed by oak chip maceration accounting for 48% and 16% of variation w ...	2010	20356080
development and validation of an algorithm to establish a total antioxidant capacity database of the us diet.	estimation of total antioxidant intake is the first step to investigate the protective effects of antioxidants on oxidative stress-mediated disease. the present study was designed to develop an algorithm to estimate total antioxidant capacity (tac) of the us diet. tac of individual antioxidants and 50 popular antioxidant-rich food items in the us diet were determined by 2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (abts) assay and the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (dpph) assay. theoreti ...	2010	20377495
analysis of wolbachia strains associated with conotrachelus nenuphar (coleoptera: curculionidae) in the eastern united states.	we studied the distribution patterns of wolbachia infection associated with plum curculio strains in eight states of the eastern united states. the presence of the wolbachia-specific gene wsp identified infections of this endosymbiont in 97.8% of the 93 samples tested. three distinct wolbachia strains were identified. the strains wcne1 (593 bp) and wcne2 (593 bp) were 97% identical, and their sequences were both 84% identical with wcne3 (590 bp). blastn searches through genbank showed strong sim ...	2010	20388268
rna-dependent rna polymerase 1 from nicotiana tabacum suppresses rna silencing and enhances viral infection in nicotiana benthamiana.	endogenous eukaryotic rna-dependent rna polymerases (rdrs) produce double-stranded rna intermediates in diverse processes of small rna synthesis in rna silencing pathways. rdr6 is required in plants for posttranscriptional gene silencing induced by sense transgenes (s-ptgs) and has an important role in amplification of antiviral silencing. whereas rdr1 is also involved in antiviral defense in plants, this does not necessarily proceed through triggering silencing. in this study, we show that nico ...	2010	20400679
qualitative effects of fresh and dried plum ingredients on vacuum-packaged, sliced hams.	boneless ham muscles (semimembranosus+adductor) were injected (20% w/w) with a curing brine containing no plum ingredient (control), fresh plum juice concentrate (fp), dried plum juice concentrate (dp), or spray dried plum powder (pp) at 2.5% or 5%. hams were cooked, vacuum-packaged, stored at<4 degrees c and evaluated at 2-week intervals over 10 week. evaluations were performed on sliced product to determine cook loss, vacuum-package purge, allo-kramer shear force, 2-thiobarbituric acid-reactiv ...	2009	20416628
a single amino acid mutation alters the capsid protein electrophoretic double-band phenotype of the plum pox virus strain ppv-rec.	plum pox virus (ppv) isolates differ by their capsid protein (cp) mobility in sds-page. these electrophoretic phenotypes are likely to result from post-translational modifications of the cp. we demonstrated that the cp mobility was solely determined by the cp n-terminal region. sequence comparison pinpointed a possible role of mutations at position 66 in determining the cp phenotype of ppv-rec isolates. site-directed mutagenesis of a chimeric clone demonstrated that gly(66) in the cp resulted in ...	2010	20422234
identification and molecular characterization of a new potyvirus from panax notoginseng.	a potyvirus causing distortion and mosaic symptoms in the herbal plant sanqi (panax notoginseng) was isolated from yunnan province, china, and the complete nucleotide sequence of one isolate and the partial sequences of two other isolates were determined. the viral rna genome comprised 9,750 nt excluding the 3'-terminal poly(a) tail, with the capacity to encode a single polyprotein of 3,089 amino acids. phylogenetic analysis with other completely sequenced potyviruses revealed that the virus in ...	2010	20446003
the need for culture collections to support plant pathogen diagnostic networks.	plant-pathogenic microorganisms, by virtue of their size, similarity in disease symptoms and closely related morphologies, are notoriously difficult to diagnose and detect. diagnosis gives proof as to the causal agent of disease and is important for developing appropriate control measures. detection shows the presence of a microorganism and is of importance for safeguarding national and international trade. live reference collections are required to characterize the taxonomy and function of micr ...	2010	20457251
adsorption of copper onto agriculture waste materials.	mining activities generate large amounts of wastewater, which contain heavy metals of elevated concentration according to legislative threshold values. therefore, treatment is necessary, and there has been a recent focus on more environmentally friendly methods. one of these is biosorption, where heavy metals are adsorbed from the wastewater via materials of biological origin. in this work copper sorption capacity, kinetics and isotherms of different low-cost residual agricultural materials was ...	2010	20462688
novel paraconiothyrium species on stone fruit trees and other woody hosts.	coniothyrium-like fungi are common wood and soil inhabitants and hyperparasites on other fungi. they belong to different fungal genera within the pleosporales. several isolates were obtained on wood of different prunus species (plum, peach and nectarine) from south africa, on actinidia species from italy and on laurus nobilis from turkey. morphological and cultural characteristics as well as dna sequence data (5.8s nrdna, its1, its2, partial ssu nrdna) were used to characterise them. the isolate ...	2008	20467483
novel phaeoacremonium species associated with necrotic wood of prunus trees.	the genus phaeoacremonium is associated with opportunistic human infections, as well as stunted growth and die-back of various woody hosts, especially grapevines. in this study, phaeoacremonium species were isolated from necrotic woody tissue of prunus spp. (plum, peach, nectarine and apricot) from different stone fruit growing areas in south africa. morphological and cultural characteristics as well as dna sequence data (5.8s rdna, its1, its2, beta-tubulin, actin and 18s rdna) were used to iden ...	2008	20467488
development and validation of a multiresidue method for the determination of neonicotinoid and macrocyclic lactone pesticide residues in milk, fruits, and vegetables by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/ms/ms.	a multiresidue method was developed and validated for the determination of 13 neonicotinoid pesticides and metabolites, and nine macrocyclic lactone pesticides and veterinary drugs using spe and ultra-performance liquid chromatography/ms/ms. the method was validated in milk, orange, spinach, apple, plum, watermelon, green bean, zucchini, broccoli, strawberry, grape, and tomato by analyzing replicates of residue-free control samples fortified with a mixture of 22 target analytes at three concentr ...	2010	20480883
genetic variation among date plum (diospyros lotus) genotypes in turkey.	turkey is one of the most important genetic resources of the date plum, diospyros lotus, especially in the northeastern part of the country. authenticating the identity of germplasm resources of d. lotus would be of great value for breeding. we examined the genetic variability of 11 d. lotus genotypes sampled from coruh valley in turkey. one hundred and twenty-eight dna markers were generated by 12 random primers. the highest polymorphism ratio was observed with the primer opa-01 (71%) while the ...	2010	20506085
[clinical observation on plum-blossom needle on governor vessel and point jiaji (ex-b 2) for treatment of cerebral palsy of involuntary movement].	to probe into an effective therapy for treatment of cerebral palsy of involuntary movement.	2010	20518168
expression of a modified nucleocapsid-protein of tomato spotted wilt virus (tswv) confers resistance against tswv and groundnut ringspot virus (grsv) by blocking systemic spread.	summary tobacco transformed with a construct comprising the nucleocapsid-protein (n) gene of tomato spotted wilt virus (tswv) and the 5' non-translated leader sequence of plum pox virus (ppv) as a translation enhancer displays unusually broad resistance against tospoviruses. contrary to expectations, the transgenic plants did not express a higher level of tswv n protein than control plants harbouring the n gene without the ppv enhancer. instead, expression of an n-terminally elongated n protein, ...	2004	20565598
field evaluation of traps and lures for monitoring plum curculio (coleoptera: curculionidae) in alabama peaches.	the plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst) (coleoptera: curculionidae), is a key pest of peaches, prunus persica (l.) batsch, in north america. we evaluated the effectiveness of two widely used trap types (pyramid versus circle traps) and commercially available synthetic lures for monitoring the pest in two peach orchards in alabama during 2008 and 2009. the lures evaluated alone or in combinations included benzaldehyde (bz) (a component of fruit odor), plum essence (pe) (a mixture of fr ...	2010	20568620
genotypic analysis of xylella fastidiosa isolates from different hosts using sequences homologous to the xanthomonas rpf genes.	summary this is the first report of a genotypic analysis of the phytopathogenic bacteria xylella fastidiosa (xf) using differences within intra- and intergenic regions of pathogenic genes. orthologous sequences from the genome of xf were identified for genes involved in the regulation of pathogenicity factors (rpf) from xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (xcc). while the rpf genes were conserved, the chromosomal region revealed differences in gene sizes and intergenic spacings and a major tra ...	2003	20569393
active carbons prepared by chemical activation of plum stones and their application in removal of no2.	a technology of obtaining active carbon from plum stones by chemical activation with koh is described. the effect of carbonisation temperature as well as activation procedure on the textural parameters, acid-base character of the surface and sorption properties of active carbons has been checked. the sorption properties of the activated carbons obtained were characterised by determination of nitrogen dioxide adsorption in dry and wet conditions. the final products were microporous activated carb ...	2010	20576355
polarographic assay based on hydrogen peroxide scavenging in determination of antioxidant activity of strong alcohol beverages.	total antioxidant (ao) activity of strong alcohol beverages such as wine and plum brandies, whiskeys, herbal and sweet fruit liqueurs have been assessed using a polarographic assay based on hydrogen peroxide scavenging (hps). rank of order of total ao activity, expressed as percentage of decrease of anodic oxidation current of hydrogen peroxide, was found analogous with total phenolic content estimated by folin-ciocalteau (fc) assay and radical scavenging capacity against the stable free radical ...	2010	20604507
fruit and vegetable consumption among older adults by tooth loss and socio-economic status.	the aim of this study was to examine consumption of fruit and vegetables in relation to tooth loss and income.	2010	20604755
constraints to virus infection in nicotiana benthamiana plants transformed with a potyvirus amplicon.	plant genomes have been transformed with full-length cdna copies of viral genomes, giving rise to what has been called 'amplicon' systems, trying to combine the genetic stability of transgenic plants with the elevated replication rate of plant viruses. however, amplicons' performance has been very variable regardless of the virus on which they are based. this has boosted further interest in understanding the underlying mechanisms that cause this behavior differences, and in developing strategies ...	2010	20604920
analysis of expressed sequence tags from prunus mume flower and fruit and development of simple sequence repeat markers.	expressed sequence tag (est) has been a cost-effective tool in molecular biology and represents an abundant valuable resource for genome annotation, gene expression, and comparative genomics in plants.	2010	20626882
o-antigen diversity and lateral transfer of the wbe region among vibrio splendidus isolates.	the o-antigen is a highly diverse structure expressed on the outer surface of gram-negative bacteria. the products responsible for o-antigen synthesis are encoded in the wbe region, which exhibits extensive genetic diversity. while heterogeneous o-antigens are observed within vibrio species, characterization of these structures has been devoted almost exclusively to pathogens. here, we investigate o-antigen diversity among coastal marine vibrio splendidus-like isolates. the wbe region was first ...	2010	20629700
plum-branch-like carbon nanofibers decorated with sno2 nanocrystals.	novel plum-branch-like carbon nanofibers (cnfs) decorated with sno2 nanocrystals have been synthesized by electrospinning and subsequent thermal treatment in an ar/h2o atmosphere. the morphologies of the as-synthesized sno2/cnf composites and the contents of carbon and sno2 can be controlled by adjusting the heat treatment temperature. it is proposed that the growth of sno2/cnf composites follows the outward diffusion of tin composites from the as-spun tin composite/polyacrylonitrile (pan) nanof ...	2010	20648300
benzothiadiazole and l-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid reduce the severity of sharka symptoms in pea leaves: effect on antioxidative metabolism at the subcellular level.	the effect of treatment with benzothiadiazole (bth) or l-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (otc), and their interaction with plum pox virus (ppv) infection, on antioxidative metabolism of pea plants was studied at the subcellular level. ppv infection produced a 20% reduction in plant growth. pre-treatment of pea plants with otc or bth afforded partial protection against ppv infection, measured as the percentage of leaves showing symptoms, but neither bth nor otc significantly reduced the virus ...	2010	20653891
coniochaeta (lecythophora), collophora gen. nov. and phaeomoniella species associated with wood necroses of prunus trees.	species of the genus coniochaeta (anamorph: lecythophora) are known as pathogens of woody hosts, but can also cause opportunistic human infections. several fungi with conidial stages resembling lecythophora were isolated from necrotic wood samples of prunus trees in south africa. in order to reveal their phylogenetic relationships, these fungi were studied on a morphological and molecular (5.8s nrdna, its-1, its-2, gapdh, ef-1alpha, 28s nrdna, 18s nrdna) basis. some of the isolates were identifi ...	2010	20664761
o-glcnacylation of the plum pox virus capsid protein catalyzed by secret agent: characterization of o-glcnac sites by electron transfer dissociation mass spectrometry.	the capsid protein of plum pox virus (ppv-cp) is modified with o-linked β-n-acetylglucosamine (o-glcnac). in arabidopsis thaliana this modification is made by an o-glcnac transferase named secret agent (sec). modification of ppv-cp by sec is hypothesized to have a direct role in the infection process, because virus titer and rate of spread are reduced in sec mutants. previous studies used deletion mapping and site-directed mutagenesis to identify four o-glcnac sites on the capsid protein that ar ...	2011	20676902
cornelian cherry (cornus mas l.) juices as a source of minerals in human diet.	the aim of this study was to determine the mineral content of cornelian cherry (cornus mas l.), as this fruit and its preservatives may be considered as important nutritional supplements. potassium (k), calcium (ca), sodium (na), iron (fe), zinc (zn), manganese (mn), and copper (cu) were present in cornelian cherry juice as measured by atomic absorption. compared to other juices obtained from plum, pear, and apple, cornelian cherry juice contained high levels of ca, reaching 10-fold higher (323 ...	2010	20706938
fruits and vegetables protect against the genotoxicity of heterocyclic aromatic amines activated by human xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes expressed in immortal mammalian cells.	heterocyclic aromatic amines (haas) can be formed during the cooking of meat and fish at elevated temperatures and are associated with an increased risk for cancer. on the other hand, epidemiological findings suggest that foods rich in fruits and vegetables can protect against cancer. in the present study three teas, two wines, and the juices of 15 fruits and 11 vegetables were investigated for their protective effect against the genotoxic effects of 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (iq) ...	2010	20713174
wild plum: novel particles of improved optical brightness and fluorescence.	a novel compound named wild plum fluoresces blue, and has been synthesized to camouflage skin imperfections, addressing the market demand for an anti-aging product. wild plum imparts optical brightness and fluorescence and can be used as an ingredient in cosmetic formulations. skin appearance before and after application of wild plum compounds demonstrated an improved appearance of skin including a decreased number of wrinkles. when added to makeup, lotions, creams, and powders, wild plum convey ...	2010	20716436
effects of using plum puree on some properties of low fat beef patties.	the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of using different amounts of plum puree (5%, 10% or 15%) on some properties of low fat beef patties. plum puree (pp) was used as an extender in beef patties. moisture content decreased with increasing concentration of plum puree. increasing amounts of pp decreased beef patty ph. the highest cooking yield and moisture retention were found in 5% pp samples. diameter reduction increased and thickness reduction decreased with increasing amounts ...	2010	20732751