| inheritance of resistance to meloidogyne incognita race 2 in the hot pepper cultivar carolina cayenne (capsicum annuum l.). | root-knot nematodes of the genus meloidogyne are important pathogens affecting vegetable crop production in brazil and worldwide. the pepper species capsicum annuum includes both hot and sweet peppers; very little emphasis has been placed on breeding sweet peppers for nematode resistance. we report on the inheritance of resistance to meloidogyne incognita (kofoid & white) chitwood race 2 in the hot pepper cultivar carolina cayenne. the hot pepper cv. carolina cayenne was used as seed parent and ... | 2002 | 14963835 |
| population densities of meloidogyne incognita and yield of capsicum annuum. | two microplot experiments in 1981 and 1983 provided information on the effect of different population densities of meloidogyne incognita race 1 and yield of sweet pepper. microplots were square concrete pipes (30 x 30 cm and 50 cm long) filled with 40 liters of soil infested with 0, 0.062, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512 eggs and juveniles/cm(3) soil. tolerance limits of 2.2 and 0.165 eggs and juveniles/cm(3) soil and minimum yields of 58% and 20% of the controls were ... | 1985 | 19294056 |
| effects of the mi-1, n and tabasco genes on infection and reproduction of meloidogyne mayaguensis on tomato and pepper genotypes. | meloidogyne mayaguensis is a damaging root-knot nematode able to reproduce on root-knot nematode-resistant tomato and other economically important crops. in a growth chamber experiment conducted at 22 and 33 degrees c, isolate 1 of m. mayaguensis reproduced at both temperatures on the mi-1-carrying tomato lines bhn 543 and bhn 585, whereas m. incognita race 4 failed to reproduce at 22 degrees c, but reproduced well at 33 degrees c. these results were confirmed in another experiment at 26 +/- 1.8 ... | 2007 | 19259507 |
| diagnosis and molecular variability of an argentinean population of nacobbus aberrans with some observations on histopathology in tomato. | diagnosis of an argentinean population of nacobbus sp. infecting sweet pepper (lamuyo) was carried out including morphology, scanning electron microscopy, and molecular studies. in light of our morphometric, molecular and host-range results, we consider the studied population to belong to n. aberrans s. l., and by host range tests the population is assigned to the "sugar beet group." its-pcr analysis on individual male and immature female specimens of this population yielded amplification produc ... | 2007 | 19259470 |
| ectopically expressed sweet pepper ferredoxin pflp enhances disease resistance to pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum affected by harpin and protease-mediated hypersensitive response in arabidopsis. | plant ferredoxin-like protein (pflp) is a photosynthesis-type ferredoxin (fd) found in sweet pepper. it contains an iron-sulphur cluster that receives and delivers electrons between enzymes involved in many fundamental metabolic processes. it has been demonstrated that transgenic plants overexpressing pflp show a high resistance to many bacterial pathogens, although the mechanism remains unclear. in this investigation, the pflp gene was transferred into arabidopsis and its defective derivatives, ... | 2014 | 24796566 |
| effects of japanese pepper and red pepper on the microbial community during nukadoko fermentation. | nukadoko is a fermented rice bran bed traditionally used for pickling vegetables in japan. to date, the production of both homemade and commercial nukadoko has depended on natural fermentation without using starter cultures. spices, japanese pepper, and red pepper, are added to nukadoko empirically, but the functions of spices in nukadoko have not been fully elucidated. to investigate the effects of japanese pepper and red pepper on nukadoko fermentation, we compared the chemical and microbiolog ... | 2015 | 25625032 |
| plant rna virus sequences identified in kimchi by microbial metatranscriptome analysis. | plant pathogenic rna viruses are present in a variety of plant-based foods. when ingested by humans, these viruses can survive the passage through the digestive tract, and are frequently detected in human feces. kimchi is a traditional fermented korean food made from cabbage or vegetables, with a variety of other plant-based ingredients, including ground red pepper and garlic paste. we analyzed microbial metatranscriptome data from kimchi at five fermentation stages to identify plant rna virus-d ... | 2014 | 24836186 |
| colonizing ability of pseudomonas fluorescens 2112, among collections of 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol-producing pseudomonas fluorescens spp. in pea rhizosphere. | pseudomonas fluorescens 2112, isolated in korea as an indigenous antagonistic bacteria, can produce 2,4- diacetylphloroglucinol (2,4-dapg) and the siderophore pyoveridin2112 for the control of phytophthora blight of red-pepper. p. fluorescens 2112 was classified into a new genotype c among the 17 genotypes of 2,4-dapg producers, by phld restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp). the colonizing ability of p. fluorescens 2112 in pea rhizosphere was equal to the well-known pea colonizers, p. ... | 2012 | 22573152 |
| subtyping of salmonella food isolates suggests the geographic clustering of serotype telaviv. | salmonella is commonly found in a variety of food products and is a major cause of bacterial foodborne illness throughout the world. in this study, we investigated the prevalence and diversity of salmonella in eight different food types: sheep ground meat, cow ground meat, chicken meat, cow offal, traditional sanliurfa cheese, unripened feta cheese, pistachios, and isot (a spice blend of dried red peppers specific to sanliurfa), traditionally and commonly consumed in turkey. among 192 food sampl ... | 2015 | 26489049 |
| inhibitory effect of black and red pepper and thyme extracts and essential oils on enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli and dnase activity of staphylococcus aureus. | in this study, extracts and essential oils of black and red pepper and thyme were tested for antibacterial activity against escherichia coli o157: h7 and staphylococcus aureus. black and red pepper and thyme were provided from iranian agricultural researches center. 2 g of each plant powder was added to 10 cc ethanol 96°. after 24 h, the crude extract was separated as an alcoholic extract and concentrated by distillation method. plants were examined for determining their major component and esse ... | 2013 | 24250643 |
| genetic diversity and silencing suppression activity of the p22 protein of tomato chlorosis virus isolates from tomato and sweet pepper. | as for other bipartite criniviruses (genus crinivirus, family closteroviridae), the genome of tomato chlorosis virus encodes an rna silencing suppressor, the protein p22, in the 3'-proximal region of rna1. this protein has been reported as having one of the longest lasting local suppressor activities when transiently expressed in nicotiana benthamiana. here, we examined the genetic diversity of the p22 gene in tocv isolates from tomato and sweet pepper. the p22 gene sequences clearly grouped int ... | 2015 | 26334965 |
| identification of three new isolates of tomato spotted wilt virus from different hosts in china: molecular diversity, phylogenetic and recombination analyses. | destructive diseases caused by tomato spotted wilt virus (tswv) have been reported associated with many important plants worldwide. recently, tswv was reported to infect different hosts in china. it is of value to clone tswv isolates from different hosts and examine diversity and evolution among different tswv isolates in china as well as worldwide. | 2016 | 26762153 |
| sweet pepper confirmed as a reservoir host for tomato yellow leaf curl virus by both agro-inoculation and whitefly-mediated inoculation. | tomato yellow leaf curl virus (tylcv), a member of the genus begomovirus, has a single-stranded dna genome. tylcv can induce severe disease symptoms on tomato plants, but other hosts plants such as cucurbits and peppers are asymptomatic. a full-length dna clone of a korean tylcv isolate was constructed by rolling-circle amplification from tylcv-infected tomatoes in korea. to assess relative susceptibility of sweet pepper varieties to tylcv, 19 cultivars were inoculated with cloned tylcv by agro- ... | 2014 | 24777825 |
| biosynthesis of eight-carbon volatiles from tomato and pepper pomaces by fungi: trichoderma atroviride and aspergillus sojae. | the aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of using tomato and red pepper pomaces for the production eight-carbon volatiles by trichoderma atroviride and aspergillus sojae. the fermentation of tomato and pepper pomace-based media by both moulds was conducted in shake flasks and bioreactors. microbial growth behaviours and fermentation abilities of t. atroviride and a. sojae under both fermentation conditions were followed by microbial counting. the production of flavours from tomat ... | 2017 | 28057467 |
| management of blight of bell pepper (capsicum annuum var. grossum) caused by drechslera bicolor. | sweet or bell pepper is a member of the solanaceae family and is regarded as one of the most popular and nutritious vegetable. blight, in the form of leaf and fruit blight, has been observed to infect bell pepper crops cultivated at the horticulture farm in rajasthan college of agriculture, udaipur, india. based on disease severity, we attempted to curb this newly emerged problem using different fungicides, plant extracts, bio-control agents, and commercial botanicals against the fungus in labor ... | 2017 | 27613104 |
| capsicum annum, a new host of watermelon mosaic virus. | the occurrence of watermelon mosaic virus (wmv) in sweet pepper (capsicum annuum l.) in kurdistan province, iran was confirmed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) and partial characterization of coat protein. to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of wmv infecting c. annuum, adding a new host to list of more than 170 species infected by this virus. | 2016 | 26925452 |
| red pepper powder is a crucial factor that influences the ontogeny of weissella cibaria during kimchi fermentation. | weissella cibaria has been found in korean kimchi and other sources, including fermented foods, greek salami, spanish sausages, and animal and human excrement. w. cibaria was recently reported to show anticancer, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. nevertheless, fundamental ecological succession studies are required to scientifically confirm the probiotic action of w. cibaria under various conditions, such as fermentation. therefore, in the present study, we mined the ... | 2016 | 27311801 |
| snp marker integration and qtl analysis of 12 agronomic and morphological traits in f₈ rils of pepper (capsicum annuum l.). | red pepper, capsicum annuum l., has been attracting geneticists' and breeders' attention as one of the important agronomic crops. this study was to integrate 41 snp markers newly developed from comparative transcriptomes into a previous linkage map, and map 12 agronomic and morphological traits into the integrated map. a total of 39 markers found precise position and were assigned to 13 linkage groups (lgs) as well as the unassigned lge, leading to total 458 molecular markers present in this gen ... | 2012 | 22684870 |
| molecular characterization of three 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coa reductase genes including pathogen-induced hmg2 from pepper (capsicum annuum). | sesquiterpene phytoalexins, a class of plant defense metabolites, are synthesized from the cytosolic acetate/mevalonate pathway in isoprenoids biosynthetic system of plants. the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coa reductase (hmgr) catalyzes the synthesis of mevalonate, which is the specific precursor of this pathway, as a multi gene family. three kinds of cdna clones encoding hmgr were isolated from korean red pepper (capsicum annuum l. cv. nockwang) and the hmgr2 gene (hmg2) was especially obtained ... | 2003 | 12591612 |
| comparative analysis on the distribution of protease activities among fruits and vegetable resources. | in this study, a comparative analysis on the distribution of protease activities among 90 plant resources, including fruits and vegetables, has been performed. protease activities of plant extracts were assayed at different ph values (ph 3.0, ph 7.5 and ph 10.5) using casein as a substrate. ten fruits and thirteen vegetables show protease activities above 10u/g. pineapple, fig and papaya, which are used for commercial protease production, exhibited high protease activities. additionally, high pr ... | 2016 | 27451238 |
| [study on content and intake status of vegetable fiber in rural residents in china]. | to study the distribution and intake of vegetable fiber of chinese rural residents. | 2007 | 18303630 |
| vegetable and fruit consumption and prostate cancer risk: a cohort study in the netherlands. | the association between 21 vegetables and eight fruits and prostate cancer risk was assessed in the netherlands cohort study among 58,279 men of ages 55-69 years at baseline in 1986. after 6.3 years of follow-up, 610 cases with complete vegetable data and 642 cases with complete fruit data were available for analysis. in multivariate case-cohort analyses, the following rate ratios (rrs) and 95% confidence intervals (cis) for vegetable consumption were found (comparing highest versus lowest quint ... | 1998 | 9718219 |
| anti-cholelithogenic potential of dietary spices and their bioactives. | dietary hypocholesterolemic spices-curcumin (active compound of turmeric (curcuma longa)) and capsaicin (active compound of red pepper (capsicum annuum)), the active principles of spices-turmeric (curcuma longa) and red pepper (capsicum annuum), fenugreek (trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds, garlic (allium sativum), and onion (allium cepa) are documented to have anti-cholelithogenic property in animal model. these spices prevent the induction of cholesterol gallstones by lithogenic high cholestero ... | 2017 | 26147513 |
| [effect of pectin substances on activity of human pancreatic alpha-amylase in vitro]. | pectin substances were extracted from food plants: sweet pepper capsicum annuum l., carrot sowing daucus sativus l., bulb onion allium cepa l., white cabbage brassica oleracea l. by two methods with acid solutions similar to gastric environment. the pectins that were extracted were characterized by monosaccharide composition and quantitative contents of uronic acids, neutral monosaccharides, methoxy groups, protein. the inhibitory effect of all extracted pectin-protein complexes on activity of p ... | 2012 | 23013011 |
| alpha-tocopherol content in 62 edible tropical plants. | vitamin e was determined by the high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc) method. all the plants tested showed differences in their alpha-tocopherol content and the differences were significant (p < 0.05). the highest alpha-tocopherol content was in sauropus androgynus leaves (426.8 mg/kg edible portion), followed by citrus hystrix leaves (398.3 mg/kg), calamus scipronum (193.8 mg/kg), starfruit leaves averrhoa belimbi (168.3 mg/kg), red pepper capsicum annum (155.4 mg/kg), local celery apiu ... | 2001 | 11410015 |
| metabolic pathways associated with kimchi, a traditional korean food, based on in silico modeling of published data. | kimchi is a traditional korean food prepared by fermenting vegetables, such as chinese cabbage and radishes, which are seasoned with various ingredients, including red pepper powder, garlic, ginger, green onion, fermented seafood (jeotgal), and salt. the various unique microorganisms and bioactive components in kimchi show antioxidant activity and have been associated with an enhanced immune response, as well as anti-cancer and anti-diabetic effects. red pepper inhibits decay due to microorganis ... | 2016 | 28154515 |
| italian and spanish commercial tomato sauces for pasta dressing: study of sensory and head-space profiles by flash profiling and solid-phase microextraction-gas chomatography-mass spectrometry. | the sensory and head-space profiles of italian and spanish commercial tomato sauces were investigated. the flash profiling method was used to evaluate sensory characteristics. samples within each set were ranked according to selected descriptors. one hundred volatile compounds were identified by solid-phase microextraction-gas chomatography-mass spectrometry. | 2016 | 27976376 |
| cholesterol-lowering and lipid oxidation reduction potentials of traditional seasonings in salchichon dry-fermented sausages. | five different natural/traditional seasonings including doenjang (fermented soybean paste), gochu-jang (red pepper paste), fresh medium-hot and hot peppers, and garlic were used, and 1 % (w/w) each was incorporated into formulations of salchichon fermented sausage type. after ripening for 51 days, the products were assessed for quality parameters, lipid oxidation, cholesterol content and sensory characteristics. in general, incorporation of the seasonings did not cause color or texture defects w ... | 2016 | 27784931 |
| beneficial effects of traditional seasonings on quality characteristics of fermented sausages. | though traditional seasonings are widely used in many dishes, however, no attention has been paid to the investigation of their effects on quality characteristics of food products. the present investigation was undertaken to study the effects of incorporating several traditional seasonings including doenjang (fermented soybean paste), gochu-jang (red pepper paste), fresh medium-hot, and hot peppers, and fresh garlic on the lipid oxidation, cholesterol content and sensory characteristics of ferme ... | 2016 | 26954136 |
| food compounds activating thermosensitive trp channels in asian herbal and medicinal foods. | there are several thermosensitive transient receptor potential (trp) ion channels including capsaicin receptor, trpv1. food components activating trpv1 inhibit body fat deposition through sympathetic nerve stimulation. trpa1 is another pungency sensor for pungent compounds and is mainly coexpressed with trpv1 in sensory nerve endings. therefore, trpa1 activation is expected to have an anti-obesity effect similar to trpv1 activation. we have searched for agonists for trpv1 and trpa1 in vitro from ... | 2015 | 26598901 |
| health benefits of kimchi (korean fermented vegetables) as a probiotic food. | kimchi is a traditional korean food manufactured by fermenting vegetables with probiotic lactic acid bacteria (lab). many bacteria are involved in the fermentation of kimchi, but lab become dominant while the putrefactive bacteria are suppressed during salting of baechu cabbage and the fermentation. the addition of other subingredients and formation of fermentation byproducts of lab promote the fermentation process of lab to eventually lead to eradication of putrefactive- and pathogenic bacteria ... | 2014 | 24456350 |
| antioxidant potential of spices and their active constituents. | excessive free radical generation overbalancing the rate of their removal leads to oxidative stress. oxidative stress has been implicated in the etiology of cardiovascular disease, inflammatory diseases, cancer, and other chronic diseases. antioxidants are compounds that hinder the oxidative processes and thereby delay or suppress oxidative stress. there is a growing interest in natural antioxidants found in plants. herbs and spices are most important targets to search for natural antioxidants f ... | 2014 | 24188307 |
| medicinal agents and metabolic syndrome. | the definition of the metabolic syndrome (ms) has encountered difficulty in reaching a universal consensus although there exists an agreement of its main pathologies which are hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, inflammation and renal damage. the prevalent opinion is that three of those alterations may define the syndrome. the incidence of the ms has increased globally, particularly in the last few years, to the point of being regarded as an epidemic. the treatment of the ms ... | 2013 | 23590715 |
| dietary spices as beneficial modulators of lipid profile in conditions of metabolic disorders and diseases. | spices are valued for their medicinal properties besides their use as food adjuncts to enhance the sensory quality of food. dietary garlic, onion, fenugreek, red pepper, turmeric, and ginger have been proven to be effective hypocholesterolemics in experimentally induced hypercholesterolemia. the hypolipidemic potential of fenugreek in diabetic subjects and of garlic and onion in humans with induced lipemia has been demonstrated. capsaicin and curcumin - the bioactive compounds of red pepper and ... | 2013 | 23364205 |
| a new and improved strategy combining a dispersive-solid phase extraction-based multiclass method with ultra high pressure liquid chromatography for analysis of low molecular weight polyphenols in vegetables. | this paper reports on the development and optimization of a modified quick, easy, cheap effective, rugged and safe (quechers) based extraction technique coupled with a clean-up dispersive-solid phase extraction (dspe) as a new, reliable and powerful strategy to enhance the extraction efficiency of free low molecular-weight polyphenols in selected species of dietary vegetables. the process involves two simple steps. first, the homogenized samples are extracted and partitioned using an organic sol ... | 2012 | 22964046 |
| fumigant toxicity of plant essential oils against camptomyia corticalis (diptera: cecidomyiidae). | the toxicity of 98 plant essential oils against third instars of cecidomyiid gall midge camptomyia corticalis (loew) (diptera: cecidomyiidae) was examined using a vapor-phase mortality bioassay. results were compared with that of a conventional insecticide dichlorvos. based on 24-h lc50 values, all essential oils were less toxic than dichlorvos (lc50, 0.027 mg/cm3). the lc50 of caraway (carum carvi l.) seed, armoise (artemisia vulgaris l.), clary sage (salvia sclarea l.), oregano (origanum vulga ... | 2012 | 22928313 |
| [simple preprocessing method for multi-determination of 235 pesticide residues in cooked ingredients of foods by gc/ms and lc/ms/ms]. | a simple preprocessing method was developed for multiresidue determination of pesticides in processed agricultural products. residues were extracted from homogenized samples with acetonitrile in a glass centrifuge tube, followed by salting-out and partitioning with n-hexane. co-extractives were removed by means of mini-column clean up. analysis was performed by gc/ms and lc/ms/ms. the prepared sample solutions were examined for matrix effects. matrix effects had both positive and negative effect ... | 2008 | 18633206 |
| suppression of the nuclear factor-kappab activation pathway by spice-derived phytochemicals: reasoning for seasoning. | the activation of nuclear transcription factor kappab has now been linked with a variety of inflammatory diseases, including cancer, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, diabetes, allergy, asthma, arthritis, crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, psoriasis, septic shock, and aids. extensive research in the last few years has shown that the pathway that activates this transcription factor can be interrupted by phytochemicals derived from spices such as turmeric ... | 2004 | 15659827 |
| evaluating companion planting and non-host masking odors for protecting roses from the japanese beetle (coleoptera: scarabaeidae). | effectiveness of companion planting, and use of nonhost masking odors were evaluated under field conditions for protecting roses against the japanese beetle, popillia japonica newman. three reputedly effective companion species, rue (ruta graveolens l.), zonal geranium (pelargonium x hortorum bailey), and garlic chives (allium scheonparum l.) were interplanted with roses in replicated garden plots. numbers of beetles on these roses were compared with rose-only control plots on 6 d during beetle ... | 2003 | 12650348 |
| dietary factors and gastric cancer in korea: a case-control study. | to assess gastric cancer (gc) risk in relation to dietary intake in korea, a case-control study was performed. trained dietitians interviewed 136 patients diagnosed with gc, and the same number of controls were selected by matching sex, age and hospital. a significant decrease in gc risk was observed with increased intake of baiechu kimchi (prepared with salted chinese cabbage and red pepper, etc.), baiechu kimchi-stew, garlic, mushroom and soybean milk. on the contrary, a significant increase i ... | 2002 | 11802218 |
| determinants of salt use in cooked meals in the netherlands: attitudes and practices of food preparers. | to assess current habits of using salt and other seasonings in food preparation, and to investigate the psychosocial determinants of salt use. in addition we examined differences in salt consumption and psychosocial determinants with respect to stages of change and socio-economic classes. | 1999 | 10369495 |
| diet, living conditions and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in tunisia--a case-control study. | we conducted a case-control study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (npc) in tunisia, on diet, dietary patterns and life style, the characteristics of which had been defined by an anthropological study. eighty incident cases, diagnosed in tunisia between november 1986 and november 1987, were each matched for sex, age and place of residence to 2 controls. the subjects were asked for dietary data referring to the year preceding the diagnosis of npc and, with help of their families, during childhood and ... | 1990 | 2394508 |
| [contact allergy to anacardiaceae. a review and case reports of poison ivy allergy in central europe]. | in europe, as opposed to north america, poison-ivy rash is hardly known. for this reason a detailed review of the allergenic members of the anacardiaceae family is given, and the misleading nomenclature of "poison ivy", "poison oak", and some other species of this family are discussed. an up-to-date representation of the chemical structure of the allergenic substance group (denoted as "urushiol") from this family is provided as well as botanical information regarding the plants themselves. preve ... | 1983 | 6227468 |
| serving a variety of vegetables and fruit as a snack increased intake in preschool children. | although serving a greater variety of food increases intake, this effect has not been well studied as a strategy to encourage consumption of vegetables and fruit in preschool children. | 2013 | 23902783 |
| [comparative observations of the behavior of ethephon in fruit, coffee and paprika]. | after application of flordimex to soft and stone fruit for fruit abscission and acceleration of ripening obvious ethephon residues have been found. therefore, the dose rate has to be restricted to keep the maximum residue limit. the same is true for the use of flordimex for fruit abscission in apples, whereas for yield regulation residues are far below 0.05 mg/kg in apples. a typical feature of the active ingredient is the large quantity of its residues in juice and wine, which is as high as eth ... | 1989 | 2608103 |
| ascorbic acid contents of pakistani fruits and vegetables. | fresh fruits and vegetables are good sources of vitamin c which is known for its antioxidant and immune-enhancing effects. the objective of this study was to determine ascorbic acid (vitamin c) contents of regularly consumed fruits and vegetables available in pakistani markets. most commonly used fresh fruits and vegetables were homogenized in 5% trichloroacetic acid, and ascorbic acid contents in the extracts were determined using a spectrophotometric method. banana, custard apple, orange, lemo ... | 2006 | 17105704 |
| synergistic manipulations of plant and insect defences. | it has been demonstrated previously that cis-jasmone acts as an elicitor of plant defence mechanism(s) by inducing secondary metabolism. it has also been demonstrated that temporal synergism can result in hypersensitive insect pests due to the inhibition of metabolic enzymes. | 2014 | 23653417 |
| ecological specialization of the aphid aphis gossypii glover on cultivated host plants. | many plant-feeding insect species considered to be polyphagous are in fact composed of genetically differentiated sympatric populations that use different hosts and between which gene flow still exists. we studied the population genetic structure of the cotton-melon aphid aphis gossypii that is considered as one of the most polyphagous aphid species. we used eight microsatellites to analyse the genetic diversity of numerous samples of a. gossypii collected over several years at a large geographi ... | 2009 | 19635073 |
| constitutive expression of a plant ferredoxin-like protein (pflp) enhances capacity of photosynthetic carbon assimilation in rice (oryza sativa). | the plant ferredoxin-like protein (pflp) gene, cloned from sweet peppers predicted as an electron carrier in photosynthesis, shows high homology to the fd-i sequence of arabidopsis thaliana, lycopersicon esculentum, oryza sativa and spinacia oleracea. most of pflp related studies focused on anti-pathogenic effects, while less understanding for the effects in photosynthesis with physiological aspects, such as photosynthesis rate, and levels of carbohydrate metabolites. this project focuses on the ... | 2017 | 28054169 |
| network inference analysis identifies an aprr2-like gene linked to pigment accumulation in tomato and pepper fruits. | carotenoids represent some of the most important secondary metabolites in the human diet, and tomato (solanum lycopersicum) is a rich source of these health-promoting compounds. in this work, a novel and fruit-related regulator of pigment accumulation in tomato has been identified by artificial neural network inference analysis and its function validated in transgenic plants. a tomato fruit gene regulatory network was generated using artificial neural network inference analysis and transcription ... | 2013 | 23292788 |
| antigenic relationships between petunia peroxidase a and specific peroxidase isoenzymes in other solanaceae. | a highly specific rabbit antiserum raised against peroxidase (prxa) from petunia (petunia hybrida) was used to investigate the antigenic relatedness of peroxidases in the solanaceae. after sds-page of crude leaf extracts from a large number of species of this family, immunoblotting revealed that cross-reacting protein bands were present in all species tested. in order to determine whether these protein bands represent peroxidases, the peroxidase isoenzymes in thorn apple (datura stramonium l.), ... | 1990 | 24220819 |
| activation of defence in sweet pepper, capsicum annum, by cis-jasmone, and its impact on aphid and aphid parasitoid behaviour. | two important pests of the sweet pepper, capsicum annuum, are the peach potato aphid, myzus persicae, and the glasshouse potato aphid, aulacorthum solani. current aphid control measures include the use of biological control agents, i.e., parasitic wasps, but with varying levels of success. one option to increase parasitoid efficiency is to activate plant defence. therefore, sweet pepper plants were treated with the naturally occurring plant defence activator cis-jasmone, and its impact upon the ... | 2012 | 22696464 |
| lethal and sublethal effects of pesticides in the management of polyphagotarsonemus latus (banks) (acari: tarsonemidae) on capsicum annuum l. | the evaluation of lethal and sublethal effects are of great importance for a complete assessment of the total impact of chemical compounds upon pest populations and the development of management strategies. at this study, the lethal and sublethal effects of different synthetic and botanical products were evaluated upon the broad mite, polyphagotarsonemus latus (banks), a major pest of capsicum annuum l and other crops. | 2017 | 28296187 |
| amblyseius swirskii: what made this predatory mite such a successful biocontrol agent? | the predatory mite amblyseius swirskii quickly became one of the most successful biocontrol agents in protected cultivation after its introduction into the market in 2005 and is now released in more than 50 countries. there are several key factors contributing to this success: (1) it can control several major pests including the western flower thrips, frankliniella occidentalis, the whiteflies bemisia tabaci and trialeurodes vaporariorum and the broad mite, polyphagotarsonemus latus, simultaneou ... | 2015 | 25524511 |
| field trial measuring the compatibility of methoxyfenozide and flonicamid with orius laevigatus fieber (hemiptera: anthocoridae) and amblyseius swirskii (athias-henriot) (acari: phytoseiidae) in a commercial pepper greenhouse. | frankliniella occidentalis (pergande) (thysanoptera: thripidae) and bemisia tabaci (gennadius) (hemiptera: aleyrodidae) are among the most serious pests of sweet peppers in greenhouses. chemical control is difficult because of their high reproductive rates and insecticide resistance, and seasonal inoculative releases of orius laevigatus (fieber) and amblyseius swirskii (athias-henriot) are commonly used to reduce their populations. as chemical treatments are often needed in the crop against othe ... | 2011 | 21495158 |
| [factors affecting oviposition of bemisia tabaci (genn.) biotype b in sweet pepper]. | bemisia tabaci (gen.) biotype b is considered a pest of economical importance for several vegetables. the oviposition behaviour of the whilefly was evaluated in sweet pepper plants. the trials were carried out under greenhouse condition and in the laboratory of entomology of defers/unesp, campus of ilha solteira-sp, with the sweet pepper magali-r genotype. the effect of plant age on the whitefly oviposition was evaluated in free-choice tests, in plants, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45-day-old, as egg dist ... | 2008 | 18506298 |
| tropical whitefly ipm project. | the tropical whitefly ipm project (twfp) is an initiative of the systemwide ipm programme of the consultative group on international agricultural research (cgiar), financed by the department for international development (dfid) of the united kingdom, the danish international development agency (danida), the united states department of agriculture (usda) and agency for international development (usaid), the australian centre for international agricultural research (aciar), and the new zealand age ... | 2007 | 17222696 |
| analysis of antioxidant activities of common vegetables employing oxygen radical absorbance capacity (orac) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (frap) assays: a comparative study. | a total of 927 freeze-dried vegetable samples, including 111 white cabbages, 59 carrots, 51 snap beans, 57 cauliflower, 33 white onions, 48 purple onions, 130 broccoli, 169 tomatoes, 25 beets, 88 peas, 88 spinach, 18 red peppers, and 50 green peppers, were analyzed using the oxygen radical absorption capacity (orac) and ferric reducing antioxidant capacity (frap) methods. the data show that the orac and frap values of vegetable are not only dependent on species, but also highly dependent on geog ... | 2002 | 12009973 |
| isolation and structural features of an antiradical polysaccharide of capsicum annuum that interacts with bsa. | red peppers, capsicum annuum, are used worldwide as spices, foods and medicines. herein, we have analyzed an antiradical polysaccharide isolated from red peppers through successive acetate buffer extraction. this macromolecule was purified using graded precipitation with ethanol, α-amylase treatment, deproteination and anion-exchange chromatography. this highly-branched polysaccharide (360 kda) was esterified with phenolic acids and contained a (1,3)-linked-β-galp chain substituted at o-6 by (1, ... | 2015 | 25616119 |
| a tissue phantom model for training residents in ultrasound-guided liver biopsy. | the apprenticeship model for training of percutaneous liver biopsy has limitations, and costs of commercially available simulation models can be prohibitive. we created an inexpensive tissue phantom for liver biopsy simulation and evaluated the utility of this model for training radiology residents. | 2014 | 24928159 |
| influence of agricultural practices on fruit quality of bell pepper. | an experiment was carried out under plastic house conditions to compare the effect of four fermented organic matter sources (cattle, poultry and sheep manure in addition to 1:1:1 mixture of the three organic matter sources) in which 4 kg organic matter m(-2) were used, with that of the conventional agriculture (chemical fertilizers) treatments on marvello red pepper fruit quality, by using a randomized complete block design (rcbd) with four replicates. pepper fruits characteristics cultivated in ... | 2011 | 22518928 |
| partial purification and characterization of red chlorophyll catabolite reductase, a stroma protein involved in chlorophyll breakdown. | red chlorophyll (chl) catabolite (rcc) reductase, which catalyzes the reaction of an intermediary chl catabolite (rcc) in the two-step cleavage reaction of pheophorbide (pheide) a into primary fluorescent catabolites (pfccs) during chl breakdown, was characterized and partially purified. rcc reductase activity was present at all stages of barley leaf development and even in roots. the highest specific activity was found in senescent leaves, which were used to purify rcc reductase 1000-fold. amon ... | 1997 | 12223836 |
| chlorophyll breakdown in senescent chloroplasts (cleavage of pheophorbide a in two enzymic steps). | the cleavage of pheophorbide (pheide) a into primary fluoescent chlorophyll (chl) catabolites (pfccs) in senescent chloroplasts was investigated. chloroplast preparations isolated from senescent canola (brassica napus) cotyledons exhibited light-dependent production of pfcc when assay mixtures were supplemented with ferredoxin (fd). pfcc production in detergent-solubilized membranes was dependent on the presence of an fd-reducing system. pheide a cleavage required the action of two proteins, phe ... | 1997 | 12223835 |
| occurrence of the toxigenic fungi (producers of aflatoxins and ochratoxin a) in foodstuffs in the czech republic 1999-2000. | the occurrence of toxigenic fungi producing aflatoxins and ochratoxin a in foodstuffs was studied in the czech republic. twenty five commodities were collected at twelve collection places in the czech republic (300 food samples). the presence of potentially toxigenicaspergillus flavus was observed in 28% of the sampled foods (black pepper, caraway seeds, fruit tea, black tea, oat flakes, fine flour, rolled oat flakes and semolina) in the year 1999, and in 25% of the sampled foods (black pepper, ... | 2001 | 23605869 |
| capsicum annuum var. grossum (bell pepper) inhibits β-secretase activity and β-amyloid1-40 aggregation. | the deposition of amyloid protein as senile plaques is the major signature of alzheimer's disease (ad). it is produced by the sequential cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein by secretases. moreover, peppers are noted for their antiaging and cognitive enhancing properties. thus, in this study, the effects of polyphenol-rich extracts from bell pepper on amyloid production and aggregation in vitro were investigated. bell pepper (ripe and unripe) was extracted with methanol-1 n hcl (1:1 v/v). t ... | 2017 | 28098506 |
| the form in which nitrogen is supplied affects the polyamines, amino acids, and mineral composition of sweet pepper fruit under an elevated co2 concentration. | we investigated the effect of supplying nitrogen, as no3(-) or as no3(-)/nh4(+), on the composition of fruits of sweet pepper (capsicum annuum l. cv. melchor) plants grown with different co2 concentrations ([co2]): ambient or elevated (800 μmol mol(-1)). the results show that the application of nh4(+) and high [co2] affected the chroma related to the concentrations of chlorophylls. the concentrations of ca, cu, mg, p, and zn were significantly reduced in the fruits of plants nourished with nh4(+ ... | 2017 | 28075582 |
| combined microplate-abts and hplc-abts analysis of tomato and pepper extracts reveals synergetic and antagonist effects of their lipophilic antioxidative components. | the antioxidant capacity of 9 pure lipophilic compounds was examined by microplate-abts and hplc-abts, using similar experimental conditions. results obtained showed that hplc-abts method can be used for a rapid determination of individual antioxidant capacity of compounds in standard solutions or complex mixtures. the application of both methods to real lipophilic extracts from tomato (solanum lycopersicum l.), green and red peppers (capsicum annuum) reveals possible interactions between antiox ... | 2017 | 28069124 |
| s-nitrosoglutathione reductase (gsnor) activity is down-regulated during pepper (capsicum annuum l.) fruit ripening. | pepper (capsicum annuum l.) is an annual plant species of great agronomic importance whose fruits undergo major metabolic changes through development and ripening. these changes include emission of volatile organic compounds associated with respiration, destruction of chlorophylls and synthesis of new pigments (red/yellow carotenoids plus xanthophylls and anthocyans) responsible for color shift, protein degradation/synthesis and changes in total soluble reducing equivalents. previous data have s ... | 2016 | 28039071 |
| effect of high-humidity hot air impingement blanching (hhaib) on drying and quality of red pepper (capsicum annuum l.). | effects of high-humidity hot air impingement blanching (hhaib) under different times (30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, and 240s) on drying characteristics and quality attributes of red peppers in terms of surface colour, red pigment content, microstructure and texture were investigated. results showed that polyphenol oxidase (ppo) residual activity of the samples decreased with increasing blanching time; it was decreased to 7% after 120s. a first-order fraction model described ppo inactivation we ... | 2017 | 27855882 |
| evaluation of aphis glycines as an alternative host for supporting aphelinus albipodus against myzus persicae on capsicum annuum cv. ox horn and hejiao 13. | bank plant systems provide effective biological control for pests infesting commercially important crops. aphids cause physical damage to crops by feeding on the leaves, as well as transmitting damaging viral diseases. to develop a bank plant system to control aphids that damage vegetable crops, we initially reared the parasitoid aphelinus albipodus (hayat and fatima) on the soybean aphid, aphis glycines (matsumura) reared on the soybean plant, glycine max (l.) that was elected as the alternate ... | 2017 | 27817154 |
| sweet pepper (capsicum annuum l.) canopy photosynthesis modeling using 3d plant architecture and light ray-tracing. | canopy photosynthesis has typically been estimated using mathematical models that have the following assumptions: the light interception inside the canopy exponentially declines with the canopy depth, and the photosynthetic capacity is affected by light interception as a result of acclimation. however, in actual situations, light interception in the canopy is quite heterogenous depending on environmental factors such as the location, microclimate, leaf area index, and canopy architecture. it is ... | 2016 | 27667994 |
| process optimization and characterization of fragrant oil from red pepper (capsicum annuum l.) seed extracted by subcritical butane extraction. | red pepper seeds account for 450-500 g kg(-1) of the total pepper weight and are often discarded as waste. in this study, process optimization and characterization of fragrant oil from roasted red pepper seed extracted by subcritical butane extraction were carried out. | 2017 | 27528006 |
| natural occurrence of mycotoxins and toxigenic capacity of alternaria strains from mouldy peppers. | sweet pepper (capsicum annuum) is an important crop cultivated worldwide, with argentina being one of the major producers in south america. the fruit is susceptible to several fungal diseases, leading to severe economic losses for producers. in this study, alternaria was found as the prevalent genus in mouldy peppers (50% fruits infected). morphological identification revealed that all 64 alternaria isolates belonged to small-spored species, most of them corresponding to a. tenuissima, a. arbore ... | 2016 | 27517345 |
| metabolomics provides quality characterization of commercial gochujang (fermented pepper paste). | to identify the major factors contributing to the quality of commercial gochujang (fermented red pepper paste), metabolites were profiled by mass spectrometry. in principal component analysis, cereal type (wheat, brown rice, and white rice) and species of hot pepper (capsicum annuum, c. annuum cv. chung-yang, and c. frutescens) affected clustering patterns. relative amino acid and citric acid levels were significantly higher in wheat gochujang than in rice gochujang. sucrose, linoleic acid, olei ... | 2016 | 27428946 |
| evolution of capsaicinoids in peter pepper (capsicum annuum var. annuum) during fruit ripening. | the evolution of individual and total contents of capsaicinoids present in peter peppers (capsicum annuum var. annuum) at different ripening stages has been studied. plants were grown in a glasshouse and the new peppers were marked in a temporal space of ten days. the extraction of capsaicinoids was performed by ultrasound-assisted extraction with meoh. the capsaicinoids nordihydrocapsaicin (n-dhc), capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, homocapsaicin, and homodihydrocapsaicin were analyzed by ultraperfor ... | 2016 | 27416068 |
| changes in the salinity tolerance of sweet pepper plants as affected by nitrogen form and high co2 concentration. | the assimilation and availability of nitrogen in its different forms can significantly affect the response of primary productivity under the current atmospheric alteration and soil degradation. an elevated co2 concentration (e[co2]) triggers changes in the efficiency and efficacy of photosynthetic processes, water use and product yield, the plant response to stress being altered with respect to ambient co2 conditions (a[co2]). additionally, nh4(+) has been related to improved plant responses to ... | 2016 | 27317970 |
| host preference, population growth and injuries assessment of polyphagotarsonemus latus (banks) (acari: tarsonemidae) on capsicum annuum l. genotypes. | despite the continued efforts on the search for different genotypes, capsicum annuum (l.) is quite susceptible to attack by pest arthropods, especially the broad mite polyphagotarsonemus latus banks. thus, the host preference, population growth and the injuries assessment of p. latus was studied on six c. annuum genotypes used in brazil (atlantis, california wonder, impact, palloma, rubia and tendence). host preference was accessed in choice tests, pairing the several genotypes, and the populati ... | 2016 | 27296280 |
| experimental assessment of recycled diesel spill-contaminated domestic wastewater treated by reed beds for irrigation of sweet peppers. | the aim of this experimental study is to assess if urban wastewater treated by ten different greenhouse-based sustainable wetland systems can be recycled to irrigate capsicum annuum l. (sweet pepper; california wonder) commercially grown either in compost or sand within a laboratory environment. the design variables were aggregate diameter, contact time, resting time and chemical oxygen demand. the key objectives were to assess: (i) the suitability of different treated (recycled) wastewaters for ... | 2016 | 26861370 |
| is bactra bactrana (kennel, 1901) a novel pest of sweet peppers? | this is the first report of bactra bactrana (kennel, 1901) (lepidoptera: tortricidae) attacking a major solanaceous crop, sweet pepper capsicum annuum l. the infestation was detected in two greenhouses at the area of tympaki (southern crete, greece). the moth larvae caused typical symptoms of a fruit borer with numerous small holes on the surface of the peppers and extensive damage on the inside of the fruit as a result of the feeding activity. unknown factors facilitated this major shift in hos ... | 2016 | 26696371 |
| design and fabrication of a real-time measurement system for the capsaicinoid content of korean red pepper (capsicum annuum l.) powder by visible and near-infrared spectroscopy. | this research aims to design and fabricate a system to measure the capsaicinoid content of red pepper powder in a non-destructive and rapid method using visible and near infrared spectroscopy (vnir). the developed system scans a well-leveled powder surface continuously to minimize the influence of the placenta distribution, thus acquiring stable and representative reflectance spectra. the system incorporates flat belts driven by a sample input hopper and stepping motor, a powder surface leveler, ... | 2015 | 26528973 |
| bioactive compounds and fruit quality of green sweet pepper grown under different colored shade netting during postharvest storage. | in this study, influence of 3 types of photo-selective nets (pearl, red and yellow) and a standard black net on marketable yield, fruit quality and bioactive compounds after postharvest storage was investigated. percentage marketable fruits were higher in green sweet peppers produced under the pearl nets. fruits produced under the pearl nets showed higher fruit mass, firmness, chlorophyll content, ascorbic acid content, antioxidant scavenging activity after postharvest storage. red/far red photo ... | 2015 | 26473620 |
| simple high-performance liquid chromatography method for the simultaneous analysis of aflatoxins, ochratoxin a, and zearalenone in dried and ground red pepper. | aflatoxins b1, b2, g1, g2 (afb1, afb2, afg1, afg2), ochratoxin a (ota), and zearalenone (zea) in dried and ground red pepper (capsicum annuum) were simultaneously analyzed with high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to fluorescence detection after post-column derivatization. the analytical method was validated for specificity, selectivity, linearity, limits of detection and quantification, recovery, precision, and measurement of uncertainty. the limits of detection and quantification wer ... | 2015 | 26038918 |
| antihyperglucolipidaemic and anticarbonyl stress properties in green, yellow and red sweet bell peppers (capsicum annuum l.). | effect of aqueous methanol extract of different colour sweet bell peppers (capsicum annuum l.) on parameters of diabesity and carbonyl stress was analysed in vitro. yellow pepper displayed significantly (p < 0.001) higher intestinal α-glucosidase inhibitory activity than green and red pepper. porcine pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity was significantly (p < 0.01) high in yellow and red pepper than in green pepper. green and red pepper inhibited vesperlysine-type advanced glycation end product ... | 2016 | 25868614 |
| ripening of pepper (capsicum annuum) fruit is characterized by an enhancement of protein tyrosine nitration. | pepper (capsicum annuum, solanaceae) fruits are consumed worldwide and are of great economic importance. in most species ripening is characterized by important visual and metabolic changes, the latter including emission of volatile organic compounds associated with respiration, destruction of chlorophylls, synthesis of new pigments (red/yellow carotenoids plus xanthophylls and anthocyanins), formation of pectins and protein synthesis. the involvement of nitric oxide (no) in fruit ripening has be ... | 2015 | 25814060 |
| the effect of ripening, heat processing and frozen storage on the in vitro bioaccessibility of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin from jalapeño peppers in absence and presence of two dietary fat types. | to date, there is no information in the literature regarding the bioaccessibility of capsaicinoids from natural sources. the effect of ripening and heat-processing on the in vitro bioaccessibility of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin was studied in the absence and presence of two dietary fat types. the capsaicinoid bioaccessibility was also studied during the frozen storage of peppers for 6 months. fresh green peppers showed the highest capsaicinoid bioaccessibility, as compared with that of other ... | 2015 | 25794757 |
| red pepper (capsicum annuum) carotenoids as a source of natural food colors: analysis and stability-a review. | carotenoids are increasingly drawing the attention of researchers as a major natural food color due to their inherent nutritional characteristics and the implicated possible role in prevention and protection against degenerative diseases. in this report, we review the role of red pepper as a source for natural carotenoids. the composition of the carotenoids in red pepper and the application of different methodologies for their analysis were discussed in this report. the stability of red pepper c ... | 2015 | 25745195 |
| [dna divergence as a criterion for the choice of the initial material of the sweet pepper (capsicum annum l.) in selection for heterosis]. | the identification of perspective parental forms for the creation of high-yield hybrids is the most labor-consuming stage of selection, because it needs extensive crossings and trials of combinative ability. based on eval- uation of the genetic divergence of the parental forms, the efficiency of the prediction of the yield potential of f1 hybrids of the sweet pepper (capsicum annuum l.) was investigated in this study. the value of the divergence was calculated using biometric and molecular analy ... | 2014 | 25711021 |
| biological activities of red pepper (capsicum annuum) and its pungent principle capsaicin: a review. | capsaicin, the pungent alkaloid of red pepper (capsicum annuum) has been extensively studied for its biological effects which are of pharmacological relevance. these include: cardio protective influence, antilithogenic effect, antiinflammatory, and analgesia, thermogenic influence, and beneficial effects on gastrointestinal system. therefore, capsaicinoids may have the potential clinical value for pain relief, cancer prevention and weight loss. it has been shown that capsaicinoids are potential ... | 2016 | 25675368 |
| antiangiogenic activity of the lipophilic antimicrobial peptides from an endophytic bacterial strain isolated from red pepper leaf. | the induction of angiogenesis is a crucial step in tumor progression, and therefore, efficient inhibition of angiogenesis is considered a powerful strategy for the treatment of cancer. in the present study, we report that the lipophilic antimicrobial peptides from eml-cap3, a new endophytic bacterial strain isolated from red pepper leaf (capsicum annuum l.), exhibit potent antiangiogenic activity both in vitro and in vivo. the newly obtained antimicrobial peptides effectively inhibited the proli ... | 2015 | 25556370 |
| rhizobium capsici sp. nov., isolated from root tumor of a green bell pepper (capsicum annuum var. grossum) plant. | a novel, gram-staining-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic and motile bacterium, designated strain cc-skc2(t), was isolated from the root tumor of a green bell pepper (capsicum annuum var. grossum) plant in taiwan. cells were positive for oxidase and catalase activities and exhibited growth at 25-37 °c, ph 4.0-9.0 and tolerated nacl concentrations up to 4.0 % (w/v). strain cc-skc2(t) is able to trigger nodulation in soybean (glycine max merr.), but not in capsicum annuum var. grossum, red bean (vigna ... | 2015 | 25555455 |
| melatonin content of pepper and tomato fruits: effects of cultivar and solar radiation. | we evaluated the effect of cultivar and solar radiation on the melatonin content of capsicum annuum (pepper) and solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruits. the melatonin content of red pepper fruits ranged from 31 to 93ngg(-1) (dry weight). the melatonin content of tomato ranged from 7.5 to 250ngg(-1) (dry weight). we also studied the effect of ripeness on melatonin content and identified one group of pepper cultivars in which the melatonin content increased as the fruit ripened and another in which ... | 2014 | 24629979 |
| effects of different cooking methods on the antioxidant properties of red pepper (capsicum annuum l.). | we investigated the effect of various cooking methods (boiling, steaming, stir-frying, and roasting) and three cooking times (5, 10, and 15 min) on the antioxidant properties of red pepper. raw and cooked peppers were measured for proximate composition, ascorbic acid (asa) content, total carotenoid content (tcc), total polyphenol content (tp), and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (dpph) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (abts) radical scavenging activities. results showed ... | 2012 | 24471098 |
| inactivation of escherichia coli o157:h7 and salmonella typhimurium in black pepper and red pepper by gamma irradiation. | this study evaluated the efficacy of gamma irradiation to inactivate foodborne pathogens in black pepper (piper nigrum) and red pepper (dried capsicum annuum). black pepper and red pepper inoculated with escherichia coli o157:h7 and salmonella typhimurium were subjected to gamma irradiation in the range of 0, 1, 2, 3 and 5 kgy, and color change was evaluated after treatment. pathogen populations decreased with increasing treatment doses. a gamma irradiation dose of 5 kgy decreased e. coli o157:h ... | 2014 | 24370971 |
| effects of surfactants on the photolysis of chlorothalonil on pepper (capsicum annuum var. grossum sendt). | chlorothalonil is a widely used fungicide on pepper and other vegetables in china. the present study was aimed to evaluate effects of three different surfactants, sodium dodecyl sulfonate (sds), span-20, and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (ctab), on the photolysis of chlorothalonil on peppers under irradiation of either high-pressure mercury lamp (hpml) or sunlight inside and outside greenhouse. results showed that both sds and span-20 at a low concentration exhibited a photosensitization effect ... | 2014 | 24280909 |
| capturing flavors from capsicum baccatum by introgression in sweet pepper. | biochemical characterization in combination with genetic analyses in bc 2 s 1 plants and near-isogenic lines led to the detection and validation of c. baccatum loci affecting flavor, terpenoid content and brix level. the species capsicum baccatum includes the most common hot peppers of the andean cuisine, known for their rich variation in flavors and aromas. so far the c. baccatum genetic variation remained merely concealed for capsicum annuum breeding, due to post-fertilization genetic barriers ... | 2014 | 24185820 |
| antioxidant activity and content of chlorophylls and carotenoids in raw and heat-processed jalapeño peppers at intermediate stages of ripening. | jalapeño peppers at intermediate ripening stages (irs) are typically discarded at the packinghouse because they are not demanded for fresh consumption or industrial processing. these peppers have been scarcely studied in terms of pigment composition and bioactivity. in this study, the profile of pigments (carotenoids and chlorophylls) and antioxidant activity were determined in raw and heat-processed jalapeño peppers at three irs (brown, 50% red, and 75% red). peppers contained 64 different pigm ... | 2014 | 24176331 |
| regulation of hormonal responses of sweet pepper as affected by salinity and elevated co2 concentration. | this study examines the extent to which the predicted co2 -protective effects on the inhibition of growth, impairment of photosynthesis and nutrient imbalance caused by saline stress are mediated by an effective adaptation of the endogenous plant hormonal balance. therefore, sweet pepper plants (capsicum annuum, cv. ciclón) were grown at ambient or elevated [co2] (400 or 800 µmol mol(-1)) with a nutrient solution containing 0 or 80 mm nacl. the results show that, under saline conditions, elevate ... | 2014 | 24152078 |
| antioxidant activity of phenolics in leaves of three red pepper (capsicum annuum) cultivars. | the antioxidant properties and phenolic profiles were first investigated in this paper on the leaves of three red pepper cultivars, blackcuban (bcpl), hongjinju (hpl), and yeokgang-hongjanggun (yhpl). of the ethanol extract of the three cultivars, bcpl showed potent antioxidant activities against the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (dpph) and the 2,2-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (abts) radical. nine antioxidative compounds from the red pepper leaves were isolated and id ... | 2014 | 24087837 |
| simultaneous near-infrared radiant heating and uv radiation for inactivating escherichia coli o157:h7 and salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium in powdered red pepper (capsicum annuum l.). | this study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of the simultaneous application of near-infrared (nir) heating and uv irradiation for reducing populations of food-borne pathogens, including salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium and escherichia coli o157:h7 in red pepper powder and to clarify the mechanisms of the lethal effect of the nir-uv combined treatment. also, the effect of the combination treatment on quality was determined by measuring changes in color and pungency constituents. s ... | 2013 | 23956394 |
| antioxidant systems from pepper (capsicum annuum l.): involvement in the response to temperature changes in ripe fruits. | sweet pepper is susceptible to changes in the environmental conditions, especially temperatures below 15 °c. in this work, two sets of pepper fruits (capsicum annuum l.) which underwent distinct temperature profiles in planta were investigated. accordingly, two harvesting times corresponding to each set were established: harvest 1, whose fruits developed and ripened at 14.9 °c as average temperature; and harvest 2, with average temperature of 12.4 °c. the oxidative metabolism was analyzed in all ... | 2013 | 23644886 |