In this study, the effects of foliar methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and riboflavin (Rbf) applications to three red grape cultivars on total protein and amino acid contents were investigated. Total protein contents and amino acid pattern differed significantly depending on the cultivars. It was determined that the most abundant amino acid was glutamic in ‘Prima’ and ‘Lival’ cultivars, and arginine and proline

In this study, while the oil yields of Citrus seeds were found to be between 27.61% (mandarin) and 36.42% (bitter orange), the crude protein contents of seeds ranged between 10.54% (bitter orange) and 14.21% (lemon). Total phenolic and total flavonoid amounts of Citrus seeds were determined to range from 411.43 mg GAE/100 g (lemon) and 814.84 mg GAE/100 g (bitter orange) to 97.84 mg/100 g (grapefruit)

This study was carried out in the tissue culture laboratory of the Horticulture Department of the Faculty of Agriculture of Ordu University, Turkey, during the vegetation period of 2019. As plant material, the shoot tips of Vitis labrusca L. (Balikci Siyahi) genotype were used during the active growth period. The explants were cultured in Murashige and Skoog (MS) nutrient medium containing 1 mg/l 6‑benzylaminopurin

Turkey is within the region where the viticulture has been traditionally practiced since ancient times. The Cappadocia location, including the province of Kayseri, is an important grape production area with its autochthonous grape cultivars and unique tradition in history. Due to viticulture history, this region is rich in vine genetic resources. This survey study was carried out in vineyards areas

The study was carried out to reduce the losses due to the yield-fruit quality caused by the pre-harvest fruit drop problem of the ‘Golden Delicious’ variety. To increase the profitability of the producer in the orchards established with this variety, the effects of ReTain, a human and environmentally friendly commercial product that can be used in practical application, in different dosages on pre-harvest

There has recently been a revival interest in use of distinct foliar treatments for obtaining uniform skin coloration of some table grape varieties. Poor coloration of grape skin in early ripening red table grape growing is one of the major problems that grape growers may run across. In order to cope with these difficulties in uneven skin coloration in table grape varieties, different foliar treatments

Kyrgyzstan is among the mother lands of apple and thus quite rich in apple genetic resources. This study was conducted to determine S‑allele profiles of apple genotypes collected from different regions of Kyrgyzstan. The apple materials used belonged to 4 different species (M. domestica, M. kirghisorum, M. sieversii, M. niedzwetzkyana) and a total of 137 genotypes were evaluated in the study. Scorable

The study was carried out to determine the effect of different aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) application doses on pre-harvest fruit drop in semi-dwarf rootstock grafted to ‘Red Delicious, Red Chief’ apple in Central Anatolia Region, Turkey. Different concentrations of AVG (0, 250, 500, 750 mg/l) were applied to apple trees 4 weeks before the anticipated harvest to assess the effects of AVG on fruit

Ninety-eight bael accessions were evaluated for imperatorin content, essential oil and fruit yield. They showed wide variation in terms of fruit shape, size, plant height, plant spread, stem girth, number of fruits per tree, weight of fruit, pulp weight per fruit, skull weight per fruit, skull thickness, gum and seed weight, average fruit yield, total soluble solids, imperatorin and essential oil content

Turkey has rich sour cherry germplasm and wild-grown sour cherry trees and shrubs in abundance throughout the country. Turkish people prefer to consume sour cherry fruits in processed form as jam and juice rather than fresh. This study was conducted in the Ispir district, located in northeastern Turkey. Some important morphological (aroma, fruit and juice color, fruit flesh ratio, fruit shape, fruit

This article describes pollen formation at various developmental stages, pollen morphology, pollen viability and in vitro germination in ‘Cardinal’ grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). Various microscopy techniques were utilized in the study. Formation of pollen grain was observed under stereo zoom and light microscopy using anther squashes and acetocarmine staining. Size of the pollen grains and the development

In this study, the effect of organic fertilizer (EBG Care), biofertilizer (Ecoset), biological fungicide (Subtilex foliar) and chemical fungicide (Sanga WG) treatments on the antioxidant compounds, quality parameters and postharvest life of strawberry fruit (Fragaria × ananassa Duch cv. ‘Festival’) were investigated. The strawberry plants were sprayed with these products during flowering stage 22 days

In this study, Turkish citrus sector and citrus export are assessed from the point of target and competitor countries and the effects of incentives are investigated from the point of global competition power. With this regard, between February 2015 and March 2015, a survey is conducted with 201 companies which export citrus all across Turkey and according to the 2014–2015 production period data. Policy

This study was conducted to determine the phytophagous and beneficial species and appearance times of some important pests in nature in the apricot orchards of Malatya province, Turkey, from 2015 to 2016. For the samplings, branch cutting, visual examination, the impact method as applied to tree branches, fattening traps (of molasses and wine), and sexually attractive traps specific to the species

Citrus is one of the most important economic fruit species worldwide. Pollen properties are one of the hereditary characteristics used in the identification of plants. In this study carried out in different Citrus genera and species, pollen size and morphology were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM). According to this, pollen shape is divided into two groups as oblate and suboblate

Almonds (Prunus dulcis Mill.) are generally relative drought-resistant crops. In the present study, morphological and pomological characteristics of 84 non-irrigated seedling-originated trees were evaluated to identify the genotypes best adapted to drought. Based on the characters recorded, significant differences were observed among the genotypes. Spring frost resistance was high in 17 out of 84 genotypes

Information about qualitative changes of walnut properties is very important for processing units of walnuts. In the present study, the physical and biochemical characteristics of fresh walnut kernels from four cultivars (Hartley, Ronde de Montignac, Damavand, and Pedro) were evaluated for 2 years. Also, biochemical and physical characteristics of kernels dried at 20 ± 1 °C, 30 ± 1 °C, and via sun

In recent years, the use of natural components such as essential oils has been introduced as a new way to control fungal infections. In this study, the effect of the essential oils of anise, chamomile, marjoram, black caraway, and thyme on inhibiting the growth of Alternaria alternata fungi in barberry under in vitro and in vivo conditions was tested, using a completely randomized design involving

This study was carried out to determine the preference of tree direction and orchard direction of the Cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi L. (Diptera: Tephritidae), which harmed growing cherry in Erzincan province, Turkey, in 2017–2018. The studies were carried out in 10 orchards, including five orchards in Erzincan Central district and five orchards in Üzümlü district. Samplings were carried out according

Carried out in Alaca District of Çorum Province between 2017 and 2018, this research aimed at determining the amounts of some biochemicals in fruit and seeds of Berberis vulgaris L., which is naturally grown. Whereas the main phenolic acids in fruits were determined as chlorogenic acid (45.98 ppm), 4‑hydroxybenzoic acid (10.98 ppm) and vanillic acid (8.89 ppm), the main organic acids were found as

Fig (Ficus carica L.) is one of the fruit species whose area of origin includes Turkey. The southeastern region of Turkey is one of the most important areas for fig genetic resources and Adıyaman is one of the provinces located in this region where numerous wild fig genotypes with various different characteristics can be found throughout the area. In this study, a field survey was performed in the

The aim of the present study was to determine the physico-chemical and bioactive properties of mandarin, orange and lemon seed oils. Viscosity values of orange seed oils ranged from 0.053 to 0.205 Pa · S. Peroxide value, acidity, saponification and Iodine values of mandarin, orange and lemon seed oils changed between 7.80 and 20.94 meq O2/kg, 2.81 and 7.12%, 192.54 and 195.39 mg KOH/g, 102.39 and 110

Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) is a typical plant cover of the Mediterranean region. It is an evergreen perennial shrub or small tree belonging to Myrtaceae family with a natural spread in tropical and subtropical areas. RNA sequencing technique is a common method used to identify transcriptomes. Next-generation sequencing technologies have recently been used for identification and development of SSR

Genetic diversity analysis of twenty-two almond cultivars originated from eight different countries was performed to determine genetic relationship and variation between them using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. A total of 28 SSR loci were chosen from 40 SSRs based on their polymorphism levels. A total of 265 alleles were generated from 28 SSR loci ranging from 2 to 14 alleles with an average

In this study, the effect of oven drying (70 and 80 °C), oven vacuum drying (70 and 80 °C, 250 mbar), microwave drying (180 and 300 W) and microwave vacuum drying (180 and 300 W, 250 mbar) on the drying kinetics, color and anthocyanin content of the black and white myrtle samples were investigated. In addition, 11 different drying models were used to describe the drying kinetics of the myrtle samples

Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) is one of the most widely grown and economically important fruit crops in the world. Skin colour is one of the most important criteria for marketing of apple fruits. Thus, improving fruit colouring is one of the main objectives of apple breeding programs. Even though environmental conditions may affect the colouring of apple, understanding the genetic basis of colouring

Accurate and non-destructive methods to determine the plant leaf area are important measurements used in physiological and agronomic studies. This study was aimed to develop the best estimation model in 2017 to determine leaf area in some apple varieties of ‘Summerred’, ‘Mondial Gala’, ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Braeburn’ by using leaf length (L), width (W) and combination of the two parameters. Sixteen

Prunus avium L. is one of the most important temperate zone fruits in the world. Most of the cherry cultivars always have difficulties of fertilization and fruit set due to self-incompatibility, so they need suitable and compatible pollinizers for commercial fruit production. In this experiment, pollination compatibility of cherry cultivars of ‘Napoleon’, ‘Burlat’, ‘Zhan’, and ‘Lambert’ was studied

Total and specific phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity were quantified over two seasons in flowers, leaves, fruitlets, and ripe fruit at harvest of the apple cultivars ‘Brookfield’, ‘Granny Smith’ and ‘Fuji’, as well the crabapple cultivars ‘Hillary’ and ‘Manchurian’. The results showed that leaves had the highest phenol concentrations and antioxidant capacity. Phenolic and antioxidant content

The purpose of this research was to perform the energy efficiency and GHG emissions of persimmon production. The data supplied from research were collected from 72 different farms by face to face surveys with simple random sampling method. According to the research findings, the energy inputs in persimmon production were computed respectively as 20,950.42 MJ ha−1 (44.04%) chemical fertilizers, 6370

Knowing the physical properties of biological products is of great importance in terms of developing harvesting technologies, innovating crop processing technologies and determining product drying properties. The aim of this study was to determine the dimensional and shape attributes of two different cherry types (‘10-5’ and ‘10-22’) and six different cherry varieties (‘Ferbolus Verdel’, ‘Lapins’,

The aim of this study was to forecast annual apple production in Turkey for the 2020–2025 period using annual 1961–2019 years FAOSTAT data to give useful recommendations on apple production for farmers, consumers, and investors. The time series data regarding apple production was non-stationary, therefore first-degree difference of the time series data was taken to make the data stationary. Several

Im Rahmen einer Masterarbeit sollte untersucht werden, warum der Baumstreifen in ausgewachsenen Elstar-Anlagen wesentlich weniger Aufwuchs aufweist als bei anderen Apfelsorten auf der gleichen Unterlage am gleichen Standort. Daher wurde die Vegetation in Baumstreifen von ‘Elstar’-Anlagen im Vergleich zu drei anderen Apfelsorten in 150 Vegetationsaufnahmen an drei Terminen in einjährigen Untersuchungen

The current study aims to optimize in vitro elongation and rooting protocol and successful acclimatization of two elite date palm cultivars of Pakistan. The differentiated repeated embryos (RE) and non-repeated embryos (NRE) of date palm cvs. Aseel and Dhakki were harvested and transferred on germination medium containing different combinations of NAA + Kin (mg L−1), full strength MS nutrients and

In this research, proximate composition, mineral composition and color characteristics of hazelnuts grown by conventional and organic methods in East, Central and West Black Sea Regions (Turkey) that are the center of world hazelnut production were investigated. Commercially important ‘Çakıldak’, ‘Foşa’, ‘Mincane’, ‘Palaz’, ‘Sivri’ and ‘Tombul’ varieties were selected as research material. As a result

The goal of this study was to determine the usability of nitrogen solution for hazelnut sucker management. This study was carried out from 2015 to 2016 at two hazelnut orchards; one established with the shrub (ocak) system in Atakum district and the other established with the multi-stemmed system in the Carsamba district, both in Samsun province. For sucker management, 21% ammonium sulphate (AS) and

Flowers of novel female kiwifruit cultivar ‘Ganmi 6’ (diploid Actinidia eriantha) were hand pollinated with pollen from each of five males: ‘XM 11’ (diploid A. chinensis), ‘YS 1’ (diploid A. chinensis), ‘WF 1’ (diploid A. eriantha), ‘MG 15’ (diploid A. eriantha) and ‘FX 2’ (CK, hexaploid A. deliciosa, widely used as pollinating male of A. eriantha). The resulting fruits were harvested when SSC reached

Myrtle growing naturally in the Mediterranean Region in Turkey, is among the economically important plant species. The present study emphasized on in vitro conservation of M. communis by encapsulating regenerated shoot tips. In this research we reported synthetic seed production and subsequent conversion of encapsulated shoot tips into plantlets comparing with nonencapsulated shoot tips for myrtle

The objective of the present study was to examine the effect of solid vermicompost on soil and plant properties of olive (Olea europaea L. cv. Memecik). The study was carried out in an olive garden in the district of Şarköy, Tekirdağ Province. For this purpose, in olive orchard cv. Memecik were applied to 2 kg/tree 15-15-15 fertilizer and a single dose of 5 kg vermicompost/tree in 2017. The study was

Following the grapes, strawberries are the second largest group of berry fruits cultivated worldwide. Together with increasing production, increasing quality runner needs are not able to be met sufficiently in Turkey. The primary objective of the present study was to get high-quality strawberry runners. Experiments were conducted in 2014 and 2015 to investigate the effects of different chemical treatments

In this study, the corresponding correlations, interdependencies, and relationships of nine traits of pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) kernels were established. Here, the percentage of dehiscent shells, shell homogeneity, shell apex, position of suture opening, suture opening, number of pistachio kernels/100 g, (length/width) pistachio kernel ratio, pistachio kernel flavour and fat content of pistachio

In this study, inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers were used to investigate genetic relationships of 83 mulberry (Morus alba L.) genotypes being located at 38° 39′ 45′ 40′ 50′N latitude and 45′ 40° 12′E longitude in Turkey. Eight primer combinations generated a total of 106 bands, 95 of which were polymorphic. The polymorphism rate of the primers was found to be 89.5% on average. The highest

In the study, the effects of different training systems (Steep Leader: SL, Spanish Bush: SB and Vogel Central Leader: VCL) on quality properties and bioactive components of “0900 Ziraat” sweet cherry fruit (Prunus avium L.) were investigated. The size, color and firmness values of the fruit varied depending on training system. The largest fruit was obtained in the SB training system. The fruit on trees

Total anthocyanins were extracted from eleven sweet cherry cultivars grown in Sakarya, Turkey. In vitro inhibition effects of extracted total anthocyanins on purified carbonic anhydrase I and II were investigated by using CO2 as a substrate. The results showed that all extracted total anthocyanins inhibited the hCA I and hCA II enzyme activities. Among all cultivars, ‘Merton Premier’ was found to be

During three consecutive years we investigated the influence of seedlings of Myrobalan, Stanley and Green Gage as rootstocks on main fruit physical and chemical properties of four European plums (‘Čačanska Rana’, ‘Čačanska Lepotica’, ‘Čačanski Šećer’ and ‘Stanley’) grown under ecological conditions of Čačak (Serbia). Results showed that significant differences in most properties such as fruit weight

This study was aimed to determine the energy and economic efficiency of kiwi fruit production for the 2018–2019 production season in Mersin province of Turkey. Survey data were collected in 2019, the study farms were selected according to the full counting method and the survey was applied to these farms. In order to determine the energy and economic efficiency in the production of kiwi fruit, a survey