RESULTS OF INTRODUCTION OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. WHEN GRAFTING ON PUMPKIN VARIETIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE MIDDLE CIS-URAL REGION

In the context of tremendous changes in the world community, one of the main factors is introduction of new plant varieties for reliable development of agriculture. To improve the quality of adaptive capabilities of thermophilic pumpkin crops in the Middle Urals, grafting on resistant stocks can be used. The studies were carried out in 2018-2020 on protected ground, at Udmurt Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the city of Izhevsk. The soil is organo-mineral, humus content is 5.0 %, pH - 5.8. The total plot area is 24 m2, the record area is 16 m2. The repetition was fourfold, the placement of the plots was randomized. The experiment is one-factor. Experimental variants are: 1. Momordica charantia L. without grafting (control), stocks - 2. Cucurbita pepo L., 3. Cucurbita maxima Duch., 4. Cucurbita moschata Duch., 5. Cucurbita ficifolia Bouche., 6. Lagenaria siceraria Molina , Standl. This work presents the stages of the study on compatibility of Momordica charantia when it was grafted onto various types of stocks, based on the analysis of the characteristics of growth and development, survival and productivity of plants. Conclusions were made about the prospects of growing Momordica charantia indoors. The data obtained indicate a high survival rate of Momordica charantia - over 72 % of the studied stocks. At the same time, it should be noted that the highest survival rate among grafts had Cucurbita maxima variant. The dry matter and total sugar content in the fruits of Momordica charantia increased in all variants with grafting (to 26.8 % by dry matter and to 16.2 % by total sugar, respectively) compared to the control, and the accumulation of nitrates was maximum - 384.6 mg / kg in the variant of grafting on Lagenaria siceraria, while there was no excess of MAC.

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Nutritive value of tomatillo fruit (Physalis ixocarpa Brot.)

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae ◽

10.5586/asbp.1988.049 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 57 (4) ◽

pp. 507-521 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Joanna Ostrzycka ◽

Marcin Horbowicz ◽

Włodzimierz Dobrzański ◽

Leszek S. Jankiewicz ◽

Jan Borkowski

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Oxalic Acid ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Dehydroascorbic Acid ◽

Total Sugar ◽

Ripe Fruit ◽

Total Sugar Content ◽

The Given

Tomatillo is widely cultivated in Mexico but is little known in other countries. The chemical composition of fruit from field grown plants was investigated during several vegetative seasons. Tomatillo contained a relatively high percentage of dry matter (7-10%) and extract (6.6-7.4%). Its potassium content was lower than that of tomato growing in the same conditions. The content of iron was higher, and that of other elements was comparable, depending on the conditions during the given year. The total sugar content amounted to 2.8-5.7%, depending on the selected population. The percentage of glucose and fructose decreased during ripening and that of saccharose increased. The content of pectic substances was similar as in tomato but the proportions of particular fractions was different. Tomatillo contained more acids than tomato, and showed an especially high citric and malic acid content. The latter decreased drastically during ripening. The content of oxalic acid was 11-18 mg 100 g-1 in ripe fruit and up to 54 mg in unripe. The vitamin C content depended on the selected population and amounted to 8-21 mg 100 g-1, dehydroascorbic acid prevailing. The content of vitamin PP was 0.8-1.3 mg 100 g-1.

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BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DRY SUBSTANCE OF ABOVE-GROUND BIOMASS AND RAPE SEEDS

Vestnik of Kazan state agrarin university ◽

10.12737/2073-0462-2020-29-34 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 29-34

Author(s):

Vladimir Medvedev ◽

Evgeniy Hakimov ◽

Il'dus Fatyhov ◽

El'mira Vafina

Keyword(s):

Aboveground Biomass ◽

Biochemical Composition ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Animal Feed ◽

Humus Content ◽

Amino Acid Content ◽

Metabolizable Energy ◽

Middle Urals ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Green Mass

The aim of the study was to analyze the biochemical composition of dry matter of aboveground biomass and seeds of Akkord spring rape to determine their value when used for feed. Rape was grown in 2016–2019 on sod-podzolic medium loamy soil of middle Urals with a humus content of 1.96 ... 2.25%, mobile phosphorus and potassium 166 ... 268 and 175 ... 273 mg/kg, respectively, рНKCl - 5.4 ... 5.7. The meteorological conditions of the growing season in 2016 were characterized as moderately arid and insufficiently wet (GTC - 0.51 ... 0.73), 2017 - moderately warm and humid (GTK - 1.94 ... 2.36), 2018 - optimal moist (GTK - 1.10 ... 1.70). We analyzed samples of dry matter of the aboveground biomass harvested during the budding period – beginning of flowering, as well as seeds in the phase of full ripeness. The concentration of most of the 70 evaluated chemical elements in seeds, with the exception of magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur, manganese, nickel, copper, zinc, bromine, was lower than in the aboveground biomass. Of the regulated elements (Hg, Cd, Pb, As, Cu, Xn, Fe, Sb, Se, Ni, Cr, Mo, Co) in the dry matter of green mass and seeds used for animal feed, the minimum permissible concentration did not exceed the established norms for all elements. The content of crude protein (22.8%), feed units (1.36 per 1 kg), metabolizable energy (13.0 MJ/kg) in rape seeds exceeded the values of these indicators in the dry matter of aboveground biomass –11.2%; 0.75 feed units and 9.6 MJ, respectively. The amino acid content also tended to increase in the seeds compared to the dry matter content of green mass: the total content of 13 amino acids was 14.14% and 6.40%. The removal of nitrogen from 1 ton of dry matter of aboveground biomass and rapeseed was, respectively, 30.9 and 58.2 kg, phosphorus - 6.5 and 25.5 kg, potassium - 22.0 and 40.5 kg

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Effect of different stages of maturity and postharvest treatments on quality and storability of pineapple

Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University ◽

10.3329/jbau.v12i2.28679 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 251-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

SI Kamol ◽

J Howlader ◽

GC Sutra Dhar ◽

M Aklimuzzaman

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Ascorbic Acid Content ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Matter Content ◽

Total Sugar ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Edible Portion ◽

Total Sugar Content ◽

Total Titratable Acidity

A study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of different maturity stages and postharvest treatments on the storage behavior of Pineapple fruits. Two distinct maturity stages viz., premature (30 days before attaining optimum maturity) and optimum mature fruits were harvested and placed in the laboratory room. On the same day six postharvest treatments viz., control, preserved in unperforated polyethylene bag, tilt, 100 ppm NAA, 200 ppm NAA, and 300 ppm NAA were assigned to that fruits. The two-factor experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design with three replications. There was significant variation between two maturity stages and among different treatments in relation to fruit characteristics. At 18 days of storage, premature fruits contained the maximum shelf-life (19.33 days), total weight loss (16.00%), moisture content (92.66%), total titratable acidity (0.77%), ascorbic acid content (17.49 mg/100g fruit) while the minimum (14.5 days), (14.67%), (90.66%), (0.68%), (9.75 mg/100g fruit) in optimum mature fruits, respectively. On the other hand, optimum mature fruits had higher dry matter content (14.78%), edible portion (67.77%), TSS (16.03%), pulp to peel ratio (2.56), total sugar content (13.5%) while these were minimum (12.57%), (65.16%), (14.43%), (2.37), (10.56%) in pre mature fruits, respectively. The fruits treated with 100 ppm NAA treatment showed the highest shelf life (22.83 days), pulp to peel ratio (2.94), total titratable acidity (0.67%), ascorbic acid content (16.78 mg/100g fruit pulp) and the lowest was in total sugar content (10.96%). Fruits treated with unperforated polythene bag gave the maximum edible portion (71.72%), moisture content (88.3%), and the minimum were in weight loss (3.42%), dry matter content (11.7%), TSS (14.68%). On the other hand, fruits with 5% tilt treatment showed the minimum total titratable acidity (0.58%) and ascorbic acid content (12.28 mg/100 g fruit pulp). Fruits with control represented the highest weight loss (19.135%), dry matter content (13.7%), total sugar content (12.75%) and the lowest were in shelf life (12.66 days), edible portion (60.098%), pulp to peel ratio (1.93). Among the treated and untreated fruits, unperforated polyethylene bag and 100 ppm NAA treatment exhibited better storage performance.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 12(2): 251-260, December 2014

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Antitranspirant Application Increases Grafting Success of Watermelon

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech03739-17 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 494-501 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sahar Dabirian ◽

Carol A. Miles

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Stomatal Conductance ◽

Citrullus Lanatus ◽

Lagenaria Siceraria ◽

Cucurbita Maxima ◽

Water Application ◽

Greenhouse Experiments ◽

The One ◽

Treatment Application ◽

Grafting Methods

The one-cotyledon splice grafting method is commonly used for watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) because it is relatively rapid and there is less rootstock regrowth than with other grafting methods. However, plants must rely on moisture in the air for survival during at least the first 4 days after grafting. In 2015 and 2016, greenhouse experiments were conducted to investigate if application of commercial stomata-coating and stomata-closing antitranspirant products, applied 1 day before grafting to both scion and rootstock seedlings, could increase the survival of watermelon transplants grafted using the one-cotyledon method. ‘TriX Palomar’ watermelon was grafted onto rootstock ‘Tetsukabuto’ (Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata) in Expt. 1, and onto rootstock ‘Emphasis’ (Lagenaria siceraria) in Expt. 2. The survival of grafted watermelon differed because of experiment (P = 0.0003), antitranspirant treatment (P < 0.0001), and experimental repeat (P < 0.0001). The survival of ‘TriX Palomar’ grafted onto ‘Tetsukabuto’ was greatest for plants treated with the stomata-coating + stomata-closing antitranspirants (92% to 100%), followed by the stomata-closing antitranspirant (79% to 97%), water (72%), and the stomata-coating antitranspirant (50% to 60%). For ‘TriX Palomar’ grafted onto ‘Emphasis’, plants treated with the stomata-closing antitranspirant had the greatest survival (87% to 97%), followed by stomata-coating + stomata-closing antitranspirants (84% to 94%), the stomata-coating antitranspirant (50% to 67%), and water (53% to 68%). In Expt. 3, stomatal conductance (gS) was similar for both ‘TriX Palomar’ and ‘Emphasis’ seedlings before treatment application, but differed because of the treatments 1 and 2 days after application. Stomatal conductance did not change for ‘TriX Palomar’ seedlings after application of the stomata-coating antitranspirant or water, or for ‘Emphasis’ seedlings after application of the stomata-coating antitranspirant. Stomatal conductance of ‘TriX Palomar’ seedlings decreased 57% to 62% after application of the stomata-closing antitranspirant and decreased 48% to 60% after application of the stomata-coating + stomata-closing antitranspirants. Stomatal conductance for ‘Emphasis’ seedlings increased 37% after water application, and decreased 58% to 68% after application of the stomata-closing antitranspirant, and decreased 42% to 45% after application of the stomata-coating + stomata-closing antitranspirants. The survival rate of grafted ‘TriX Palomar’ transplants was increased nearly 30% by application 1 day before grafting of the commercial stomata-closing antitranspirant or stomata-coating + stomata-closing antitranspirants in this study. Increase in grafting success is likely due to a reduction in transpiration that occurs when the stomata-closing antitranspirant is applied to the seedlings before grafting.

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Sweet sorghum (Sorghum dochna L.) restorer lines effects on nutritional parameters of stalk juice

Acta Agraria Debreceniensis ◽

10.34101/actaagrar/36/2792 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 51-56

Author(s):

Éva Erdei ◽

Pál Pepó ◽

János Csapó ◽

Szilárd Tóth ◽

Béla Szabó

Keyword(s):

Sweet Sorghum ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Reducing Sugar ◽

Total Sugar ◽

Nutritional Values ◽

Material Content ◽

Nutritional Parameters ◽

Total Sugar Content ◽

High Sugar Content

Sweet sorghum can be utilized for bioethanol production because it has high sugar content (14-17%). We determined the most important nutritional values of 5 silo type sorghum lines in waxy and full maturation. The examined restorer lines were: RL 4, RL 9, RL 15, RL 18, K 1. The following nutritional parameters were examined: dry material content, refractometric total sugar content, reducing sugar content. In waxy maturation 73.85-87.37% of dry matter in stalk juice makes the total sugar. Dry material content, total and reducing sugar content of stalkdecreases from waxy mature to full maturation.There are differences between lines in dry matter (SzD5%=0.76), total sugar (SzD5%=0.79), reducing sugar content (SzD5%=0.30). RL 4 performed a decrease in total sugar content from 10.07% to 10.02% during this period, reducing sugar also decreased from 4.01% to 2.47%. RL 9 performed a decrease in total sugar content from 11.76% to 11.08% during this period. Reducing sugar also decreased from 3.17% to 2.01% in the waxymaturation. RL 15 showed a total sugar content decrease from 15.43 % to 15.36%. The reducing sugar also decreased from 3.23% to 1.71% in waxy maturation. In RL 18 total mean sugar content during waxy maturation was 13.78% which dropped to 13.26% approaching full maturation. Reducing sugar also decreased from 4.11% to 2.23% in waxy mature. K 1 performed a decrease in total sugar content from 9.35% to 6.15% during this period, while reducing sugar also decreased from 1.52% to 0.77%. These lines upcoming for experiments are perspectives since having excellent stalk juice nutritional parameters they are of great or very great height and their stalks are thick-very thick, stalk medullas are wet.

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High survival rate in advanced-stage B-cell lymphomas and leukemias without CNS involvement with a short intensive polychemotherapy: results from the French Pediatric Oncology Society of a randomized trial of 216 children.

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.1991.9.1.123 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 123-132 ◽

Cited By ~ 203

Author(s):

C Patte ◽

T Philip ◽

C Rodary ◽

J M Zucker ◽

H Behrendt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

B Cell ◽

Pediatric Oncology ◽

Stage Iv ◽

High Dose ◽

High Survival ◽

Advanced Stage ◽

High Survival Rate ◽

Cns Involvement

From April 1984 to December 1987, the French Pediatric Oncology Society (SFOP) organized a randomized trial for advanced-stage B-cell lymphoma without CNS involvement to study the possibility of reducing the length of treatment to 4 months. After receiving the same three intensive six-drug induction courses based on high-dose fractionated cyclophosphamide, high-dose methotrexate (HD MTX), and cytarabine in continuous infusion, patients were evaluated for remission. Those who achieved complete remission (CR) were randomized between a long arm (five additional courses with two additional drugs; 16 weeks of treatment) and a short arm (two additional courses; 5 weeks). For patients in partial remission (PR), intensification of treatment was indicated. Two hundred sixteen patients were registered: 15 stage II nasopharyngeal and extensive facial tumors, 167 stage III, and 34 stage IV, 20 of the latter having more than 25% blast cells in bone marrow. The primary sites of involvement were abdomen in 172, head and neck in 30, thorax in two, and other sites in 12. One hundred sixty-seven patients are alive in first CR with a minimum follow-up of 18 months; four are lost to follow-up. Eight patients died from initial treatment failure, 14 died from toxicity or deaths unrelated to tumor or treatment, and 27 relapsed. The event-free survival (EFS), with a median follow-up of 38 months, is 78% (SE 3) for all the patients, 73% (SE 11) for the stage II patients, 80% (SE 3) for the stage III patients, and 68% (SE 8) for the stage IV and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients. One hundred sixty-six patients were randomized: 82 in the short arm and 84 in the long arm. EFS is, respectively, 89% and 87%. Statistical analysis confirms equivalence of both treatment arms with regard to EFS. Moreover, morbidity was lower in the short arm. This study confirms the high survival rate obtained in the previous LMB 0281 study without radiotherapy or debulking surgery and demonstrates the effectiveness of short treatment.

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Survival Rate of 1008 Short Dental Implants with 21 Months of Average Follow-Up: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm9123943 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 3943

Author(s):

João Caramês ◽

Ana Catarina Pinto ◽

Gonçalo Caramês ◽

Helena Francisco ◽

Joana Fialho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Survival Rate ◽

Dental Implants ◽

Cox Regression ◽

Survival Rates ◽

High Survival ◽

Implant Survival ◽

Posterior Maxilla ◽

Clinical Records

This retrospective study evaluated the survival rate of short, sandblasted acid-etched surfaced implants with 6 and 8 mm lengths with at least 120 days of follow-up. Data concerning patient, implant and surgery characteristics were retrieved from clinical records. Sandblasted and acid-etched (SLA)-surfaced tissue-level 6 mm (TL6) or 8 mm (TL8) implants or bone-level tapered 8 mm (BLT8) implants were used. Absolute and relative frequency distributions were calculated for qualitative variables and mean values and standard deviations for quantitative variables. A Cox regression model was performed to verify whether type, length and/or width influence the implant survival. The cumulative implant survival rate was assessed by time-to-event analyses (Kaplan–Meier estimator). In all, 513 patients with a mean age of 58.00 ± 12.44 years received 1008 dental implants with a mean follow-up of 21.57 ± 10.77 months. Most implants (78.17%) presented a 4.1 mm diameter, and the most frequent indication was a partially edentulous arch (44.15%). The most frequent locations were the posterior mandible (53.97%) and the posterior maxilla (31.55%). No significant differences were found in survival rates between groups of type, length and width of implant with the cumulative rate being 97.7% ± 0.5%. Within the limitations of this study, the evaluated short implants are a predictable option with high survival rates during the follow-up without statistical differences between the appraised types, lengths and widths.

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Mid and near Infrared Study of Carbohydrates by Canonical Correlation Analysis

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽

10.1255/jnirs.13 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 99-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

P. Robert ◽

M.F. Devaux ◽

A. Qannari ◽

M. Safar

Keyword(s):

Correlation Analysis ◽

Infrared Spectra ◽

Canonical Correlation ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Infrared Region ◽

Total Sugar ◽

Mid Infrared ◽

Total Sugar Content ◽

Near Infrared Spectra

Multivariate data treatments were applied to mid and near infrared spectra of glucose, fructose and sucrose solutions in order to specify near infrared frequencies that characterise each carbohydrate. As a first step, the mid and near infrared regions were separately studied by performing Principal Component Analyses. While glucose, fructose and sucrose could be clearly identified on the similarity maps derived from the mid infrared spectra, only the total sugar content of the solutions was observed when using the near infrared region. Characteristic wavelengths of the total sugar content were found at 2118, 2270 and 2324 nm. In a second step, the mid and near infrared regions were jointly studied by a Canonical Correlation Analysis. As the assignments of frequencies are generally well known in the mid infrared region, it should be useful to study the relationships between the two infrared regions. Thus, the canonical patterns obtained from the near infrared spectra revealed wavelengths that characterised each carbohydrate. The OH and CH combination bands were observed at: 2088 and 2332 nm for glucose, 2134 and 2252 nm for fructose, 2058 and 2278 nm for sucrose. Although a precise assignment of the near infrared bands to chemical groups within the molecules was not possible, the present work showed that near infrared spectra of carbohydrates presented specific features.

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