Browsing by Department "Horticultural Sciences"
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(2010-07-23)Pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch] kernels from four cultivars were screened for their phenolic content and antioxidant capacity. Ellagitannin content was quantified by HPLC after hydrolysis as free ellagic ...
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(2009-05-15)Calcium transporters regulate calcium fluxes within cells. Plants, like all organisms, contain channels, pumps and exchangers to carefully modulate intracellular calcium levels. Numerous Arabidopsis proteins have been ...
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(2014-12-01)Black spot disease (BSD), caused by the fungus Diplocarpon rosae Wolf, is one of the most serious diseases of garden roses. Both complete (vertical) resistance conditioned by dominant Rdr genes and partial (horizontal) ...
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(2011-08-08)Among ornamental plants, roses (Rosa L.) are considered the most economically important, being among the most popular garden shrubs, as well as the favorite cut flowers sold by florists. In the past roses have been ...
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(2021-11-30)Host-associated bacterial species have evolved numerous mechanisms to enable them to interact and compete with other microorganisms and with their hosts. One such mechanism is the bacterial Type VI Secretion System (T6SS). ...
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(2009-05-15)Several cell culture and animal studies demonstrated that citrus limonoids have protective effects against certain types of cancer. These chemopreventive properties of citrus limonoids are attributed to the induction of ...
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(2012-07-16)The secondary metabolites of citrus such as limonoids and flavonoids constitute an important part of human diet. The present work was undertaken to elucidate the effect of citrus limonoids and flavonoids on the bacterial ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Four in vitro models were used to measure the antioxidant activity of 11 citrus phytochemicals. The citrus limonoids and bergapten showed very weak antioxidant activity. The flavonoids demonstrated mild, to moderate, to ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)As technology has advanced, corporations, government entities, and institutions of higher education have all begun experimenting with online classes and training. In colleges and universities around the world, everything ...
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(2014-01-03)This study uses polymorphic microsatellites (SSR) to elucidate the similarities among the diploid and tetraploid rose genomes by comparing their maps and clarifying the predominant inheritance patterns (disomic versus ...
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(2009-05-15)Retail sales of container gardens have increased dramatically in the recent past and rose 8% from 2004 to 2005, to $1.295 billion. The objective of this study was to determine consumer preferences for three attributes of ...
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(2012-02-14)Five separate field experiments were conducted across different environmental locations in Texas for the purpose of quantifying concentrations of different phytochemical groups (ascorbic acid, capsaicinoids, and flavonoids) ...
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(2009-05-15)Five experiments were conducted to determine how nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) rate and fertilizer termination time, duration of N application, and cold duration and light intensity affect growth and ...
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(2020-03-23)The floral industry has been facing challenges due to structural changes over the past few decades. Intensifying competition between retail florists and other shopping channels continue to impact the industry, which leads ...
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(2009-05-15)This research included studies for transplant and field crop management with thepurpose of optimizing stand establishment, crop performance and nutritional quality ofartichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) grown in southwest ...
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(2019-04-17)Several plants have been used extensively for the treatment of diabetes and its related conditions throughout the world. Most plants contain a diverse range of phytochemicals and can often have anti-diabetic effects. Among ...
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(2011-08-08)One hundred fifty-five peach (Prunus persica) cultivars, from Asia, Brazil, Europe, and the USA, were examined using eleven Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) to study the genetic relationships among low chill as compared to ...
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(2023-04-19)Residential production of fresh vegetables in small urban and suburban locations may require innovative approaches to gardening, particularly in attracting sufficient and diverse pollinators for fruit set. This issue may ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Effect of Alkalinity in Irrigation Water on Selected Greenhouse Crops. (August 2004) Luis Alonso Valdez Aguilar, B.S., Universidad Aut??noma de Nuevo Le??n, Mexico; M.S., Universidad Aut??noma Chapingo, Mexico Chair of ...
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(2016-08-02)Anthracnose leaf blight (ALB) and Zebra Chip disease (ZC) represent serious threats to maize and Solanaceous crop production respectively. ALB control relies on resistant lines, but high genetic plasticity in the fungal ...