The pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton) is a neglected Andean crop that has elicited an increasing interest from exotic fruit markets. The pepino is highly diverse and, by using appropriate breeding strategies, it has been ...
[EN] We report a study designed to investigate consumers' crossmodal associations between the color of packaging and flavor varieties in crisps (potato chips). This product category was chosen because of the long-established ...
Berbegal Martínez, Mónica; Garzón, C. D.; Ortega, A.; Armengol Fortí, Josep; Jiménez Díaz, R. M.; Jiménez Gasco, María del Mar(Wiley, 2011-10)
The aim of this study was to develop new polymorphic markers for analysis of genetic diversity in the fungal soilborne plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae. Twelve polymorphic markers (five microsatellites and seven polymorphic ...
[EN] Organic agriculture is becoming increasingly important, and many natural products are now available for organic farmers to manage and improve their crops. Several ethnobotanical studies have indicated that the use of ...
We report a study designed to investigate consumers' crossmodal associations between the colour of product packaging and flavour varieties in crisps (potato chips) among Colombian and British consumers, using two methods. ...
Bou-Torrent, J; Martinez-Garcia, J.F; Garcia Martinez, Jose L; Prat, Salomé(Public Library of Science, 2011)
[EN] Some potato species require a short-day (SD) photoperiod for tuberization, a process that is negatively affected by gibberellins (GAs). Here we report the isolation of StGA3ox2, a gene encoding a GA 3-oxidase, whose ...
Ozuna López, César; Cárcel Carrión, Juan Andrés; García Pérez, José Vicente; Mulet Pons, Antonio(Wiley, 2011-11)
Background: The drying rate of vegetables is limited by internal moisture diffusion and convective transport mechanisms. The increase of drying air temperature leads to faster water mobility; however, it provokes quality ...
Cebolla, Vicent; Busto, Julia; Ferrer, Amparo; Miguel Gómez, Alfredo; Maroto Borrego, José Vicente(International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 2000-09-01)
[EN] A very intensive crop rotation, with three to four crops per year, typical in Valencia,
frequently includes the earth almond Cyperus sculentus (Xufa) that acts as a real weed for
the next crop. Methyl bromide (MB) ...