Pear, genus of 20-45 species of trees and shrubs, including the common pear, which is cultivated throughout the temperate zone in both hemispheres. The fruit is commonly eaten fresh and is used to produce an alcoholic beverage known as perry. Learn more
Prickly pear fruit has high nutritional value.(El Kossori 1998) Ethanol-soluble carbohydrates are the most abundant components of prickly pear fruit pulp and skin, making up 50% of the pulp and 30% of the skin. Betalain compounds are responsible for the various colors of the fruit.(Butera ...
Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora): It is one of the main diseases that can attack pear trees, as well as other fruit trees such as apple trees. Fire blight is produced by bacteria of the genus Erwinia. It causes wilting of branches, leaves and fruits, without them falling from the tree....
This will help soften the fruit and release its flavors. After simmering, carefully remove the tunas from the pot using tongs or a slotted spoon. Allow them to cool slightly. Once the tunas are cool enough to handle, cut off the ends and peel away the skin. You can use a knife to ...
fruit against postharvest diseases by acibenzolar-S-methyl sprays on trees during fruit growth. J Cao,W Jiang. Scientia Horticulturae . 2006Cao JK,,Jiang WB.Induction of resistance in Yali pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.) fruit against postharvest diseases by acibenzolar-S-methyl sprays on ...
2011 . Effects of yeast antagonist in combination with UV-C treatment on postharvest diseases of pear fruit . BioControl 57 ( 3 ): C451 – 61 .Xu L, Du Y. (2012). Effects of yeast antagonist in combination with UV-C treatment on postharvest diseases of pear fruit. BioControl 57: 451-...
cytotoxic and antigenotoxic effects of three different extracts from the peel of prickly pear fruit. All the extracts were also fully characterized using a combination of mass spectrometry techniques. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study assessing the cyto-genotoxic potent...
For improving the management of the production chain of PGI Mantua pears (which comprises many varieties, including Abate Fetel), applying the cardinal principles of circular economy and sustainability, the fruits with diseases or defects were recovered for producing dried rounds of pears from the Ab...
Cactus pear is the fruit of the Opuntia spp., which is a shrubby plant of the Opuntia genus and belongs to the Cactaceae family [26]. The fruit usually has a spherical or turbine shape, with elliptical or cylindrical variations. The color combinations such as bright yellow, green, red or...
The consumption of ‘not-from-concentrate’ (NFC) fruit juices can be a convenient and enjoyable way to incorporate the nutritional benefits and flavors of fruits into one’s diet. This study will focus on the effect of production of juices from apple an