Regulation of fruit ripening is one of the most important topics in postharvest storage. Effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) greatly depend on the responsiveness of fruit cultivar to this molecule. Although 1-MCP has been used in postharvest preservation of many fruit species, its effects on...

Twenty-seven pairs of SSR primers developed from litchi were applied to detect the genetic diversity of 60 accessions of litchi and longan from Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces of China. These accessions included 47 cultivars or rare landraces of litchi, 1 longli, 2...

Sequence-related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) was used to analyze the genetic diversity of 32 accessions of litchi and longan germplasm from Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Hainan Provinces of China. These accessions contained 28 litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.), 2 artificial intergeneric hybrids (...

Accurately estimating the peak cutting force for cutting citrus fruit stems is helpful for the design of the end-effector of a harvesting robot and improves the harvesting success rate of the harvesting robot. In this study, five factors that influence the cutting of citrus fruit stems with a...

A discrete element model of citrus fruit stalk with a diameter of 3 mm was established using the discrete element method (DEM). The intrinsic parameters and contact parameters of citrus fruit stalk were obtained through measurement. The bonding parameters of the discrete element model of citrus...

In order to discuss the etiolation mechanism and provide a theoretical basis in citrus breeding programs, we studied the relationship among photosynthetic characteristics, photosynthetic pigment content and the relative level of CgSGR expression of three graft combinations. Citrus grandis (L.)...

To study the effect of albinism on the growth, photosynthetic and respiratory characteristics of Artocarpus heterophyllus leaves, the leaves of albino A.heterophyllus seedlings(AAS) and normal seedlings(CK) were compared regarding the length, width, area, chlorophyll content, respiration rate, net...

It is difficult for harvesting robot to harvest the citrus fruits with random stalk orientations. To harvest citrus fruits with random stalk orientations by harvesting robot, some new descriptions for the stalk orientations of citrus fruits are introduced and an end-effector with the bite mode for ...

Young leaves of several rare germplasm resources in litchi and longan were used to observe chromosome numbers and identify their ploidy after pretreated with the mixture of 1:1 aqueous solution of saturated paradichlorobenzene and 2 mmol.L^-1 8-hydroxyquinoline, fixed by Carnoy's fixative,...

To identify whether the auxin treatment could promote the growth and reduce the cadmium (Cd) of fruit trees, the effects of different concentrations of indole acetic acid (IAA, one of the auxin) on the biomass, Cd content, photosynthetic pigment content, photosynthetic characteristics, antioxidant...