Olive is a plant originating in the Middle East and is considered to have ancient origins. According to FAO in 2006 olives are the most extensively cultivated fruit crop in the world., olive culture has spread in recent 44 years from 2.6 to 8.5 million hectares, is one of the largest expansion...

Fig, tree is a native of south-western Asia, and has spread and grow as wild and cultivated plant in the Mediterranean, where is then extended in southern United States. In the Mediterranean, the plant is less demanding with the quality of land, being conducted in the form of high bush, or may be...

During 2001-03, in Dăbuleni, Romania, some watermelon cultivars were tested to determine which are useful for improving yield quality. From a commercial standpoint (exterior aspects, pulp colour, the percent of skin from fruit weight), cultivars Lady F1, Farao F1, Crisby F1 and Granit F1 were...

A report on the in vitro testing for the acaricidal properties on the following vegetable oil extracts: Mentha piperita, Chelidonium majus, Arthemisia absinthium, Cedrus spp and Citrus limon, Coriandum sativum, Abies alba, Juniperus communis and Pinus silvestris is discussed.

A study on some physiological process variations in leaves of 27 melon cultivars (classified into three different varieties: cantalupensis, reticulatus and inodorus) was conducted. Analysis was performed on young and mature leaves before and after the fructification process. As a result, the...

A melon genomic library was used to isolate and characterize a clone of genomic DNA coding for ascorbate oxidase (AO), a key enzyme in the biodegradation of ascorbic acid (AA). Screening of the genomic library was performed using two probes: AO-PCR product and αE/CMAO3. Seven clones of recombinant...

Among the pathogens attacking melon crop, a number of micromyceta are found on fruits after harvest. Colletotrichum orbiculare, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis, Alternaria cucumerina and Cladosporium lagenarium have spoiled 5-50% of fruits analysed during 1992-1996 in Romania. Storage...

During 1992-1994, in Romania, the following types of foliar fertilizers (containing N, P, K, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Co, B, Mo, and S) were evaluated in watermelon crops: Folifag (also containing Mg), IF 6.2.3.8. (also containing thiamin, procaine and naphthenic acid) and IF 6.2.3.7., applied at 1%...

Data are included on Z. jujuba [sativa] plants (age, plant height, crown diameter and trunk and trunk height and diameter) and on the quality of fruits produced at 5 localities in Romania. Fruit sugar content ranged from 21 to 31%.