It is shown that records from Sweden believed to be of Physalis pruinosa were incorrectly identified. The correct identity of the plants in the records concerned is P. grisea.

In work designed to assist elderly people who suffer from xerostomy and/or dysphagia, salivary stimulation tests were carried out by a panel of healthy individuals. Mango puree, with or without various additives such as lemon or apple juice, was given to the panel to stimulate saliva production,...

Further analysis of work by McCree [see Agricultural Meteorology (1971/72) 9, 191-216] showed that the rectangular hyperbola equation used by him to describe photosynthetic rate as a function of light intensity was valid only over a limited range and that extrapolation would give too high a value...

This report on a seminar on the postharvest care of fruit and berries in the Scandinavian countries contains summaries (variously in Norwegian, Swedish and English) of 17 contributions. Topics dealt with include the storage of apples grown in Finland; changes in the quality of sweet cherries; the...

Results are presented of analyses (using HPLC with fluorescence detection) of vitamin K compounds, especially vitamin K1 (phylloquinone), in 90 foods (mainly vegetables, berries, fats and oils from Sweden). Foods of animal origin were also analysed for vitamin K2 (menaquinones). High levels of...

The geographical distribution of P. cubensis races is discussed briefly: those occurring in Europe are pathogenic to melon and cucumber. Implications for breeding for resistance and for exchange of resistant cultivars between countries are considered. Chlorothalonil is the only effective fungicide...

Diseased glasshouse melons cv. Aroma, found in SW Sweden in 1981-83, had brown necrotic spots dispersed over the leaves, brown leaf edges and necroses along the veins. The fruits showed sunken, water-soaked spots. A virus was isolated which only infected members of the Cucurbitaceae and reacted...

Opal and Victoria plums were harvested at various stages of maturity and held at different temperatures and durations during transport and storage. An increase in weight of about 1% daily was observed; the increase was greatest at the beginning of the harvesting period and Victoria gained more in...

Some less common and little used sweetening agents isolated from plants are briefly described. Some are from tropical fruits and are used locally. Those discussed are: thaumatin, a mixture of proteins of high molecular weight extracted from the West African fruit Thaumatococcus daniellii;...