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RESPONSE OF GLADIOLUS (GLADIOLUS SPP) PLANTS AFTER EXPOSURE CORMS TO CHITOSAN AND HOT WATER TREATMENTS.
(2013-03-05)
The state of Morelos, Mexico has gradually become an important producer of gladiolus. Some preconditioning treatments of corms are empirically done causing uneven emergence and low quality of flowers. In this investigation, ...
Kinetic study of the extraction of hemicellulosic carbohydrates from sugarcane bagasse by hot water treatment
(Elsevier Science, 2015-05)
Sugarcane bagasse is a lignocellulosic agro-industrial waste, which is usually burned in the sugar and bio-ethanol mills to produce heat and electricity. This work presents the kinetic study of the carbohydrates extracted ...
Improving the storage of fresh-cut mangoes by hot water treatment.
(In: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, 3., 2009, Avignon. Abstracts. França: International Society for Horticultural Science, 2009. p. 131., 2011)
Postharvest characteristics and treatments to overcome latex exuded from cut flowers of lotus
(2009-03-04)
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is a perennial herbaceous aquatic ornamental plant with potential to be used as a new cut flower for the Brazilian ornamental market. It shows exotic and attractive flowers and has a strong ...
Hot water treatments performed in the base of the broccoli stem reduce postharvest senescence of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. Var italic) heads stored at 20 °C
(Elsevier Science, 2017-04)
Heat treatments cause a moderate and reversible stress that interrupts the normal metabolism (senescence or fruit ripening) of the product. Although there is a large number of reports about heat treatments on broccoli ...