Hot air-assisted radio frequency drying of apricots: Mathematical modeling study for process design.
Conventional hot air and solar energy processes have been used for apricot. These processes had adverse effects on the quality due to the longer process times, and this indicates the need for an innovative approach. Radio frequency (RF) processing has innovation potential for drying with its volumetric heating feature, but an optimal process should be […]
Fluoride Bio-Sorption Efficiency and Antimicrobial Potency of Macadamia Nut Shells.
This paper presents the potential application of macadamia nut shells (MNS) in the bio-sorption of fluoride and its antimicrobial potency against common pathogens encountered in surface water resources. The efficiency of MNS in the sorption of fluoride was determined using batch mode experiments, while the antimicrobial potency was investigated using the well disc diffusion assay […]
Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of three Macadamia species (M. integrifolia, M. ternifolia and M. tetraphylla).
Background: Macadamia is a true dicotyledonous plant that thrives in a mild, humid, low wind environment. It is cultivated and traded internationally due to its high-quality nuts thus, has significant development prospects and scientific research value. However, information on the genetic resources of Macadamia spp. remains scanty. Results: The mitochondria (mt) genomes of three economically important Macadamia […]
Hazelnut extract-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers and evaluation of their antioxidant properties.
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a common hallmark of many degenerative diseases, developing in all those cases where a failure of physiological antioxidant mechanisms occurs (in particular, antioxidant enzymes and the glutathione system), or in case of exposure to an extremely high level of oxidants. In this regard, antioxidant natural extracts are promising compounds as […]
Frequency of Alternaria genotypes resistant to SDHI fungicides in California pistachio orchards determined by real-time PCR.
Real-time PCR methods were developed to quantify the frequency of SDHC-H134R and SDHB-H277Y mutants associated with SDHI resistance in Alternaria populations from pistachio. The linearity of the standard curves demonstrated the applicability in the quantification of the assays. The accuracy and reliability of the qPCR protocols to determine the frequency of mutants in real samples […]
One-class model with two decision thresholds for the rapid detection of cashew nuts adulteration by other nuts.
A green screening method to determine cashew nut adulteration with Brazilian nut, pecan nut, macadamia nut and peanut was proposed. The method was based on the development of a one-class soft independent modelling of class analogy (SIMCA) model for non-adulterated cashew nuts using near-infrared (NIR) spectra obtained with portable equipment. Once the model is established, […]
Prepared activated carbon from hazelnut shell where coated nanocomposite with Ag+ used for antibacterial and adsorption properties.
In this research, prepared activated carbon by H3PO4 from hazelnut shells was coated with silver ions for the preparation of nanoparticles which were mixed in two ratios (1:0.5 and 1:1) by using of chemical reduction method. The adsorption capacity of activated carbons has been proven by BET and iodine number. Then, the antimicrobial effect of nanoparticles […]
First Report of Colletotrichum fructicola Causing anthracnose on macadamia in China.
Macadamia (Macadamia ternifolia Maiden and Betche) is an important commercial crop in the world and has the reputation of being the king of nuts (Liu et al. 2019). In August 2020, symptoms of anthracnose appeared on leaves of macadamia in Chongzuo, Guangxi Province, China, with an incidence of 15-20%. The disease developed from the edge […]
The effect of flavonols in Anacardium occidentale L. leaf extracts on skin pathogenic microorganisms.
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) leaf is traditionally used to treat skin infections. Although many flavonols have been identified from its leaf extract, their inhibitory effects on skin pathogens are not yet determined. The aims of this study were to determine the antimicrobial (against skin pathogenic microbes) and antioxidant activities of four flavonol glycosides from the […]
Vacuum packaging improved inactivation efficacy of moderate dry heat for decontamination of Salmonella on almond kernels.
The goal of this study was to develop dry heat processing conditions that could achieve a >5-log reduction of Salmonella with minimal negative impact on almond quality. The effects of almond’s water activity (aw) levels and packaging methods on Salmonella inactivation by dry heat were determined. Almonds were dip-inoculated in a four-strain Salmonella cocktail and […]