Chris Hacking, In Memoriam
We are very sad to inform of the death of Chris Hacking on August 22, in London.
Chris Hacking, In Memoriam
Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition
The Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition (ADDPE), the world’s only dedicated B2B event for date palm fruit, will be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs And Chairman of Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority. The 2017 edition of the event will […]
International Conference on Development of Organic Agriculture
The International Conference on Development of Organic Agriculture was held on August 22-24, 2017, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with the participation of 120 scientists, agriculture and extension specialists, farmers and policy makers from more than 20 countries of North Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central and South Asia.
International Conference on Development of Organic Agriculture
Illumina MiSeq sequencing analysis of fungal diversity in stored dates.
Genotypic Regulation of Aflatoxin Accumulation but Not Aspergillus Fungal Growth upon Post-Harvest Infection of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Seeds.
Aflatoxin contamination is a major economic and food safety concern for the peanut industry that largely could be mitigated by genetic resistance. To screen peanut for aflatoxin resistance, ten genotypes were infected with a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing Aspergillus flavus strain. Percentages of fungal infected area and fungal GFP signal intensity were documented by visual ratings every 8 h for 72 […]
Optimization of microwave roasting of peanuts and evaluation of its physicochemical and sensory attributes.
In this study, the microwave (MW) roasting (MWR) of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) is attempted, optimized and compared with conventional drum roasting. A two factor/three level face centered composite design based MWR experiments was conducted at different roasting time (60, 180 and 300 s) and MW power levels (180, 540 and 900 W). The roasting […]
Kernel oil content and oil composition in walnut (Juglans regia L.) accessions from North Eastern Italy.
BACKGROUND: walnut oil use is currently limited by its poor oxidative stability due to the high percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Modifying the oil composition may be a goal in walnut breeding to increase interest in this crop. Exploring natural variability and identifying the main environmental factors affecting oil quality are necessary in crop selection. […]
Innovative technologies to manage aflatoxins in foods and feeds and the profitability of application–A review.
Aflatoxins are mainly produced by certain strains of Aspergillus flavus, which are found in diverse agricultural crops. In many lower-income countries, aflatoxins pose serious public health issues since the occurrence of these toxins can be considerably common and even extreme. Aflatoxins can negatively affect health of livestock and poultry due to contaminated feeds. Additionally, they […]