May 2011

Identification of genes involved in rice seed germination at low temperatures

Rice is a model for many genomic studies among crop species. The adaptation to different crop environments is partly the result of traditional breeding combined with molecular assisted selection. Comparative studies between contrasting genotypes can be performed efficiently by the cDNA-AFLP technique, allowing the identification of genes involved in the expression of the target trait. The objective of this study was to...

Author(s): Demócrito Amorim Chiesa Freitas, SilmarTeichert Peske, Francisco Amaral Villela, Paulo Dejalma Zimmer, Paulo Ricardo Reis Fagundes, Fernanda Plucani do Amaral, Elaine Gonçalves Rech and Geri Eduardo Meneghello

May 2011

Analysis of viscosity of jamun fruit juice, squash and jam at different compositions to ensure the suitability of processing applications

Rheological behavior of jamun fruit (Eugenia jambolana) juice, squash and jam at different compositions was studied at the Institute of Food Sciences and Technology, Singh Agriculture University, Tandojam in 2007. LFRA Texture Analyzer of Brookfield Engineering was used to determine the flow properties and consistency of the products. Two indigenous cultivars of jamun (indigenous-V1 and Improved-V2) were exploited for...

Author(s): Muhammad Shahnawaz and Saghir Ahmed Shiekh