Analysis of pesticide residues in tuber crops using pressurised liquid extraction and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Tuber crops substantially contribute to the food security in the developing countries. Often, their cultivation involves unregulated applications of pesticides, leading to MRL non-compliances. Despite their rising currency in international trade, there exist scarcely any methods for pesticide residue analysis in these matrices.

Targeted screening and safety evaluation of 276 agrochemical residues in raisins using buffered ethyl acetate extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis.

A buffered ethyl acetate extraction method was optimized and validated in raisin matrix to monitor 276 pesticides by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis. The final method involved homogenization of raisinsalong with water 1:1 raisins: water followed by extraction using ethyl acetate (10 mL/10 g raisins homogenate in presence of 0.1 mL acetic acid, 0.

Changes in growth, photosynthetic activities, biochemical parameters and amino acid profile of Thompson Seedless grapes (Vitis vinifera L.).

The study on photosynthetic activity and biochemical parameters in Thompson Seedless grapes grafted on Dog Ridge rootstock and its impact on growth, yield and amino acid profile at various stages of berry development was conducted during the year 2012-2013. Leaf and berry samples from ten year old vines of Thompson Seedless were collected at different growth and berry developmental stages. The analysis showed difference in photosynthetic activity, biochemical parameters and amino acid status with the changes in berry development stage.