Non-destructive assessment of flesh firmness and dietary antioxidants of greenhouse-grown tomato ( L.) at different fruit maturity stages.

Non-destructive methods have been widely recognized for evaluating fruit quality traits of many horticultural crops and food processing industry. Destructive (analytical) test, and non-destructive evaluation of the quality traits were investigated and compared for 'Red Rose' tomato ( L.) fruit grown under protected environment.

Improved functional and nutritional properties of tomato fruit during cold storage.

The use of synthetic antioxidants has been associated with serious concerns for human and environmental health. During ripening stages, tomato fruit is exposed to different abiotic stresses which not only influence its nutritional, mechanical, and functional properties at harvest, but also affect the quality and shelf life of the fruit during storage. This study investigated the pattern of changes in dietary antioxidants during various ripening stages of tomato fruit (cv.

Interaction Effects of Nitrogen Source and Irrigation Regime on Tuber Quality, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of L.

Two field experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of three drip irrigation regimes (G: 120% crop evapotranspiration (ETc), G: 100% ETc, and G: 80% ETc) and four nitrogen (N) source treatments (S: non-fertilized; S: urea, S: ammonium nitrate, and S: ammonium sulfate on water consumption use, water utilization efficiency, chlorophyll, yield and tubers quality of potato ( L.; cv Diamond) under a drip irrigation system during two successive winter seasons (2015/16 and 2016/17)). Nitrogen fertilization was applied at 380 kg ha as standard application for potato in the investigated area.