Ain Raal^1,*, Linda Rusalepp², Tatiana Chiru³, Nicolae Ciobanu³, Kelly Talvistu¹, Michelle Shusta¹, Oleh Koshovyi^1,4, Tõnu Püssa²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.11, pp. 2965-2979, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.042723

Abstract The fruits of the Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) are a popular plant food and a valuable health product. Cultivating plants produces a lot of leaves with fine branches as an unnecessary residue, which needs valorization. The aim of the study was to estimate (by HPLC-MS/MS) the qualitative and quantitative content of polyphenolic compounds in different parts of H. rhamnoides (HR), and to determine the level of antioxidant activity of leaves and fruits (by DPPH, ABTS methods and ferrozine test). Up to 19 compounds were identified in different parts of HR. The fruits are rich in flavonoids, including… More >

Muhammad Younis¹, Nudrat Aisha Akram^1,*, Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef^2,*, Muhammad Ashraf³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.10, pp. 2761-2784, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.028801

Abstract To counteract the effects of drought stress, scientists have adopted several approaches including the use of different chemicals both inorganic and organic, which is contemplated as a highly efficient and cost-effective shot-gun approach. Ascorbic acid (AsA) is a potential organic substance, which widely occurs in plants, and is considered to be an effective antioxidant to counteract reactive oxygen species (ROS). Thus, a pot experiment was performed to assess the relative mitigating impacts of synthetic AsA and naturally occurring AsA in the form of lemon juice (LJ) and orange juice (OJ) on two cultivars of okra (Abelmoschus… More >

T. Satyanarayana Murthy¹, Kollati Vijaya Kumar², Fayadh Alenezi³, E. Laxmi Lydia⁴, Gi-Cheon Park⁵, Hyoung-Kyu Song⁶, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi⁷, Hyeonjoon Moon^7,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.2, pp. 1633-1650, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.034769

Abstract Fruit classification utilizing a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) is the most promising application in personal computer vision (CV). Profound learning-related characterization made it possible to recognize fruits from pictures. But, due to the similarity and complexity, fruit recognition becomes an issue for the stacked fruits on a weighing scale. Recently, Machine Learning (ML) methods have been used in fruit farming and agriculture and brought great convenience to human life. An automated system related to ML could perform the fruit classifier and sorting tasks previously managed by human experts. CNN’s (convolutional neural networks) have attained… More >

Chongpei Zheng¹, Liangliang Li², Zhencheng Han², Weijie Li^2,*, Xiaopeng Wen^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.8, pp. 2399-2412, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.029891

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To explore how manganese affects the antioxidant system and the expression levels of related genes of “Hong yang” seedlings, the leaves of its tissue cultured seedlings were taken as test materials, and single factor treatment was performed by changing the manganese chloride (MnCl₂^.4H₂O) solution concentration when spraying the leaves. The expression levels of Mn-SOD, POD64 and POD27 genes in leaves were quantitatively analyzed by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) at different determination times. Meanwhile, the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), and superoxide dismutase (SOD). The results

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Ankita Kundu¹, Abir Das¹, Sayan Pal¹, Arijit Ghosh¹, Malay Kumar Adak^1,*, Masayuki Fujita², Mirza Hasanuzzaman^3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.8, pp. 2283-2300, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.028178

Abstract The process of ripening involves physiological and biochemical events that become a concern during postharvest storage. We have documented different approaches for the preservation and maintenance of fruit quality during the postharvest period that are biocompatible and fully safe for consumption. Chemical residues that sustain sensory characteristics, such as color, flavor, aroma, and texture, are considered. In fruit ripening, both physical and chemical elicitors are described that regulate ethylene biosynthesis or its signaling for gene expression. The key regulatory enzymes, such as ACC synthase and ACC oxidase, for ethylene biosynthesis, are important for both climacteric… More >

Ida Bagus Alit, I Gede Bawa Susana^*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.17, pp. 1-7, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.17.15

Abstract Rice husk is a cheap fuel source and it is abundantly available in Indonesia. The heat exchanger mechanism was used in other to, the dried material was not contaminated by the combustion gases. The drying system consists of three components which include the furnace, heat exchanger pipe, and drying chamber. The heat exchanger pipe connects the furnace with the drying chamber and transfers the heat generated from rice husk burning to the drying chamber. The drying chamber was the section for drying the jackfruit dodol. It consists of 4 shelves and is equipped with an exhaust More >

Bassam F. Alowaiesh^1,*, M. M. Gad², Mohamed Saleh M. Ali³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.6, pp. 1813-1829, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.026950

Abstract Olive productivity should be improved through stimulating nutrition, particularly under poor fertility soils. Consequently, the objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of applying organic and bio-fertilizers on the physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of olive trees under newly reclaimed poor-fertility sandy soil in an arid environment. During a field experiment carried out at El-Qantara, North Sinai, Egypt over two consecutive seasons (2019–2020 and 2020–2021), olive Kalamata trees were evaluated under three organic fertilizer treatments alone or in combination with three bio-fertilizers treatments. Organic fertilizer was applied as goat manure (16.8 kg/tree/year),… More >

Sri Hidayati^1,*, Eugenia Fonny Budiyanto¹, Hadi Saputra¹, Sutopo Hadi¹, Apri Heri Iswanto^2,3, Nissa Nurfajrin Solihat⁴, Petar Antov⁵, Lee Seng Hua^6,7, Widya Fatriasari^4,8, Mohd. Sapuan Salit⁹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.6, pp. 2865-2879, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.027579

Abstract Black liquor is obtained as a by-product of the pulping process, which is used to convert biomass into pulp by removing lignin, hemicelluloses and other extractives from wood to free cellulose fibers. Lignin represents a major constituent in black liquor, with quantities varying from 20% to 30%, of which a very low share is used for manufacturing value-added products, while the rest is mainly burned for energy purposes, thus underestimating its great potential as a raw material. Therefore, it is essential to establish new isolation and extraction methods to increase lignin valorization in the development… More > Graphic Abstract

Hala J. Alshahrani¹, Khaled Tarmissi², Ayman Yafoz³, Abdullah Mohamed⁴, Abdelwahed Motwakel^5,*, Ishfaq Yaseen⁵, Amgad Atta Abdelmageed⁵, Mohammad Mahzari⁶

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 3139-3155, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.034841

Abstract Applied linguistics means a wide range of actions which include addressing a few language-based problems or solving some language-based concerns. Emails stay in the leading positions for business as well as personal use. This popularity grabs the interest of individuals with malevolent intentions—phishing and spam email assaults. Email filtering mechanisms were developed incessantly to follow unwanted, malicious content advancement to protect the end-users. But prevailing solutions were focused on phishing email filtering and spam and whereas email labelling and analysis were not fully advanced. Thus, this study provides a solution related to email message body… More >

Jameel M. Al-Khayri^1,*, Salha M. Alshamrani², Adel A. Rezk¹, Wael F. Shehata¹, Mustafa I. Almaghasla³, Tarek A. Shalaby^3,4, Ahmed M. Saad⁵, Fatmah A. Safhi⁶, Muhammad N. Sattar⁷, Arafat A. Abdel Latef⁸, Mahmoud Z. Sitohy⁵, Abdallah A. Hassanin^9,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.5, pp. 1493-1512, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.027375

Abstract Appropriate knowledge of the parental cultivars is a pre-requisite for a successful breeding program. This study characterized fruit yield, quality attributes, and molecular variations of ten tomato cultivars during three consecutive generations under greenhouse conditions. Peto 86, Castle Rock, and Red Star cultivars showed the highest fruit yield (kg/plant), total phenolic compounds (TPC), and sap acidity. Principal component analysis categorized the evaluated fruit yield into three groups based on their quality attributes. A robust positive correlation appeared among traits inside each group. A positive correlation was likewise noticed between the first and the second groups.… More >