Cucumbers are rich in vitamins and minerals. The cucumber has recently become one of China’s main vegetable crops. More specifically, the adjustment of the Chinese agricultural industry’s structure and rapid economic development have resulted in increases in the planting area allocated to Chinese cucumber varieties and in the number of Chinese cucu...
(1) Background: Cucumbers are highly sensitive to drought and UV-B radiation, which may also act synergistically. Silicon is a beneficial element for plants, as it can alleviate negative effects of different environmental constraints. Studies revealed that fertilisation of cucumbers with silicon showed a variety of positive effects, which increased...
The main aim of this paper is to analyse the text of the 12th book of Geoponica for the purpose of identification of vegetable plants, which were described by Cassianus Bassus. The analysis will serve as the first step for further inquiries that will include the reconstruction of recipes that require some of the vegetables presented in the text.The...
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Biological soil amendments of animal origin (BSAAO) increase nutrient levels in soils to support the production of fruits and vegetables. BSAAOs may introduce or extend the survival of bacterial pathogens which can be transferred to fruits and vegetables to cause foodborne illness. Escherichia coli survival over 120 days in soil plots (3 m2) covere...
Published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
This study was designed to evaluate two triple-wash procedures with commercial antimicrobials to inactivate foodborne pathogens and surrogate bacteria on cucumbers and tomatoes. Fresh, West Virginia locally grown cucumbers and tomatoes were dip-inoculated with Salmonella Typhimurium and Tennessee, Listeria monocytogenes (3-strain), and Enterococcus...
Published in Microorganisms
Contamination of fresh cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus L.) with Escherichia coli O157:H7 can impact the health of consumers. Despite this, the pertinent mechanisms underlying E. coli O157:H7 colonization and internalization remain poorly documented. Herein we aimed to elucidate these mechanisms in cucumbers using an inverted fluorescence microscope and...
Samen met een goede fotosynthese staat voldoende vruchtzetting op de gedeelde eerste plaats bij het welslagen van de teelt van vruchtgroenten. Het zou echter veel gemakkelijker zijn als die bevruchting helemaal niet nodig was. Bij verscheidene gewassen is parthenocarpie inmiddels gewoon, maar bij een belangrijk deel blijft het zaak de juiste omstan...
ReferaatIn opdracht van Kas als Energiebron heeft Wageningen UR Glastuinbouw in de Venlow Energy kas een hogedraad teelt komkommer uitgevoerd. Doelstelling was een minimale verdamping te realiseren bij teelt onderdubbel glas en een folie scherm. In de nacht daalde de verdamping tot 15-25 g.m-2.uur-1. Dit was voldoende omzonder gebreks verschijnsele...
