A review article published in Fruit Research on 2 April 2024 aims to explore the specific mechanisms of fruit abscission in woody species, focusing on signal generation, transmission, and ...

As winter approaches, ethylene levels rise as auxin levels drop. The ethylene acts upon a thin layer of cells near the base of the leaf called the abscission zone, triggering the production of enzymes ...

Analysis showed that these ILs influenced climacteric symptoms such as earliness of aroma production and abscission layer formation. The ethylene production in these lines varied, with those ...

One of the special things about autumn in New Zealand is the colours, with usually the South Island being renowned for ...

Start by pulling and cutting the infected foliage from its abscission point (located close to the stem). Avoid using garden shears because they're inefficient and likely to leave spores behind. Next, ...

Professor Lada’s research is focused on Seed, Plant, Tree, Stress and Ecophysiology of various horticultural ecosystems (vegetables, fruits, siliviculture, medicinal aromatic plants, spices and ...

Like humans, fruit flies (a model organism for spaceflight research) also exhibit immune system dysfunction in space. Despite decades of studies on fruit flies and wasps, little was known about ...

With the Faculty of Agriculture as a lead institution and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) as a partner in this initiative, several researchers began working on various projects, including tree ...