asparagus/atrophy

Asparagus officinalis (garden asparagus) is a dioecious perennial crop, and the dioecy (i.e., sex) of A. officinalis can affect its productivity. In A. officinalis, flower anthers in female plants fail to accumulate callose around microsporocytes, fail to complete meiosis, and degenerate due to cell

The high metabolic rate of harvested asparagus spears (Asparagus officinalis L.) causes rapid deterioration. To extend shelf life, we investigated the effect of sucrose treatment on asparagus during storage. Asparagus spears were treated with 3%, 5%, and 10% sucrose and stored at 2 °C for 20 h.

A cDNA clone encoding malate synthase (MS; EC 4.1.3.2) was isolated from a 48-h postharvest asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) spear cDNA library using a MS clone from Brassica napus. The asparagus MS (AoMS1) cDNA hybridized to a 1.9-kb transcript that increased in abundance preferentially in

We previously isolated a cDNA clone, pTIP13, whose homologous mRNA rapidly declined in abundance in the tips of harvested asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) spears [King and Davies (1992) Plant Physiol. 100: 1661]. In order to identify factors regulating the postharvest deterioration of asparagus,

Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is a commercially important crop species utilized for its excellent source of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. However, after harvest the tissue hardens and its quality rapidly deteriorates because spear cell walls become rigidified due to

The effects of salicylic acid (SA) on the quality and antioxidant activity of asparagus stored at 18 ± 2 °C were investigated by analyzing the color, chlorophyll, shear force, and the activity of antioxidant compounds such as ascorbic acid, phenolics, flavonoids, 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)

The effect of different types of lighting (white, green, red, and blue light) on minimally processed asparagus during storage at 4 degrees C was studied. The gas concentrations in the packages, pH, mesophilic counts, and weight loss were also determined. Lighting caused an increase in physiological

Asparagus is a vegetable with high antioxidant activity. In this research, asparagus juice was produced from fresh asparagus macerate treated with a carbohydrases mixture (Viscozyme) at 37 degrees C for up to 8 h. Rutin content, antioxidant activity, yield, soluble solid content, and color of the

Fresh postharvest green asparagus rapidly deteriorate due to its high respiration rate. The main benefits of edible active coatings are their edible characteristics, biodegradability and increase in food safety. In this study, the quality of the edible coatings based on 0.50%, 0.25% high-molecular

Recent molecular and genomic studies carried out in a number of model dioecious plant species, including Asparagus officinalis, Carica papaya, Silene latifolia, Rumex acetosa and Marchantia polymorpha, have shed light on the molecular structure of both homomorphic and heteromorphic sex chromosomes,