Comparison among Five Varieties of Date Fruit and Their Nutritional Value at Different Ripening Stages

Soheila Mohammadrezakhani; Zahra Pakkish

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 461-468

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2023.360070.654

Abstract
  Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is known for its social, environmental, and economic importance by many people in tropical and subtropical regions. Dates are an essential agricultural product in Iran and sometimes a staple food because of their high sugar content, vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds, ...  Read More

Effect of Harvesting Stages and Nitrogen on Seed Quality and Yield of Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.)

David Kiprono Lelei Kiprono Rutto; Elizabeth Nabwile Nabwile Omami; Julius Onyango Onyango Ochuodho

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 315-326

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2020.305054.377

Abstract
  Production of high quality seeds in African leafy vegetables has not been practiced due to varying reasons including incorrect harvesting stages and fertilizer rates. Jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) pods do not ripen simultaneously and fruits left to dry on mother plant long before harvesting, which ...  Read More