Effects of Gum Arabic and Warm Water Application on Physicochemical and Qualitative Parameters of Table Grape Fruits at Postharvest

Babak ValizadehKaji; Saied Maleki; Ahmadreza Abbasifar

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 35-54

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2023.355591.617

Abstract
  Table grape is a non-climacteric fruit with a short shelf-life. The current study aimed at applying specific treatments to prolong its shelf-life and maintain qualitative characteristics during storage. In a factorial arrangement and a completely randomized design, the first factor was the storage period ...  Read More

Foliar Application of Selenium Affects Nitrate Accumulation and Morpho-physiochemical Responses of Garden Cress Plants

Safa Khosravi; Babak ValizadehKaji; Ahmadreza Abbasifar

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2022, , Pages 329-338

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2021.325036.472

Abstract
  Consumption of vegetables with high nitrate content threaten human health. Garden cress is a hyperaccumulator of nitrate and quickly accumulates a large amount of nitrate. The objective of the current study was to investigate the effects of foliar application of selenium (Se) on the morphological and ...  Read More

Optimization of In Vitro Propagation of Purple Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis), an Important Medicinal and Ornamental Plant

Mostafa Eshghi Khas; Ahmadreza Abbasifar; Babak ValizadehKaji

Volume 7, Issue 3 , September 2020, , Pages 305-314

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2020.297194.342

Abstract
  Tissue culture techniques can be beneficial for quick clonal propagation and production of disease-free plants of purple passion fruit as one of the most important medicinal and ornamental plants. These techniques are essential tools for the production of transgenic plants and high-value phytochemicals. ...  Read More

First Report: Grafting of Three Iranian Commercial Pomegranate Cultivars on Drought Tolerant Rootstocks

Babak ValizadehKaji; Ahmadreza Abbasifar; Hossein Bagheri; Golnar Zandievakili; Atieh Daryabeigi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2020, , Pages 69-79

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2020.284659.304

Abstract
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the stenting (grafted cutting) propagation of commercial pomegranate cultivars as scions on drought tolerant genotypes as rootstocks. The effect of drought stress on nine pomegranate rootstocks was analyzed. Cultivars including ‘Daneshgah 13’, ‘Daneshgah ...  Read More