Background Coffee is one of the most valuable commodities exported worldwide. Greater
understanding of the molecular basis of coffee quality is required to meet the increasing …

Over the last few decades, multiple biological properties, providing antioxidant, anti-
inflammatory, chemopreventive and anti-cancer benefits, as well as the characteristic …

Phenolics and volatiles are the compounds mainly responsible for the desirable flavour of
extra virgin olive oils and therefore to a large extent determine the degree of consumer …

Ficus carica L., Ceratonia siliqua L. and Quercus ilex L. are natural products that are used as
an advantageous rich source of bioactive compounds of high economic value because of its …

Irrigation of olive orchards is challenged to optimize both yields and oil quality. Best
management practices for olive irrigation will likely depend on the ability to maintain mild to …

The olive tree is generally grown under rain-fed conditions. However, since the yield
response to irrigation, even with low amounts of water, is great there is increasing interest in …

A total of 80 commercial broccoli samples were collected over a two-year period to
determine seasonal variation in the levels of ascorbic acid (AA), vitamin C (the sum of AA …

Field-grown olive trees (Olea europaea L. cv. Leccino) were used over two growing seasons
to determine the effect of deficit irrigation regimes on virgin olive oil (VOO) quality. Drip …

Sorghum grain containing elevated polyphenolic antioxidant content may provide foods with
benefits to human health. A study was undertaken to determine the potential role of irrigation …

Phenolic compounds and related enzymes such as phenol biosynthesizing enzymes
(phenylalanine ammonia lyase) and phenol catabolizing enzymes (polyphenol oxidase and …