The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference: Produce Quality, Safety, and Health Properties

Produce Quality, Safety, and Health Properties

Wednesday, August 1, 2012: 10:15 AM

Tuttle

Moderator:

Claire H. Luby

10:15 AM

Assessing Types and Variation of Vitamin E (tocochromanol) Compounds throughout the Carrot Life Cycle
Claire H. Luby, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Hiroshi Maeda, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Irwin L. Goldman, University of Wisconsin

10:30 AM

Orange-fleshed Cucumis melo Melons: Determinations of Beta-carotene Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability
Gene E. Lester, USDA–ARS, SARC

10:45 AM

LED versus HPS Supplemental Lighting Effects on Fruit Quality of Greenhouse Tomato
Michael Dzakovich, Purdue University; Celina Gomez, Purdue University; Cary Mitchell, Faculty, Purdue University

11:00 AM

Mineral Properties and Dietary Value of Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.) Grown as a Specialty Vegetable
Laban K. Rutto, Virginia State University; Yixiang Xu, Virginia State University; Michael Brandt, Virginia State University; Edward Sismour, Virginia State University

11:15 AM

Influence of Household Processing Techniques on Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi var. Macfad) Bioactive Compounds
Ram M. Uckoo, MS, Texas A&M University, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center; G.K. Jayaprakasha, PhD, Texas A&M University, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center; Bhimanagouda S. Patil, PhD, Texas A&M University, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center

11:30 AM

An Index of Fresh Vegetable Nutritional Value That Incorporates Biomass Yield and Crop Composition
Natalie Bumgarner, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center; Matthew D. Kleinhenz, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center; Joseph C. Scheerens, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center

11:45 AM

A Calcium/Calmodulin–Binding UDP-Glycosyltransferase Is Required for Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Strawberry Fruit
Tianbao Yang, USDA–ARS; Xianjin Liu, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science; Jianghao Sun, USDA–ARS; Hui Peng, USDA–ARS; Pei Chen, USDA–ARS; Bruce Whitaker, USDA–ARS

12:00 PM

Mineral Nutrient Density of Tomato in Response to Cultivar Selection and Nutritional Regimes
Md J. Meagy, University of Massachusetts; Touria El-Jaoual Eaton, University of Massachusetts; Allen V. Barker, University of Massachusetts

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