Utilização de cobertura comestível na conservação pós-colheita de minimilho minimamente processado

Minimilhos obtidos das cultivares de milho Vivi, híbrido simples de endosperma doce em fase experimental, e AG 1051, híbrido duplo comercial, comum, foram revestidos com cobertura comestível de fécula de mandioca a 2 e 4% e armazenados a 5 ºC. Um tratamento controle, sem revestimento, foi utilizado nas mesmas condições. Foram realizadas análises físico-químicas a cada três dias, durante nove dias, e de perda de massa, diariamente, a partir do terceiro até o décimo segundo dia. Observou-se variação na acidez, no pH e nos teores de Sólidos Solúveis Totais (SST) das amostras ao longo do período de armazenamento. A cobertura com fécula de mandioca não influenciou na acidez e no pH do minimilho obtido da cultivar de milho Vivi, no final do armazenamento, porém elevou a acidez da cultivar AG 1051. De um modo geral, o revestimento com cobertura de fécula de mandioca foi eficiente na preservação da massa de minimilho, no armazenamento refrigerado a 5 ºC. O desempenho da cultivar experimental Vivi foi similar ao da cultivar comercial AG 1051 para as variáveis perda de massa (controle e cobertura a 4%) e acidez (cobertura a 2 e 4%) e melhor para a variável SST (cobertura a 2 e 4%

Utilização de cobertura comestível na conservação pós-colheita de minimilho minimamente processado Use of edible coverage in post-harvest preservation of minimally processed baby corn

Minimilhos obtidos das cultivares de milho Vivi, híbrido simples de endosperma doce em fase experimental, e AG 1051, híbrido duplo comercial, comum, foram revestidos com cobertura comestível de fécula de mandioca a 2 e 4% e armazenados a 5 ºC. Um tratamento controle, sem revestimento, foi utilizado nas mesmas condições. Foram realizadas análises físico-químicas a cada três dias, durante nove dias, e de perda de massa, diariamente, a partir do terceiro até o décimo segundo dia. Observou-se variação na acidez, no pH e nos teores de Sólidos Solúveis Totais (SST) das amostras ao longo do período de armazenamento. A cobertura com fécula de mandioca não influenciou na acidez e no pH do minimilho obtido da cultivar de milho Vivi, no final do armazenamento, porém elevou a acidez da cultivar AG 1051. De um modo geral, o revestimento com cobertura de fécula de mandioca foi eficiente na preservação da massa de minimilho, no armazenamento refrigerado a 5 ºC. O desempenho da cultivar experimental Vivi foi similar ao da cultivar comercial AG 1051 para as variáveis perda de massa (controle e cobertura a 4%) e acidez (cobertura a 2 e 4%) e melhor para a variável SST (cobertura a 2 e 4%)<br>Baby-corns were obtained from maize cultivars Vivi, simple hybrid of sweet endosperm in experimental phase and AG 1051commercial double hybrid, common, were coated with cassava starch edible coverage, at 2 and 4%, and stored at 5 ºC. A control treatment, without coating, was used under the same conditions. Physicochemical analyses were conducted every three days for nine days; and daily analyses of mass loss were conducted from the third to the twelfth day. It was observed a variation in acidity, in pH, and in the total soluble solids contents of the samples during storage. There was no influence by the cassava starch coverage on the acidity and on the pH of the baby-corns obtained from cultivar Vivi at the end of storage; however, the acidity of cultivar AG 1051 increased. In general, it can be said that the coating process using cassava starch was effective in preserving the mass loss of baby-corn in cold storage of 5 ºC. The performance of the experimental cultivar Vivi was similar to that of the commercial cultivar AG1051 for parameters such as mass loss (control and coverage at 4%) and acidity (coverage at 2 and 4%). On the other hand, it was better for SST parameter (coverage at 2 and 4%

Utilização de cobertura comestível na conservação pós-colheita de minimilho minimamente processado

Minimilhos obtidos das cultivares de milho Vivi, híbrido simples de endosperma doce em fase experimental, e AG 1051, híbrido duplo comercial, comum, foram revestidos com cobertura comestível de fécula de mandioca a 2 e 4% e armazenados a 5 ºC. Um tratamento controle, sem revestimento, foi utilizado nas mesmas condições. Foram realizadas análises físico-químicas a cada três dias, durante nove dias, e de perda de massa, diariamente, a partir do terceiro até o décimo segundo dia. Observou-se variação na acidez, no pH e nos teores de Sólidos Solúveis Totais (SST) das amostras ao longo do período de armazenamento. A cobertura com fécula de mandioca não influenciou na acidez e no pH do minimilho obtido da cultivar de milho Vivi, no final do armazenamento, porém elevou a acidez da cultivar AG 1051. De um modo geral, o revestimento com cobertura de fécula de mandioca foi eficiente na preservação da massa de minimilho, no armazenamento refrigerado a 5 ºC. O desempenho da cultivar experimental Vivi foi similar ao da cultivar comercial AG 1051 para as variáveis perda de massa (controle e cobertura a 4%) e acidez (cobertura a 2 e 4%) e melhor para a variável SST (cobertura a 2 e 4%).Baby-corns were obtained from maize cultivars Vivi, simple hybrid of sweet endosperm in experimental phase and AG 1051commercial double hybrid, common, were coated with cassava starch edible coverage, at 2 and 4%, and stored at 5 ºC. A control treatment, without coating, was used under the same conditions. Physicochemical analyses were conducted every three days for nine days; and daily analyses of mass loss were conducted from the third to the twelfth day. It was observed a variation in acidity, in pH, and in the total soluble solids contents of the samples during storage. There was no influence by the cassava starch coverage on the acidity and on the pH of the baby-corns obtained from cultivar Vivi at the end of storage; however, the acidity of cultivar AG 1051 increased. In general, it can be said that the coating process using cassava starch was effective in preserving the mass loss of baby-corn in cold storage of 5 ºC. The performance of the experimental cultivar Vivi was similar to that of the commercial cultivar AG1051 for parameters such as mass loss (control and coverage at 4%) and acidity (coverage at 2 and 4%). On the other hand, it was better for SST parameter (coverage at 2 and 4%)

Iron and zinc availability in maize lines

The aim of this study was to characterize the Zn and Fe availability by phytic acid/Zn and phytic acid/Fe molar ratios, in 22 tropical maize inbred lines with different genetic backgrounds. The Zn and Fe levels were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry and the P through colorimetry method. Three screening methods for phytic acid (Phy) analysis were tested and one, based on the 2,2'-bipyridine reaction, was select. There was significant variability in the contents of zinc (17.5 to 42 mg.kg-1), iron (12.2 to 36.7 mg.kg-1), phosphorus (230 to 400 mg.100 g-1), phytic acid (484 to 1056 mg.100 g-1), phytic acid P (140 to 293 mg.100 g-1) and available-P (43.5 to 199.5 mg.100 g-1), and in the available-P/total-P ratio (0.14 to 0.50), Phy/Zn (18.0 to 43.5) and Phy/Fe (16.3 to 45.5) molar ratios. Lines 560977, 560978 and 560982 had greater availability of Zn and lines 560975, 560977, 561010 and 5610111 showed better Fe availability. Lines 560975, 560977 and 560978 also showed better available-P/total-P ratio. Thus, the lines 560975, 560977 and 560978 were considered to have the potential for the development of cultivars of maize with high availability of Fe and/or Zn

Different methods of real-time PCR for detection of pseudorabies virus

ABSTRACT: Pseudorabies (PR) is a highly contagious viral disease of great animal health and economic importance in swine industry. The aim of this study was to evaluate different genomic regions, real-time PCR chemistries and equipment for the molecular diagnosis of PR. Eight primer pairs targeting four genes (gB, gC, gE, gD), three different qPCR chemistries (SybrGreen, hydrolysis probes and plexor) and two equipment (ABI7500, Rotorgene 3000) were evaluated. Oligonucleotides targeting gB using hydrolysis probes showed the best performance after evaluating efficiency (99%), the detection limit (10-1.5 TCID50 mL-1) and diagnostic sensitivity and; therefore, those primers were selected for performance verification factors such as repeatability, reproducibility and robustness (1.39% variance between days, 24% variance between analysts and 4.07% variance in analysis error). The qPCR standardized and validated in this research proved to be reliable for the diagnosis of PR and may be used in diagnostic laboratories that follow ISO 17025 and ISO 16140