Mozhgan Zarifikhosroshahi

Bozok University · Department of Horticulture

Alternate bearing is a common challenge in horticultural plants, leading to irregular yield in successive years. The potentialrole of phenolic compounds in regulating this phenomenon, however, is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate thepotential role of phenolic compounds in alternate bearing in pistachio trees by analysing samples...

Almonds are one of the most popular and widely consumed tree nuts in the world, prized for their taste, texture, and nutritional benefits. However, the quality and characteristics of almonds can vary significantly depending on the variety and growing conditions. In this context, a comparative study was conducted to explore the nut quality traits of...

The preservation of genetic resources and the cultivation of rare and valuable plant species with pharmaceutical properties are crucial for crop evolution and improving human health. Eminium rauwolffii (Blume) Schott var. rauwolffii, an endemic ornamental plant with significant medicinal value, is threatened due to over-harvesting, habitat loss, an...

The gardening of ornamental plants comes back to ancient times (Urartians). Nowadays the gardening of ornamental plants is done worldwide as in the Van provinces of Türkiye. Old and traditional gardens can be seen in different regions of this province naturally. Among these plants, Rosa laxa Retzius var. harputense T. Baytop (Kişmiri rose), is an e...

Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis L.) is one of the most beloved ornamental plants with fragrant flowers. As one of the important bulbous plants, hyacinth is used as a cut flower, potted flower, and garden flower. Due to their unique aroma, hyacinth flowers are used in perfumery especially in France whose perfume industry is well-known in the world....

Cocklebur is a very precious medicinal plant due to its biochemical contents with antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antioxidants. It can also be evaluated as a source of energy. Cocklebur seeds and seed oil is not edible and contains 67% more biomass than cotton. Therefore, it can be evaluated as a sustainable energy source. Recently, the use of cock...

Castor bean has not been well studied in different genotypes and geographic zones despite its application in industry and medicine. Recently, the use of castor beans as biodiesel and industry makes this plant a point of interest for researchers. However, more studies are needed for evaluating genotypes from different ecologies. The effect of climat...

Walnut Production, Trade and Forecast

Apple (Malus × domestica Borkh) is one of the most important fruit produced and consumed in all over the world. The large number of apple cultivars reflects also a broad range of variability in the quality traits. “Fruit quality” is a dynamic concept changing on the basis of the consumer needs and perceptions that reflect sociocultural evolution. A...

The aim of the study is to investigate the composition of the oil content and the fatty acids in different varieties (i.e. NC-7, Batem-5025, Osmaniye-2005, Sultan, and Halisbey) of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) grown in the province of Osmaniye in Turkey. Batem-5025 provided the greatest percentage of oil with 50.30%. Higher concentrations in oil sp...

The food needs for increasing population, climatic changes, urbanization and industrialization, along with the destruction of forests, are the main challenges of modern life. Therefore, it is very important to evaluate plant genetic resources in order to cope with these problems. Therefore, in this study, a set of ninety-one walnut (Juglans regia L...

Crimson Sweet is one of the favorite watermelon cultivars with high sugar content and great flavor containing small and dark seeds. Both fruit flesh and seeds have high nutrition content. In order to evaluate new sources of oil for the growing population, watermelon seed oil is used in some nations. Therefore, it was aimed to determine the fatty ac...

Genetic diversity and relationships of 54 wild-grown terebinths (Pistacia terebinthus L.) were determined using 40 SSR (simple sequence repeat) markers (38 in silico polymorphic SSR markers and 2 SSR markers). In silico polymorphic SSR analysis, 430 alleles were identified. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 25 with a mean value of 11...

Daffodil (Narcissus tazetta L.) is used for indoor and outdoor ornamental plants as well as a cut flower. It is widely preferred in the perfume and cosmetic sector due to its aromatic characteristics. It is believed that Prophet Noah sowed Daffodil seeds in Şırnak/Cizre regions and it spread out to the entire world after Noah flood. It is asserted...

This study aimed to compare fatty acid and volatile compound compositions of Viburnum opulus fruits grown at various locations at different altitudes of Turkey (Ardahan/Center, Sivas/Gemerk, Kayseri/Develi, Gumushane/ Kelkit). The total lipid contents in fruits varied from 9.34 % (Ardahan) to 12.35 % (Gümüşhane). A total of ten fatty acids (lauric...

Hawthorn ( Crataegus spp. ) as an edible wild fruit is important in horticulture due to high levels of human healthy contents. Micropropagation of suitable wild plant species plays an important role in their cultivation. Therefore, it was aimed to improve a proper protocol for micropropagation of Albatros 3 and Akbucak 1 hawthorn genotypes in vitro...

Growth and production of carotenoid in three Dunaliella species (Dunaliella salina (Dunal) Teodoresco, Dunaliella bardawil Ben-Amotz & Avron, and Dunaliella sp.) were investigated using flat-plate photobioreactors in outdoor conditions with two optical paths (3 cm and 5 cm). The experiment was conducted in duplicate and lasted four weeks during whi...

Alternate bearing is a significant economic problem adversely affecting the producers, consumers, and economy of a country. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the physiological role of free polyamines (PAs) in fruit bud abscission of the Uzun pistachio variety, which has a strong alternate bearing tendency. The identification and quantif...

Background: The global rise of multi-drug resistant M. tuberculosis demands unconventional treatment to enhance the efficiency of current drugs. Punica granatum, which is known as pomegranate, is considered as a member of the Punicaceae family. Pomegranate, which is broadly documented for its activity against a wide spectrum of bacterial pathogens...

Natural or synthetic chemical compounds in pesticides are commonly used to kill pests or weeds. In general, pesticides are potentially toxic to not only organisms but also the environment and should be used safely disposed of expediently. Pesticide residues in foods may cause various crucial diseases in the body. The damage of pesticides can be cha...

Pistachio is the economically important nut tree in Turkey. Alternate bearing is one of the most important problems in pistachio, and it has a negative effect on producers, consumers and the country's economy. The cultivar 'Uzun' is one of the most important commercial pistachio cultivars in Turkey, and it has strong tendency to alternate bearing....

Alternate bearing is a very widespread phenomenon occurring in both deciduous and evergreen trees. Alternate bearing konwn also irregular bearing is the phenomenon by which trees bear an irregular crop year after year, usually heavy yields (“ON” year) which are followed by light (“OFF”) ones. Generally, the presence of fruit is the key factor contr...

The purpose of this study was to investigate, a) reletionship between bud abcission and macro concentraition in shoots, and various physiological periods b) to provide information determining of plant nutrient requirements in pistachios trees.

Alternate bearing is one of the most important problem in pistachios. For this reason, alternate bearing effects negatively producer, consumer and the country economy. “Uzun” is one of the most important commercial pistachio variety of the Southeastern Anatolia Region shows fully alternate bearing characteristics that ‘On’ and ’Off’ year trees. The...

Alternate bearing is one of the most important problem in pistachios. For this reason, alternate bearing effects negatively producer, consumer and the country economy. “Uzun” is one of the most important commercial pistachio variety of the Southeastern Anatolia Region shows fully alternate bearing characteristics that ‘On’ and 'Off' year trees. The...

In this study, we aimed to compare fatty acid and volatile compound compositions of four rosehip species, namely Rosa pimpinellifolia, R. villosa, R. canina, and R. dumalis, by gas chromatography with flame ionization detector (GC/FID) and headspace and immersion solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS and Im...

Turkey has rich wild apricot populations and all Turkish apricot cultivars were previously selected among wild apricots. On this background for apricot breeding, six new late flowering dried apricot genotypes were taken under study, along with wide spread cv. ‘Hacihaliloglu’; all genotypes were examined in terms of volatile compounds using Headspac...

Rosehip fruits have been known to contain significant amounts of bioactive compounds. These bioactive compounds positively affect human health due to their antioxidant activities. This study aimed to analyze the total phenolic content (TPC) and total anthocyanin content (TAC), organic acids, total soluble solids (TSS), sugars, total dry matter (TDM...

The objective of this work was to determine some bioactive compounds for four different rosehip species (Rosa L.), growing in the East Anatolia region of Turkey. It was determined that the average fruit weights of the species varied between 9.8 g (R. dumalis) and 34.5 g (R. canina). The total soluble solids showed statistically significant variatio...

Boletus edulis and B. pinophilus are commonly consumed edible species of Boletus spp. in Turkey, which are also exported to some European countries. In this study, twenty-three volatile compounds were determined with Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction / Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC/MS) in both B. edulis and B. pinophilus. 1...

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia (Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, South Korea, etc.), Europe (Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain, etc.), North America (USA, Canada) and Oceania (Australia). It is a nutritious fruit crop and is used fresh, dried and as a component in processed foods. This expe...

‘Hicaznar’ pomegranate fruits were stored under both modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and normal atmosphere without packaging at +7oC temperature and % 85-90 RH for 18 weeks. Weight loss, % CO2/O2 gas changes, arils color changes [L (lightness) and C (chroma)] values, total soluble solids (TSS) content, pH, titratable acidity (TA), total phenoli...