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Effect of Grape Fruit Albedo Powder on the Physicochemical and Sensory Attributes of Fruit Cake

Aneela Qureshi¹, Ammara Ainee¹*, Muhammad Nadeem¹, Masooma Munir^1,2*, Tahir Mahmood Qureshi¹, Saqib Jabbar²

...sub>) containing 5.6g grapefruit albedo powder shows significantly (p<0.05) higher sensory scores in term of color (8.02±0.50), flavor (8.04±0.29), taste (8.18±0.37), mouth feel (8.03±0.41) and overall acceptability (7.84±0.28) during 30 days of storage. It is concluded that grapefruit albedo fiber could be utilized as a source of fiber to further enhance the nutritional potential of fru...

Quality Evaluation of Grapefruit Juice by Thermal and High Pressure Processing Treatment

Rana Muhammad Aadil^1,2*, Xin-An Zeng¹, Saqib Jabbar³, Akmal Nazir², Abid Aslam Mann², Muhammad Kashif Iqbal Khan², Abdullah², Amna Ramzan²

...quality parameters of grapefruit juice were investigated based on pH, acidity, ºBrix, viscosity, cloud value, hunter color values, bioactive compounds, microorganisms and enzyme analysis. The grapefruit juice was treated with processing variables of HPP treatment (0, 150, 200 and 250 MPa), temperature (40, 50 and 60 ^oC), for processing time of 3 minutes and thermal treatment was done in a water bath at 70

Evaluation of Grapefruit Juice (Citrus paradisi) as an Alternative Disinfectant for Hatching Eggs

Justyna Batkowska^1,*, Lukasz Wlazlo², Kamil Drabik¹, Bozena Nowakowicz-Debek², Karrar I.A. Al-Shammari³ and Magdalena Gryzinska¹

...>) after applying red grapefruit juice (Citrus paradisi) for hatching eggs disinfection. 420 eggs were randomly divided into 3 groups (150 pcs each). 1^st group was not disinfected (NC – negative control), the 2^nd one was disinfected with formaldehyde and KMnO₄ fumigation (PC - positive control). In 3^rd group fresh juice of red grapefruit was used as disinfectant (GT). ...

Intravenous Magnesium Sulphate: An Effective Therapy for Acute Severe Attack of Bronchial Asthma

Muhammad Shahid Saeed¹, Adeela Shahid², Samia Jawed³, Muhammad Akram⁴, Irshad Hussain Qureshi⁵

Image Analysis Estimate of Leaf Area Damage Caused by Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Larvae on Different Citrus Cultivars

Muhammad Arshad¹, Muhammad Irfan Ullah^1*, Muhammad Afzal¹, Mian Anjum Murtaza², Ejaz Ahraf³, Zahoor Hussain⁴, Syed Muhammad Ali Zahid¹ and Maryam Riaz¹

...er mines; 1.64 cm2 on Grapefruit, 1.44 cm2 on Kinnow and 1.40 cm2 on Succari compared to other five cultivars. However, the percent leaf damage due to the feeding of CLM larvae was observed higher 44.2% on Fairchild, 36.5% on seedless Kinnow, 36.3% on Feutrell’s early and 35.8% on Kinnow that showed great susceptibility to CLM. Smallest mines generated by CLM larvae were found on China Lemon and Succari showing the lowest damage percentage compared to ot...

Resistance Assessment of Citrus Varieties against Gummosis Disease caused by Phytophthora nicotianae under Natural Field Conditions

Hamza Tariq¹, Nasir Ahmed Rajput¹*, Muhammad Atiq¹, Shahbaz Talib Sahi¹, Abdul Rehman¹, Abdul Rashid¹, Muhammad Ahsan Khan², Akhtar Hameed^1,3 and Warda Modassar Saddique¹

... Rough Lemon, Kinnow, Grapefruit) exhibited highly susceptible response with the rating (7). Kumquat shows a resistance response in a present study and Grapefruit shows highly susceptible results during the experiment.

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Biocidal Activity of Some Selected Phytoextracts and Fruits of Different Citrus Cultivars against Fruit Fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Muhammad Ismail^1,*, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza¹, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed¹ and Umair Abbas¹ and Riaz Hussain²

...Citrus aurantium L.), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macfad), lime (Citrus aurantifolia Christm), mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) against B. dorsalis using choice and no-choice fruit-dip bioassays. Results revealed a significant reduction of pupal weight and adult emergence of B. dorsalis by 4% extracts of A. indica, A. sativum and C. aurantifolia. Moreover, a significantly higher male to female adult sex ratio w...

Assessment of the Biogenic Effects of Selenium Nanoparticles Prepared from Citrus paradise Peel Extract against Bisphenol A-Induced Liver Injury in Male Rats

A.M. Abdul Azeem¹, A.N. El shahat¹* and Mohamed H.M. Abd el Megid²

...atural source such as grapefruit was effective in combining the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of both the flavonoids present in grapefruit and selenium and increasing the efficiency of the selenium nanoparticles.

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Assessment of the Biogenic Effects of Selenium Nanoparticles Prepared from Citrus paradise Peel Extract against Bisphenol A-Induced Liver Injury in Male Rats

A.M. Abdul Azeem¹, A.N. El shahat¹* and Mohamed H.M. Abd el Megid²

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Differentiation among Three Egyptian Isolates of Citrus Psorosis Virus

El-Dougdoug, Kh.A. t , S.A. Ghaza12 , A.A. Mousa2, H. Fahmyj and A.R. sofy2

...ined from citrus cvs. Grapefruit, Balady and Navel, respectively. These isolates Were differed in some of their external symptoms. The CPsV-EG isolates were detected by biological indexing, giving rise to oak leaf pattern (OLP) on Dweet tangor. The three isolates were differentiated using double antibody sandwich-enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA), woody indicator plants, differential hosts, peroxidase isozymes and activity, total RNA content and res...

Relationship of lung function with obesity in healthy subjects

SAIMA SHARIF, SHAGUFTA NAZ, FARKHANDA MANZOOR, AYESHA NOOR & ZAHRA JAMIL

Biologia (Lahore)

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Quantification of Sodium from Food Sources by Using Various Analytical Techniques

Nauman Jamil Khan, Rabia Tariq, Hina Saleem and Muhammad Waheed Mushtaq

Biologia (Lahore), Vol.69, Iss. 2, Pages 66-75
Studies on the Occurrence of Prostate Cancer in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan and its Association with Testosterone Level

Kanwal Nisa, Sadia Roshan, Shazia Shamas, Raheela Atta Mustafa, Shamaila Irum, Kalsoom Sughra and Memoona Iqbal

Biologia (Lahore), Vol.69, Iss. 2, Pages 54-60
Prevalence of Gastro-Intestinal Parasites in Pigeons of District Jhang-Pakistan

Muhammad Fiaz Qamar, Tahir Hussain, Iram Liaqat, Madiha Kiran, Abdur Rahman Ansari, Faiza Yasmeen and Tahira Batool

Biologia (Lahore), Vol.69, Iss. 2, Pages 48-53
Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Extracts of Ipomoea purpurea Leaves from Iran

Fatemeh Beheshti, Maliheh Safavi, Mohammad Reza Akbari Eidgahi, Parviz Kokhaei, Mehdi Vazirian and Ali Akbar Shabani

Biologia (Lahore), Vol.69, Iss. 2, Pages 32-39