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Broccoli yield response to cabbage looper and varietal preferences of lepidopterous pests of broccoli
Respondents of the 1986 Broccoli Growers Survey grew an average of 6.2 acres of broccoli in Fall 1986; popular varieties were Green Valiant (87.5% of respondents), Packman and Emperor (62.5%). Less than 5% of tobacco land was converted to broccoli production by 62.5% of the growers. Before heading, …
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Flavor Characterization of Broccoli Cultivars
… particularly SMCSO, supporting the theory that broccoli flavor does arises from SAA, not GS. Positive correlations also suggest that SMCSO and aliphatic glucosinolates share common pathways in biosynthesis.
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Antioxidant Potential in Broccoli and Observations on Flavor in a Segregating Broccoli Population (Brassica Oleracea)
Epidemiological studies indicate that broccoli consumption is inversely association with cardiovascular disease and cancer risk. Broccoli contains a number of bioactive compounds including glucosinolates, S-methyl cysteine sulfoxide (SMCSO) and many antioxidants that may be responsible for this …
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Improving sulforaphane bioavailability from cooked broccoli
Broccoli is a nutritious food containing many macro- and micro-nutrients. Most consumers prefer cooked broccoli (CB); unfortunately, the enzyme myrosinase is inactivated by heat, resulting in the failure of glucoraphanin (GRP) hydrolysis to sulforaphane (SF), the potent anti-cancer compound in …
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Conservation tillage machinery for broccoli production
Broccoli is increasingly being grown as an alternate crop in many tobacco producing regions. Many of these regions, especially in Virginia, are quite susceptible to soil erosion losses. In order to reduce erosion and reap the other benefits of conservation tillage, a strip tillage machine named …
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Prevention of Acute Pancreatitis by Broccoli Components
… consumption of cruciferous vegetables, a 10% broccoli diet was given to rats. Because CHB has some of the same actions as sulforaphane, this was also compared to CHB to determine if it would ameliorate pancreatitis. Administrations of broccoli and sulforaphane have similar effects as CHB. …
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Mechanization of the selective harvest of broccoli
… for mechanizing the selective harvest of broccoli. Selective harvesting has advantages over once-over harvesting because of greater yield and reduced handling requirements. Results of a preliminary experiment measuring broccoli stalk cutting forces indicated that the blade speed for a …
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Post-Harvest Changes of Broccoli Stored in Modified Atmospheres
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Improving the health benefits of broccoli through myrosinase maintenance
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) is the most significant source of sulforaphane (SF), a potent cancer-preventative agent in the Western diet. Because SF is unstable; the plant produces a stable thioglucoside precursor, glucoraphanin, and a thioglucoside glucohydrolase (myrosinase EC 3.2.1.147). …
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Breeding broccoli resilient to multi-abiotic stresses using genome editing
Broccoli cultivars are sensitive to environmental stresses. Dramatic fluctuation in temperature and other weather conditions caused by climate change has negatively affected the growth and development of broccoli and reduced broccoli productivity and quality. Plant senescence is one of the most …
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Retention of Nutrients and Phytochemicals in Fresh and Processed Broccoli
… (I) and iberin nitrile (IN) in fresh and frozen broccoli. The mean initial concentration of ascorbic acid decreased during fresh storage by 13.0% on a wet weight basis (WWB) and by 7.0% on a dry weight basis (DWB) in 1994, and by 48% on a WWB and by 54.4% on a DWB in 1995. Approximately 30% of …
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Post Harvest Treatment Effects on Crown-Cut Broccoli Shelf Life
… glucosinolate retention in crown-cut heads of broccoli were studied. Oxygen and CO2 levels inside shrink wrap packages were also monitored. Shrink wrap packaging had a significant positive effect on hue angle (p<0.05). Packaging and post harvest cooling delay had no effect on hue difference and …
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The effects of broccoli on the excretion of urinary conjugates
The effects of dietary broccoli on the body's ability to detoxify were studied in 18 male subjects between the ages of 22-40 years. The biological parameters used for measuring detoxification were the four major urinary conjugates, namely, mercapturates, sulfoconjugates, glucuronides, and amino …
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Herbicide evaluation for broadleaf weed control in direct-seeded broccoli
Response of Direct-seeded Broccoli to Preemergence Oxyfluorfen and BAS 514 Preemergence treatments of oxyfluorfen at 0.14, 0.28, and 0.56 kg ai/ha caused a 40 to 99% reduction in stand of direct-seeded broccoli, while BAS 514 applied at the same rates caused no reduction in stand. All rates of …
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Effect of broccoli bioactives on prostate cancer cell invasion in vitro
Previous studies have shown that broccoli bioactives may have anti-cancer activity. In this work, we hypothesized that broccoli bioactive components inhibit invasion of human prostate cancer cell line, DU145, in an in vitro model system. DU145 cells were plated into Matrigel invasion chambers …
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Dietary broccoli impedes Western diet-enhanced fatty liver and hepatocellular carcinoma development
… be preventable, by changing lifestyle and diet. Broccoli, a well-accepted brassica vegetable in the United States, has the potential to reduce cancer risk and ameliorate inflammation. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to understand the impact of dietary broccoli on the development of NAFLD and …
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Broccoli Components as Antioxidants: The Role of Isothiocyanates as Redox Modifiers via Glutathiolation
Broccoli is a rich source of antioxidant nutrients. Extracts from broccoli have been shown to have powerful antioxidant capacity in assays that measure reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging. However, the relationship between chemical antioxidant assays and cellular measures of antioxidation has …
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Broccoli bioactives: impact on enzyme induction, estrogen metabolism and human cancer cell growth
… Consumption of cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, is associated with reduced risk for these and other cancers. The chemoprotective properties of crucifers are traditionally attributed to high levels of glucosinolates and their bioactive breakdown products. A …
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The bioavailability of sulforaphane from broccoli products in men and its epigenetic activity
Epidemiological data show a correlation between broccoli consumption and an anti-cancer benefit. This benefit is attributed to the isothiocyanate sulforaphane (SF). Sulforaphane is derived from the myrosinase-catalyzed hydrolysis of glucoraphanin. Both glucoraphanin and myrosinase are present in …
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Production and postharvest quality maintenance of single unit and bunching broccoli in Virginia
Broccoli (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> L. var. italica) has become an increasingly popular vegetable with American consumers. Much of the attractiveness of fresh broccoli is derived from this vegetable's high nutrition and excellent organoleptic properties. In a consumer response survey, Virginia …
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