Impact of postharvest methyl jasmonate treatment on the volatile composition and flavonol content of strawberries

BACKGROUND: Although strawberry aroma is very complex, certain compounds have been described as main contributors, i.e. furanones, aldehydes, alcohols, sulfur compounds and particularly methyl and ethyl esters. In addition, strawberries possess potent antioxidant activity because of their high content of phenolic compounds. Among them, flavonols are highlighted as important antioxidant compounds in strawberry. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of methyl jasmonate (MJ) on the composition of the major contributors to aroma and on the content of certain flavonols in strawberry fruits. RESULTS: The levels of all studied volatile compounds were significantly affected by MJ treatment, though the individual effect differed according to the specific compound considered. Most of them increased significantly (P < 0.05), except methyl butanoate, which always showed higher levels in untreated strawberries. In contrast to aroma compounds, the change in the concentration of flavonols (i.e. myricetin, quercetin and kaempferol) was not significant in MJ‐treated strawberries. Considering the health‐promoting activity of these compounds, further investigations on the experimental conditions related to the treatment are required to control flavonol bioformation by means of MJ. CONCLUSION: The exogenous application of MJ vapour to strawberry enhances, in general, the production of the most relevant aroma‐active compounds. On the contrary, MJ treatment does not appear to influence the levels of myricetin, quercetin and kaempferol. Thus postharvest MJ treatment is proposed as an approach to obtain improved strawberry fruits in terms of sensory quality and health‐promoting properties. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Comparison of Glass Vessels and Plastic Bags for Enclosing Living Plant Parts for Headspace Analysis

Plants release volatile chemicals into their surrounding air space that can affect the physiology of neighboring plants and influence the behavior of insects. In studying these interactions, it is desirable to collect volatiles from plants that have not been excised and are growing under as natural conditions as possible. We compared a vessel of borosilicate glass and Nylon-6 or polyester [poly(ethyleneterephthalate) or PET] cooking bags for enclosing plants during collection of volatiles. A push–pull airflow system was used, and volatiles were trapped on Tenax TA and analyzed by gas chromatography after thermal desorption. Low levels of impurities were found for the glass vessel and polyester bags. Nylon bags contained higher levels and more impurities. Recoveries of standards of 10 plant volatiles were measured in static and dynamic systems. In a static air system, there was good recovery only from the glass vessel. In a dynamic system, there was generally good recovery from both the glass vessel and polyester bags. Recoveries of α-pinene and (Z)-jasmone were poor throughout. The former was shown to have a very low breakthrough volume on the Tenax TA adsorbent, and the latter may be strongly adsorbed on glass. All three materials were essentially transparent in the IR and visible (photosynthetic) range but with significantly different absorptions in the UV range. In a simulated dynamic entrainment in full sunlight, internal vessel temperatures were higher than ambient by up to 9.5°C in the glass vessel and 7.5°C in the polyester bag. Lower increases in temperature relative to ambient (<1°C) were recorded when entrainments were conducted in the shade. In a field trial, the profiles of volatiles collected from an apple tree infested with rosy apple aphid using a glass vessel and a polyester bag were similar. Polyester bags are recommended as more convenient than glass vessels for the enclosure of plants during the collection of volatiles.     

浅谈触点组件电阻焊电极材料的选用及特殊情况焊接工艺设计

电阻焊接在低压电器触点组件的焊接生产中应用广泛,其焊接质量的好坏直接影响电器产品的质量。在低压电器触点组件的焊接过程中,电极材料的正确选择是获得最佳产品质量的必要条件之一。针对一些特殊的触点组件,必须根据其特点设计相应的焊接工艺,这样才能既保证焊接质量,又能使触点组件的其他功能不受影响。     

小型甘蔗剥叶机的试验与研究

小型甘蔗剥叶机能够较大幅度地提高劳动生产率,降低劳动强度,是一种最适合我国南方蔗区的小型农机。阐述了甘蔗剥叶机的工作原理和关键技术,并指出其工作效率主要由剥叶装置、剥叶元件、以及滚筒转速和喂入轮转速等因素所决定。     

弹性有限元应力线性化及迭加原理

介绍了弹性实体有限元应力线性化处理方法,并在此基础上举例说明应力分量迭加原理。     

开关盒注射模具的设计

设计了开关盒的结构,并对开关盒设计的选材进行了比较,对采用注射成型浇筑技术对开关盒设计进行了进一步分析说明,结果表明采用注射成型浇筑技术（模具设计）设计开关盒,大大节省了设计成本,操作更加简便,且大大提高了制作效率。     

对称环境下安全协议组件的安全属性分析

文章基于一种模块化的安全协议设计方法,定义了基本消息和基件的概念后,从研究安全协议的基件开始,将不同的基件适当复合后可得到具有特殊安全属性的组件,并运用BAN类逻辑对这些组件进行了形式化的分析。这些具有特殊安全属性的组件,在满足协议需求的同时,从底层开始保证了协议能够达到预期的安全目标,为安全协议的设计奠定了基础。     

基于快速8-连通域标记的视频字幕提取新算法

提出了一种基于彩色Roberts边缘算子、形态学和快速8-连通区域标记的视频字幕提取新方法.首先用彩色边缘算子提取出字幕的边缘信息,再通过形态学处理得到字幕连通区域,最后采用快速8-连通区域标记新方法进行连通区域分析得到最终字幕区域.实验证明,该算法能够快速定位字幕区域,定位精度较高,具有较好的稳健性.     

大容量宽带设备演进的探讨

从介绍用户接入技术的演进入手,详细阐述了IPoE系统及其组成,从终端支持、报文开销、组播复制、用户冗余等方面对IPoE和PPPoE系统进行了对比,并描述了BNG设备的设计考虑,最后提出了业务承载的建议。     

COTS器件空间应用的可靠性保证技术研究

 为保证COTS(Commercial off-the-shelf)器件成功应用于我国高可靠的航天产品中,本文总结分析了国内外空间应用COTS器件的发展情况,提出了空间应用COTS器件的可靠性保证总体思路.该思路特点是首先进行与任务剖面相结合的可靠性评估试验,再对COTS器件进行可靠性筛选.对于热环境的可靠性保证,通过研究NASA的筛选规定,提出了不同任务要求下的老练温度-老练时间的对应关系式;实例表明温度可靠性评估试验方法能够指导工程.对于电离总剂量的可靠性保证,提出了不同任务条件下的回归筛选模型,并进行了验证,相对误差为1%.结果表明本文能够系统性地指导空间工程应用COTS器件.