Confronting Climate Change

Hairy roots arise when the phytopathogenic bacterium, Rhizobium rhizogenes inserts DNA into a wounded plant’s genome, triggering the formation of rapidly growing root masses. The rapid growth and relatively fast establishment of hairy roots led to their use in laboratories, where they are used to…

This study investigated the sensory suppression effects of H2S on tropical fruit characters and evaluated whether the perceived improvement following swirling is a result of chemical oxidation or physical volatilisation.

Jose Luis Aleixandre-Tudo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Technology at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, and an Extraordinary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Viticulture and Oenology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.