Domuz ayrığı (Dactylis glomerata L.) yaygın olarak yetiştiriciliği yapılan, ekonomik açıdan önemli çok yıllık bir buğdaygil yem bitkisidir. Bu araştırma, Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü yem bitkileri ıslah programı kapsamında geliştirilen elit domuz ayrığı klonlarının akrabalık derecelerini ve genetik çeşitliliğini belirlemek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada 32 genotip ve 24 SSR primeri kullanılmıştır. Moleküler analiz sonucunda SSR primerleri toplamda 126 allel üretmiştir. Allel sayısı 3 ila 7 arasında değişmiş ve lokus başına düşen ortalama allel sayısı 5,25 olarak bulunmuştur. Elde edilen allel büyüklükleri ise 101 bp ile 354 bp arasında değişmiş ve polimorfizm oranı her primer için %100 olarak gerçekleşmiştir. Bireyler arasında uzaklık derecesi Jaccard genetik uzaklık katsayısı kullanılarak elde edilmiş ve 0,21 ile 0,84 arasında değişmiş ve genetik çeşitlilik seviyesi yüksek bulunmuştur. Genotiplerden elde edilen 126 allelin 28’nin nadir alleller olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Jaccard genetik uzaklık katsayısı kullanılarak yapılan neighbor-joining analizi sonucunda oluşturulan dendrogram 3 ana gruba ayrılmıştır. A grubu en büyük grubu oluşturmuş ve bünyesinde 15 genotip barındırmıştır. B grubu orijini aynı bölge olan 13 genotiple ikinci büyük grubu oluşturmuştur. C grubu ise en küçük grup olup orijini Türkiye’nin kuzeyi olan genotipleri barındırmıştır. Moleküler analizler domuz ayrığı genotiplerinin önemli derecede genetik varyasyon taşıdığı ve ıslah programı için değerli kaynaklar olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bunlara ek olarak, SSR tekniğinin domuz ayrığı genotiplerini moleküler olarak tanımlamada oldukça uygun ve etkili bir teknik olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.

Bu çalışmada, farklı çözündürme yöntemlerinin, dondurulmuş midye ve karides örneklerinin mikrobiyal, fiziksel ve duyusal kalitesi üzerine etkileri araştırılmıştır. Çözündürme işlemi, buzdolabında (B4: 4±1ºC), oda sıcaklığında (O22: 22±1ºC), ılık suda (I30: 30±1ºC) ve sıcak suda (S55: 55±1ºC) gerçekleştirilmiştir. Toplam mezofilik bakteri sayısı, her iki örnekte de en düşük B4 (2,74 log KOB/g) ve S55 (3,35 log KOB/g) yöntemleri ile çözündürülen gruplarda tespit edilirken, en yüksek I30 grubunda bulunmuştur. Öte yandan en yüksek değerler ise her iki gıda örneğinde de I30 grubunda bulunmuştur. Psikrofilik bakteri sayısı ise, en düşük S55 ile çözündürülen grupta tespit edilmiştir. Renk analizi sonuçlarına göre, en düşük L* değeri her iki örneğin I30 gruplarında bulunurken, oksidasyon ile ilişkilendirilen b* değeri ise en yüksek, midye örneklerinde O22 ve karides örneklerinde ise B4 grubunda tespit edilmiştir. En düşük su aktivitesi değeri midye örneğinde B4 grubunda bulunurken, karides örneğinde 022 grubunda tespit edilmiştir. Duyusal analiz sonuçlarına göre; buzdolabında çözündürülen her iki örneğin genel kabul edilebilirlik puanı en yüksek bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, kalite parametrelerinin tamamı değerlendirildiğinde her iki grupta da, buzdolabında ve sıcak suda çözündürmenin en iyi yöntem olduğu belirlenmiştir.

This study was carried out in greenhouse and laboratories of Department of Horticulture (Faculty of Agriculture, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey) in 2013-2014 production seasons in Ordu ecological condition. Commercial garden cress standard seeds were used as plant materials. Plant densities were calculated upon the seed quantity spread on 1 m2, and seeds were sown for 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 g per m2. Peat: perlite mix prepared in proportion of 3:1 was used as the growing medium and filled in 50×16×14 cm sized plastic pots. The garden cress plants were harvested on the 45th day after seeding. The yield, leaf petiole length, leaf length, leaf width and chlorophyll content of the harvested plants were determined. It has been determined that quality parameters vary depending on plant density and varieties. The highest plant yield was obtained from “BT Bu-ter” garden cress variety with 2.489.2 g/m2. The plant yield in different plant densities was increased in the rates varying between 3.31% and 8.25%. The increasing plant densities caused an increase in yield but negatively affected the leaf quality in terms of both length and chlorophyll content. Leaf width, leaf length, leaf petiole length and chlorophyll content were decreased depending on the increase in plant densities. Based on the information obtained, it was considered useful to choose a plant densities based on the variety and growing season according to the growing purpose.

The Syrian Sumac (Rhus coriaria) is a widely used spice in the Arab world of attractive economic importance in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Meat tenderness is one of the very most important factors for customers’ acceptability. The global objective of this study was to add an additional value to Sumac by evaluating its meat tenderizing effect. Crude sumac fruits were used to create three different extracts (aqueous, ethanolic and purified enzymatic extract). Pectoralis superficialis cuts were treated with the extracts and studied for their shear stress, pH, protein and fat contents and collagen. The hypothesis that Sumac could have a meat tenderizing effect was supported by our results showing a significant decrease in shear stress and protein content with increase in collagen solubility. Moreover, an effect on decreasing meat fat was detected, where the aqueous sumac extract decreased significantly the fat percentage in meat. The active enzymes in Sumac were shown to be variate in nature, lipase and protease, with a significant effect on collagen, thus proving Sumac’s possibility to be potentially used as a meat tenderizer.

Valuation of postharvest loss and identification of its causes enables to develop proper measures required to reduce losses. The study was conducted at “Fogera” District, South Gondar, Ethiopia between 2017 and 2018 years to assess the extent of postharvest loss of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and to identify major causes with respective handling system. In this study, a total of 125 farmers and 40 traders (10 wholesalers and 30 retailers) were involved as main respondents. Data collection was done using semi structured interview schedule, key informant interview, focus group discussion and observation. Besides respondents estimation, a sample analysis was conducted to estimate the extent of postharvest loss as per the FAO minimum quality standards. Descriptive statistics such as average, percentage, frequency and standard deviation were used to analyse data and tables, graphs and charts were used to present result. Result revealed that almost half of tomato produced is damaged and puts out of normal use with highest loss at producer level due to different causes which are complex and interrelated across tomato market chain. Marketing situation, insect pest and disease, lack of awareness, low economic status of producers, late harvesting, mechanical damage during harvesting and transportation, poor quality of produce and price fall were some of the reasons identified as major cause of post-harvest loss of tomato. For solving the postharvest loss problems, actors in supply chain has to develop cooperation and effective communication among all the research, extension, and industry personnel involved.

The aim of this study was to compare estimation methods: least squares method (LS), ridge regression (RR), Principal component regression (PCR) to estimate the parameters of multiple regression model in situations when the underlying assumptions of least squares estimation are untenable because of multicollinearity. For this aim, the effect of some body measurements on body weights (height at withers and rumps, body length, chest width, chest girth and chest depth, front, middle and hind rump width) obtained from totally 85 Karayaka lambs at weaning period raised at Research Farm of Ondokuz Mayis University was examined. Mean square error, R2 value and significance of parameters were used to evaluate estimator performance. The multicollinearity, between front and middle rump width which were used to estimate live weight, was eliminated by using RR and PCR. Although research findings showed that RR method had the smallest MSE and the highest R2 value, the estimates of PCR were determined to be more consistent when the importance tests of parameters were taken into account. The results showed that principal component regression approach should be used to estimate the live weight of Karayaka lambs at weaning period.

The aim of this study is to understand Turkish consumers’ perception of functional dairy products in three different categories, namely milk, yogurt, and cream cheese, as well as their willingness to buy products with health claims. In this study, 50 untrained participants from the city of İstanbul, Turkey, were enrolled to evaluate three types of milk (calcium & vitamin fortified, soy, and whole), three types of yogurt (probiotic, strawberry flavoured probiotic, and plain) and four types of cream cheese (calcium, phosphate & vitamin fortified, reduced fat, light, and regular) using free listing testing and check-all-that-apply (CATA) questions together with Yes/No questions. Twenty-five participants were recruited from Yeditepe University’s Food Engineering Department and 25 participants from public places to form two clusters. In the free listing analysis, the number of frequent terms related to health dramatically decreased after the tasting session for all products, whereas sensory related terms became more important. CATA analysis showed that consumers look for different product properties in different dairy categories. The findings of both analyses showed that, regardless of their education and awareness, consumers still are not willing to compromise on the taste of dairy foods independent of how healthy the product might be. Their preference of functional dairy products was only 22%, 26% and 14% for fortified milk, probiotic yogurt, and fortified cream cheese, respectively. Moreover, only 30% of the participants were found to believe the health claims on the package, which is another obstacle the functional food industry has to face.

In this study, rooting performance of cuttings of local olive types of Northern Cyprus taken in spring and autumn seasons was investigated. Gemlik Olive cultivar was used as the control group and 14 different local olive types constituted the experimental groups. Green cuttings taken from local olive types were initially treated with 4000 ppm indole-3-butyric (IBA) and they were then rooted in perlite medium under fogging unit in a plastic greenhouse. Following 100-days of rooting, rooting ratios, root lengths, number of roots and shooting ratios were determined. As expected, the best rooting ratio was obtained from Gemlik Olive cultivar (control group). Among the local types, the best rooting ratio (58.67%) was obtained from Çamlıköy with Type 8 olive type and the best rooting performance (45.87%) was achieved in cuttings rooted in autumn season.

Particularly in the fruit juice industry, the remaining peels and pulp parts are not available for human consumption after the juices are used. It is possible to evaluate these wastes by adding them to poultry feeds. A number of studies have been conducted by researchers on the nutritional value of many fruit wastes and on the performance of poultry. Natural antioxidant content has been reported to have a positive effect on growth, microbial and immunological parameters when high fruit peels are used as feed additive in poultry feeding.

Protein, vitamin ve mineral içeriği yüksek olan et, taze olarak tüketilemediği için farklı yöntemlerle işlenmektedir. Kurutma, etin uzun süre saklanmasında kullanılan en eski yöntemlerden birisidir. Kurutulmuş et ürünleri genel kapsamda Jerky olarak isimlendirilmekte ve genel olarak etin çeşitli ön işlemlere tabi tutulup (marinasyon, tuzlama, tütsüleme vb.) sonrasında uygun kurutma işlemiyle son ürün haline getirilmesi ile üretilmektedir. Etin kurutulmasında yaygın olarak kullanılan yöntemler güneşte kurutma ve gölgede kurutmayı model alan geleneksel sıcak hava ile kurutmadır. Bununla birlikte, günümüzde geleneksel yöntemlerin meydana getirmiş olduğu çeşitli fizikokimyasal, dokusal ve duyusal kalite kayıplarının azaltılmasına yönelik olarak çeşitli kurutma tekniklerinin geliştirilmesi ve bu tekniklerin et kurutulmasında kullanılması yaygınlaşmaktadır. Yapılan bu derleme çalışması, çeşitli et gruplarının geleneksel ve güncel yöntemlerle kurutulmasına yönelik çalışmaları ve bu yöntemlere ilişkin güncel önerileri içermektedir.