Fruit and vegetable products

Name three collards cultivars.

Blue Max, Georgia Southern, Vates

Fruits can be classified according to their respiratory patterns. List 5 non-climacteric fruits.

blueberry, cacao, cherry, cucumber, fig, grapefruit, lemon, grapes, melon, orange, pineapple, strawberry, tamarillo, sweet orange

List 6 vegetables that are part of the Brassica plants.

Brassica (and not Brassicaceae), rutabaga, turnip, kohlrabi, cabbage, collard greens, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, mustard seed, rapeseed

Name the genus and species for cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, savoy, and Chinese kale.

Brassica oleracea, these are all different cultivars of the same organism.

Name seven examples of tree nuts.

Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts

Name three of the many vegetables that are different cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea.

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Chinese kale, brussels sprouts, broccolini, collard greens, savoy, kohlrabi, Jersey cabbage, romanesco, broccoflower, and gai lan.

Name three garlic cultivars.

California Early, Elephant, French Mild Silverskin, Mexican Purple

What are the five most prominent chemical elements in living systems?

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

Name three tomato cultivars.

Carnival, Better Boy, Bush Beefsteak, Carmello, Big Beef, Celebrity, First Lady, Porter Improved, Small Fry, Cherry Grande, Champion

Name 5 foods that are actually roots.

Carrots, beets, potatoes, radishes, rutabagues, yams, kolrabi, onions, garlic, celery root, horseradish, daikon, artichoke, ginger, jicama

What are the eight vegetables in original V8 juice?

Celery, parsley, watercress, carrots, beets, tomatoes, spinach, and lettuce

Name three radish cultivars.

Champion, Cherriette, Cherry Belle, White Icicle

Name three pomelo cultivars.

Chandler, Oro Blanco, Cocktail, Cuban Shaddock, Hirado Buntan, Honey, Jaffa Red, Mato Buntan, Pomelit, Reinking, Siamese, Thong Dee, Valentine, Tahitian

Name 5 fruits that use a type of bud grafting in their production.

cherry, plum, apricot, peach, apple, pear

Name a chemical that is commonly used to inhibit potato sprouting during storage?

Chlorpropham (CIPC, isopropyl (3-chlorophenyl) Carbamate(commercial name: Bud Nip, Taterpex) Maleic hydrazide

What are the three original citrus species?

Citron, Pomelo, Mandarin

Name three tangerine cultivars.

Clementine, Dancy, Changsha, Satsuma, Sunburst, Robinson, Ponkan, King Mandarin, Murcott

Discuss climacteric vs non-climacteric fruits with examples and respiration patterns.

Climacteric fruits show a respiration and ethylene peak during ripening (e.g., banana, apple), while non-climacteric fruits do not (e.g., citrus, grapes).

Name three climacteric and non-climacteric fruits.

Climacteric: banana, mango, peaches Non-climacteric: orange, grapefruit, lemon

Give three example of a climacteric fruit and a non climacteric fruit.

Climacteric: Fruits that continue to ripen after harvest (e.g., apples, bananas, pears, apricots, peaches, blueberries and plums). Non-climacteric: Fruits that do not ripen significantly after harvest (e.g., citrus fruits like lemons and limes, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, watermelon, and pineapple).