Cold Temperature Treatment Research Articles

Karakteristik Sate Padang dalam Kemasan dengan Suhu dan Waktu Simpan Berbeda

Padang satay is a typical West Sumatran food that is part of Indonesia's traditional heritage. The experiment was carried out to overcome the problem of decreasing the quality of padang satay products. The vacuum and sterilization method utilized retort pouch packaging, which was anticipated to preserve product quality for up to 21 days during storage at both room and cold temperatures. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of retort pouch packaging in maintaining the quality of satay products by examining their physical, chemical, and microbiological properties after being packaged in retort pouches and stored for 21 days. The research employed a completely randomized design with a factorial arrangement of 2 factors and 4 replications.. Replications were taken for each temperature and storage time. The results showed a significant interaction between cold temperature treatment and storage for up to 21 days, maintaining pH values, water activity, and microbiological quality. Furthermore, the interaction between room temperature and cold temperature treatment could not significantly affect antioxidant activity and MDA levels (p<0.05). In conclusion, padang satay packaging using retort pouch could improve and maintain physicochemical quality in pH, water activity, and microbiology. However, it could not increase antioxidant activity or reduce the MDA level of the product. Keywords: packaging, retort pouch, satay padang, temperature storage

High water temperature significantly influences swimming performance of New Zealand migratory species.

Anthropogenic structures in freshwater systems pose a significant threat by fragmenting habitats. Effective fish passage solutions must consider how environmental changes introduce variability into swimming performance. As temperature is considered the most important external factor influencing fish physiology, it is especially important to consider its effects on fish swimming performance. Even minor alterations in water properties, such as temperature and velocity, can profoundly affect fish metabolic demands, foraging behaviours, fitness and, consequently, swimming performance and passage success. In this study, we investigated the impact of varying water temperatures on the critical swimming speeds of four migratory New Zealand species. Our findings revealed a significant reduction in critical swimming speeds at higher water temperatures (26°C) compared to lower ones (8 and 15°C) for three out of four species (Galaxias maculatus, Galaxias brevipinnis and Gobiomorphus cotidianus). In contrast, Galaxias fasciatus exhibited no significant temperature-related changes in swimming performance, suggesting species-specific responses to temperature. The cold temperature treatment did not impact swimming performance for any of the studied species. As high water temperatures significantly reduce fish swimming performance, it is important to ensure that fish passage solutions are designed to accommodate a range of temperature changes, including spatial and temporal changes, ranging from diel to decadal fluctuations. Our research underscores the importance of incorporating temperature effects into fish passage models for habitat restoration, connectivity initiatives, and freshwater fish conservation. The influence of temperature on fish swimming performance can alter migration patterns and population dynamics, highlighting the need for adaptive conservation strategies. To ensure the resilience of freshwater ecosystems it is important to account for the impact of temperature on fish swimming performance, particularly in the context of a changing climate.

Seed Germination and Growth Improvement for Early Maturing Pear Breeding.

Breeding early maturing cultivars is one of the most important objectives in pear breeding. Very early maturing pears provide an excellent parental material for crossing, but the immature embryo and low seed germination of their hybrid progenies often limit the selection and breeding of new early maturing pear cultivars. In this study, we choose a very early maturing pear cultivar 'Pearl Pear' as the study object and investigate the effects of cold stratification, the culture medium, and the seed coat on the germination and growth of early maturing pear seeds. Our results show that cold stratification (4 °C) treatment could significantly improve the germination rates of early maturing pear seeds. A total of 100 days of cold-temperature treatment in 4 °C and in vitro germination on White medium increased the germination rate to 84.54%. We also observed that seed coat removal improved the germination of early maturing pear seeds, with middle seed coat removal representing the optimal method, with a high germination rate and low contamination. The results of our study led to the establishment of an improved protocol for the germination of early maturing pear, which will greatly facilitate the breeding of new very early maturing pear cultivars.

Population divergence in nutrient-temperature interactions in Pieris rapae.

The interaction between larval host plant quality and temperature can influence the short-term physiological rates and life-history traits of insect herbivores. These factors can vary locally, resulting in local adaptation in responses to diet and temperature, but the comparison of these interactions between populations is infrequently carried out. In this study, we examine how the macronutrient ratio of an artificial diet determines the larval growth, development, and survival of larval Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) at different temperatures between two invasive North American populations from different climatic regions. We conducted a fully factorial experiment with three temperature treatments (18°C, 25°C, and 32°C) and three artificial diet treatments varying in terms of the ratio of protein to carbohydrate (low protein, balanced, and high protein). The effects of diet on life-history traits were greater at lower temperatures, but these differed between populations. Larvae from the subtropical population had reduced survival to pupation on the low-protein diet in the cold temperature treatment, whereas larval survival for the temperate population was equally high for all temperature and diet treatments. Overall, both populations performed more poorly (i.e., they showed slower rates of consumption, growth, and development, and had a smaller pupal mass) in the diet with the low protein ratio, but larvae from the temperate population were less sensitive to diet ratio changes at all temperatures. Our results confirm that the physiological and life-history consequences of imbalanced nutrition for insect herbivores may depend on developmental temperatures, and that different geographic populations of P. rapae within North America vary in their sensitivity to nutritional balance and temperature.

Unravelling the Bacterial Community Composition of Valerianella locusta, A Cold-Tolerant Plant

Low temperatures greatly affect plant growth. In addition to the development of its own protection mechanisms, plants may rely on microorganisms to help them cope with cold. Because Valerianella locusta (lamb's lettuce) is a cold-adapted plant, it represents an interesting plant to understand how cold affects the root bacteriome. By means of amplicon sequencing of 16S ribosomal RNA genes, we identified the taxa forming the main cold root bacteriome of lamb's lettuce. The analysis of the root microbiome of a naturally growing V. locusta population and the study of the changes in the root microbiome of cultivated V. locusta grown under cold and ambient conditions allowed us to detect four cold-responsive families, of which Oxalobacteraceae presented the strongest shift under chilling temperatures. Moreover, the plant genotype had a small but significant effect on the response of the root bacteriome to cold. Finally, several bacterial candidates were discovered that may possibly alleviate the effect of low temperatures on plant fitness; namely, Massilia ASV2, Flavobacterium ASV5 and ASV11, or Acidovorax ASV20. However, currently, only 10 cold-enriched isolates could be obtained in cultivation, of which Flavobacterium R-83141; Polaromonas R-83176, R-83177, and R-83175; and Acidovorax R-83129 were able to increase either the root, shoot, or total fresh weight of a cold-sensitive ecotype of Arabidopsis thaliana (Cvi-0). Our results provide an overview of the taxa forming the root microbiome of this species and of the compositional shift that occurs under cold temperature treatment, demonstrating the impact of low temperatures on the composition of the root microbiome. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license .

Hundreds of billions of silent outbreaks: A historic outbreak record of the gall midge Schizomyia castanopsisae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on the Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan, and its potential mechanism

AbstractHerbivore outbreaks cause serious damage to forest trees. In recent decades, outbreaks of the gall midge Schizomyia castanopsisae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) inducing inflorescence galls on Castanopsis sieboldii (Fagaceae) occurred in the Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan. We investigated the gall density on the islands and estimated the larval population on Miyakejima Island. We also surveyed seasonal changes in larval age structure, presence of natural enemies, larval cold tolerance, and thermal effects on the adult emergence. In addition, we conducted molecular phylogenetic analyses of S. castanopsisae populations among different localities. The gall density was particularly high in southern parts (from Miyakejima to Aogashima) of the Izu Islands. The gall midge seemed to have been expanding its range toward northern parts in recent years. On Miyakejima, the larval population was estimated to be approximately 158 and 36 bn in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Parasitoids were not found in the dissection of galls. A cold temperature treatment did not affect the percentage of adult emergence. Developmental zero and thermal constant during the period from larval departure to adult emergence were estimated to be 4.7°C and 588.2°C‐days in males and 7.4°C and 476.2°C‐days in females, and the adults were predicted to emerge in April. Populations in Kyushu were genetically distinct from those in Okinawajima and the Izu Islands, but a common haplotype was found between the latter two localities. These imply that S. castanopsisae on the Izu Islands may be a recent invasion, and the absence of natural enemies causes its outbreaks.

Synergistic Effect of Cold Treatment Combined with Ethyl Formate Fumigation against Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae).

Drosophila suzukii is a quarantine pest that is rapidly spreading in berries. This study evaluated the synergistic effect of combination treatment with ethyl formate (EF) and cold temperature for D. suzukii control on imported grapes. A higher insecticidal effect was observed at 1 °C than at 5 °C at all developmental stages, and the pupal stage showed the strongest tolerance to cold temperature. After EF fumigation alone, eggs showed the highest tolerance at 216.67 mg·h/L (LCT99 value), and adults showed the highest susceptibility at <27.24 mg·h/L. Among the combination treatment methods, cold temperature after fumigation resulted in the best synergistic effect. The effect of this combination was significant, with 23.3% higher mortality for eggs, 22.4% for larvae, and 23.4% for pupae than observed with EF fumigation alone. Furthermore, the period of complete D. suzukii control in the 12 L desiccator was shorter in the combination treatment group at the LCT80 value than at the LCT50 value of the egg stage. EF showed a very high sorption rate (24%) after 4 h of exposure at a grape loading ratio of 15% in a 0.65 m3 fumigation chamber. As the grape loading ratio for combination treatment decreased, D. suzukii mortality increased, but when EF was administered at the LCT80 value, there was little difference in the mortalities of the eggs and larvae but not the pupae. All D. suzukii developmental stages were completely controlled within 7 days after combination treatment, and phytotoxicity was not observed in grapes. These results suggest that the combination of cold-temperature treatment and EF fumigation could be used for D. suzukii control.

Integrated SRNA-Seq and RNA-Seq Analysis Reveals the Regulatory Roles of miRNAs in the Low-Temperature Responses of Canarium album

Chinese olive (Canarium album), a characteristic fruit tree in tropical and subtropical areas, suffers greatly from low-temperature stress (LTS). The regulatory roles of microRNA (miRNA) in plant LTS responses have been confirmed in many plant species but not in C. album. In this study, a cold-tolerant cultivar ‘Rui’an 3′ (RA) and a susceptible cultivar ‘Qinglan 1’ (QL) treated at 25 °C (control, CK) and −3 °C (cold temperature treatment, CT) were subjected to small RNA (sRNA) and transcriptome sequencing for the exploration of the cold responses of C. album. Comparative sRNA sequencing analysis identified much fewer LTS-responsive, differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) in RA (4 DEMs) than in QL (23 DEMs). Cal-miR482-22 was found to be specifically induced by LTS in RA. Cal-miR397-3 was upregulated, while cal-miR398_2-3 and cal-undef-190 were downregulated after LTS only in QL. However, when compared with QL, a higher basic expression of cal-miR397-3, and lower expression of cal-miR398_2-3 and cal-undef-190 were found in RA, suggesting that they may contribute to the cold tolerance of RA. Comparative transcriptome analysis showed that the number of LTS-responsive differentially expressed genes (DEGs) identified in QL was larger than that in RA, and some DEGs were also predicted as the target genes of the identified DEMs, forming multiple differentially expressed miRNA–target gene pairs, such as cal-miR397-3_laccase 2, 4, 17, cal-miR482-22_suppressor of npr1-1, etc. Quantitative real time PCR results showed that the expression changes of DEGs and DEMs in different samples were generally consistent with the sequencing results. Our study indicated that the basic expression levels of some miRNAs (especially the cal-miR397-3, cal-miR398_2-3, and cal-miR482-22), and their target genes contribute greatly to the cold-tolerance characteristics of C. album. Our study is helpful for understanding the roles of miRNAs in the cold resistance and responses of C. album.

The effect of differences in ozonation time and storage temperature on physical, chemical, and sensory characteristics of Japanese spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

Japanese spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is a vegetable commodity with high economic value in Indonesia. Japanese spinach contains a lot of nutrients such as magnesium, iron, folic acid, calcium, potassium, sodium, vitamins A, B, C, and vitamin K, which are very good for health. In reducing the risk of decreased quality of postharvest Japanese spinach, the right ozonization technology and storage temperature can lead to quality maintenance of Japanese spinach. The ozonization treatment and the right storage temperature can maintain the nutritional value and some characteristics of Japanese spinach, such as its physics, chemicals, and sensory characteristics. Ozonization is used for the disinfection of spinach before storage. This study aimed to determine the effect of ozonization immersion time and storage temperature on the physical, chemical, and sensory characteristics of Japanese spinach during storage. The ozonization immersion time was 5, 10, and 15 mins. The storage temperature variations were room temperature (25oC) and cold temperature (10oC). This study was conducted using a Factorial Complete Randomized Design (CRD). The results showed that ozonization and cold temperature treatments could maintain the physical quality (weight loss and texture), chemical quality (water content and total phenolic), and sensory quality (appearance and hardness) of Japanese spinach during storage. A total of 5 min of ozonization immersion time and cold temperature storage is the most effective treatment of its water content, total phenolic, weight loss, texture, appearance, and hardness.

Conductive Hydrogels with Ultrastretchability and Adhesiveness for Flame- and Cold-Tolerant Strain Sensors.

Hydrogel strain sensors with extreme temperature tolerance have recently gained great attention. However, the sensing ability of these hydrogel strain sensors changes with temperature, resulting in the variety of output signals that causes signal distortion. In this study, double-network hydrogels comprising SiO2 nanoparticles composed of polyacrylamide and phytic acid-doped polypyrrole were prepared and applied on strain sensors with a wide sensing range, high adhesiveness, and invariable strain sensitivity under flame and cold environments. The hydrogels had stable conductivity, excellent adhesive strength of up to 79.7 kPa on various substrates, and high elongation of up to 1896% at subzero temperature and after heating. They also exhibited effective flame retardancy with low surface temperature (71.2 °C) after 1200 s of heating (200 °C) and antifreezing properties at a low temperature of -20 °C. Remarkably, even under cold temperature and heat treatment, the hydrogel-based strain sensor displayed consistent sensing behaviors in detecting human motions with a broad strain range (up to 500%) and steady gauge factor (GF, ∼2.90). Therefore, this work paves the way for the applications of hydrogel sensors in robotic skin, human-mechanical interfaces, and health monitoring devices under harsh operating environments.

Chemical and Chromatic Effects of Fermentation Temperature on Three Clones of Pinot noir over Two Consecutive Vintages

Three different Pinot noir clones (115, 777, and 828) from the Central Coast of California were subjected to different maceration temperature regimes for 14 days using triplicate fermentations (Cold: 10°C; Hot: 25°C; and Variable: 10°C on days 0 to 7 and 25°C on days 8 to 14) to determine the effect of maceration temperature on color and phenolic extraction across all three clones over two consecutive vintages (2019 and 2020). In 2019, the Hot treatment and the hot portion of the Variable treatment were obtained by exposing the fermentors to direct sunlight, while in 2020, this was achieved by artificial heating. Spectrophotometric analyses showed that at time of pressing, extraction of total phenolics for Cold, Variable, and Hot temperature treatments was 723, 894, and 1031 mg/L, respectively. Similar trends were observed in Cold, Variable, and Hot treatments for anthocyanins (208, 265, and 284 mg/L, respectively), tannins (68, 81, and 123 mg/L, respectively), and polymeric pigments (0.40, 0.46, and 0.51 absorbance units [AU], respectively). Similarly, the average monomeric anthocyanin concentrations of both vintages’ Cold, Variable, and Hot treatments analyzed via high-performance liquid chromatography were 210, 269, and 267 mg/L, respectively; that of flavonols were 26, 28, and 30 mg/L, respectively. Color analysis showed a negative correlation with temperature for CIELab lightness values across Cold, Variable, and Hot treatments (86.69, 84.89, and 83.37, respectively), and positive correlation for red hues (16.05, 17.73, and 20.50, respectively) and wine color (AU 420 + 520 + 620 nm; 0.48, 0.54, and 0.60, respectively). Finally, differences in heating method between the two vintages (direct sunlight in 2019 and a temperature-controlled room in 2020) was a major factor in phenolic extraction.

Mink (Neovison vison) fecal microbiomes are influenced by sex, temperature, and time postdefecation

Abstract Gut microbiomes encode myriad metabolic functions critical to mammalian ecology and evolution. While fresh fecal samples provide an efficient, noninvasive method of sampling gut microbiomes, collecting fresh feces from elusive species is logistically challenging. Nonfresh feces, however, may not accurately represent the gut microbiome of the host due to succession of gut microbial consortia postdefecation as well as colonization by microbes from the surrounding environment. Using American mink (Neovison vison) as a model species, we examined postdefecation microbial community succession to learn how ambient temperature and temporal sampling constraints influence the reliability of nonfresh feces to represent host gut microbiomes. To achieve our goal, we analyzed fresh mink feces (n = 5 females; n = 5 males) collected at the time of defecation from captive mink at a farm in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and we subsequently subsampled each fecal specimen to investigate microbial community succession over five days, under both warm (21°C) and cold (–17°C to –1°C) temperature treatments. We found that both temperature and time influenced fecal microbiome composition; and we also detected significant sexual dimorphism in microbial community structures, with female mink microbiomes exhibiting significantly greater variation than males’ when exposed to the warm temperature treatment. Our results demonstrate that feces from unknown individuals can be a powerful tool for examining carnivore gut microbiomes, though rigorous study design is required because sex, ambient temperature, and time since defecation drive significant microbial variation and the sample size requirements necessary for detecting statistically significant differences between target populations is an important consideration for future ecologically meaningful research.

Transcriptome profiles revealed molecular mechanisms of alternating temperatures in breaking the epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy of Polygonatum sibiricum seeds

BackgroundTo adapt seasonal climate changes under natural environments, Polygonatum sibiricum seeds have a long period of epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy, which limits their wide-utilization in the large-scale plant progeny propagation. It has been proven that the controlled consecutive warm and cold temperature treatments can effectively break and shorten this seed dormancy status to promote its successful underdeveloped embryo growth, radicle emergence and shoot emergence. To uncover the molecular basis of seed dormancy release and seedling establishment, a SMRT full-length sequencing analysis and an Illumina sequencing-based comparison of P. sibiricum seed transcriptomes were combined to investigate transcriptional changes during warm and cold stratifications.ResultsA total of 87,251 unigenes, including 46,255 complete sequences, were obtained and 77,148 unigenes (88.42%) were annotated. Gene expression analyses at four stratification stages identified a total of 27,059 DEGs in six pairwise comparisons and revealed that more differentially expressed genes were altered at the Corm stage than at the other stages, especially Str_S and Eme. The expression of 475 hormone metabolism genes and 510 hormone signaling genes was modulated during P. sibiricum seed dormancy release and seedling emergence. One thousand eighteen transcription factors and five hundred nineteen transcription regulators were detected differentially expressed during stratification and germination especially at Corm and Str_S stages. Of 1246 seed dormancy/germination known DEGs, 378, 790, and 199 DEGs were associated with P. sibiricum MD release (Corm vs Seed), epicotyl dormancy release (Str_S vs Corm), and the seedling establishment after the MPD release (Eme vs Str_S).ConclusionsA comparison with dormancy- and germination-related genes in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds revealed that genes related to multiple plant hormones, chromatin modifiers and remodelers, DNA methylation, mRNA degradation, endosperm weakening, and cell wall structures coordinately mediate P. sibiricum seed germination, epicotyl dormancy release, and seedling establishment. These results provided the first insights into molecular regulation of P. sibiricum seed epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy release and seedling emergence. They may form the foundation of future studies regarding gene interaction and the specific roles of individual tissues (endosperm, newly-formed corm) in P. sibiricum bulk seed dormancy.

Grp94 Regulates the Recruitment of Aneural AChR Clusters for the Assembly of Postsynaptic Specializations by Modulating ADF/Cofilin Activity and Turnover.

Temperature is a physiological factor that affects neuronal growth and synaptic homeostasis at the invertebrate neuromuscular junctions (NMJs); however, whether temperature stress could also regulate the structure and function of the vertebrate NMJs remains unclear. In this study, we use Xenopus laevis primary cultures as a vertebrate model system for investigating the involvement of heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) family of stress proteins in NMJ development. First, cold temperature treatment or HSP90 inhibition attenuates the formation of aneural acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clusters, but increases their stability after they are formed, in cultured muscles. HSP90 inhibition specifically affects the stability of aneural AChR clusters and their associated intracellular scaffolding protein rapsyn, instead of causing a global change in cell metabolism and protein expression in Xenopus muscle cultures. Upon synaptogenic stimulation, a specific HSP90 family member, glucose-regulated protein 94 (Grp94), modulates the phosphorylation and dynamic turnover of actin depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin at aneural AChR clusters, leading to the recruitment of AChR molecules from aneural clusters to the assembly of agrin-induced postsynaptic specializations. Finally, postsynaptic Grp94 knock-down significantly inhibits nerve-induced AChR clustering and postsynaptic activity in nerve-muscle co-cultures as demonstrated by live-cell imaging and electrophysiological recording, respectively. Collectively, this study suggests that temperature-dependent alteration in Grp94 expression and activity inhibits the assembly of postsynaptic specializations through modulating ADF/cofilin phosphorylation and activity at aneural AChR clusters, which prevents AChR molecules from being recruited to the postsynaptic sites via actin-dependent vesicular trafficking, at developing vertebrate NMJs.

Artificial Selection to a Nonlethal Cold Stress in Trogoderma variabile Shows Associations With Chronic Cold Stress and Body Size.

Extreme temperature has been used as an alternative to chemical treatments for stored product pests for years. Resistance to heat or cold treatments has not been documented in stored product insects, but repeated use of ineffective treatments could lead to adaptive tolerance. Trogoderma variabile (Dermestidae) is a common pest of stored products, and the larval stage is highly resistant to cold and destructive. We artificially selected populations by inducing chill coma at four different cold temperature treatments: 3 and 5 h at -10°C and 3 and 5 h at 0°C. Recovery time was highly heritable after selection for seven generations for decreased recovery time (cold tolerance) and increased recovery time (cold susceptibility) at all time and temperature combinations. Three replicate populations for each time and temperature combination varied substantially, suggesting different mutations in each population were probably responsible for selected phenotypes. Body size decreased in populations selected for cold susceptibility compared with those selected for cold tolerance and survivorship to long-term cold stress increased in the cold-tolerant populations compared with the susceptible populations. After the cessation of the selection experiment, cold tolerance dissipated within four generations from the populations at -10°C, but was maintained in populations exposed to 0°C. Our results suggest that warehouse beetles can adapt to cold stress quickly, but in the absence of cold stress, the proportion of cold-tolerant/susceptible individuals is quickly reduced, suggesting that some of the mutations responsible for these phenotypes may be associated with fitness costs under normal conditions.

Characterizing the Nutrient Composition, Physiological Maturity, and Effect of Cold Storage in Khasi Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco)

ABSTRACT Farmers often emphasize more on physical changes of color rather than physiological maturity for proper harvesting time of Khasi mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco). The study aimed to characterize the physiological maturity of the fruit across the developmental stages which has not been well reported till now. A cold temperature (4°C) treatment was also performed to evaluate its effect in the fruit postharvest. TSS (peel; pulp) reached palatable values at 230 days after flowering (DAF; 8.08 ± 0.63%, 11.06 ± 0.46%). Ascorbic acid (peel and pulp) subsequently decreasing at 230 DAF (46.05 ± 1.16; 53.43 ± 0.76 mg/100 ml). Cold storage preserved TSS/TA ratio (15.44), TSS (11.49%) in juice better.

The impacts of maternal stress on worker phenotypes in the honey bee

Maternal stress is a common source of heritable health and behavioral variation. This type of maternal effect could be particularly important for honey bees (Apis mellifera), as a single queen is responsible for many generations of workers who perform all colony functions including raising subsequent worker generations. Multiple factors work synergistically to cause colony loss, but a role for maternal stress effects is unstudied. We used an artificial cold temperature treatment as a proof-of-concept approach to investigate whether acute queen stress causes changes in worker phenotypes, including egg hatching rate, development time, and adult behavior and immune function. We found that queen stress impacts early-life phenotypes (egg hatching and development time), with more limited impacts on adult phenotypes (behavior and immune function). Thus, if maternal stress impacts colony health, it is likely through cumulative impacts on worker population numbers, not through phenotypic effects that impact individual adult worker behavior or health resilience. This study addresses an important and overlooked question, and provides a baseline understanding of the likely impacts of queen stress on worker phenotypes.

Postharvest short cold temperature treatment to preserve fruit quality after Drosophila suzukii damage

Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) and strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) are fruits heavily colonised by Drosophila suzukii in the field while damage increases considerably during the postharvest period. In order to reduce the damage, a short exposure to low temperature can be used to limit the survival of D. suzukii eggs and to prevent the decline in quality of infested fruits. Berries were artificially infested and kept at 0.5 and 5.0 °C for 10 and 24 hours. Damage was visually assessed at 3, 6, and 9 days and emergence of flies considered. Berries treated with 0.5 °C for 24 h had a higher reduction in emergence of adults in both blueberry (83%) and strawberry (59%) and lower fruit damage. The treatment prolonged the shelf life of infested fruits up to 6 days in blueberry and 3 days in strawberry, compared to untreated control. A direct relation was found between the number of emerging adults and the decay index. It is concluded that short cold temperature exposures would be helpful in order to constrain pest development and sustain berry marketability.

Erratum to: Cold Temperature Regulation of Zoospore Release in Phytophthora sojae: The Genes That Differentially Expressed by Cold Temperature

Cold temperature is an important environmental factor that affects the lives of many organisms in various ways. In this study, cold temperature was found to promote the release of zoospores from Phytophthora sojae sporangia. To better understand this phenomenon, Illumina sequencing was used to examine the differential expression of P. sojae genes between three control libraries and three cold temperature (4°C) treatment libraries. The six libraries generated 1.04, 1.17, 1.11, 0.96, 1.23, and 1.13 million clean sequencing reads. Comparison of the gene expression levels between the control and cold treatment conditions revealed 175 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 38 up-regulated and 137 down-regulated genes in the cold temperature group compared to the control group. The DEGs were functionally classified using the Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG) database, and the results indicated that these DEGs were mainly involved in signal transduction, translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis, transcription and carbohydrate transport and metabolism. KEGG pathway analysis showed that the top 20 pathways significantly enriched in DEGs included amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism, and starch and sucrose metabolism. Some of the DEGs are involved in the release of zoospores from P. sojae sporangia is discussed in the present work. This information will be helpful for understanding the mechanism of zoospore release induced by cold temperature.

PENGARUH SUHU DAN LAMA PENYIMPANAN TERHADAP KANDUNGAN VITAMIN A DAN VITAMIN C BUAH GANDARIA (Bouea macrophylla Griff) SERTA IMPLIKASINYA PADA PEMBELAJARAN BIOLOGI

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is influence of temperature and storage time to vitamin A and vitamin C content in gandaria.
 Method: This study was an experimental study using Completely Randomized Design (RAL), with a combination of cold and room temperature treatments and storage duration (1, 4, 7, and 10 days). Each treatment was repeated three times. The parameters observed were vitamin A and vitamin C content of gandaria. Analysis of vitamin A and C content using UV-Vis Spectrophotometric method. The data obtained were analyzed with ANOVA and continued with Duncan Test.
 Results: The results showed that temperature and storage time had an effect on vitamin A and vitamin C content of gandaria. The highest decrease in vitamin A content was found in storage at room temperature for 10 days that was 21.69%, while in cold temperature only 15.36%. The content of vitamin C in gandaria stored at room temperature for 10 days decreased 35.05%, while in cold temperature only 21.03%.
 Conclusion: The longer the storage and the high temperature, the levels of vitamin A and vitamin C decreases.