Project Number: 5325-41430-008-00
Project Type: Appropriated

Start Date: Oct 27, 1999
End Date: Aug 31, 2004

Objective:
The Objectives are to: Increase dietary consumption of fresh citrus fruit and processed products through improvement in citrus quality. Assist citrus growers and producers in reducing climate induced catastrophic losses. Improve the utilization of citrus by-products through exploitation of the inherent biological activity of secondary citrus metabolites as potential food supplements or pest control agents and to determine the chemical properties responsible for their activity.

Approach:
1. To apply advanced analytical methods to evaluate the veracity of citrus species genetically engineered to be free of delayed bitterness with increased amounts of secondary metabolites important to human health and nutrition. 2. To correlate the distribution patterns of unique chemicals in citrus as indicators of plant characteristics for root stock breeding decisions. 3. To isolate, characterize and evaluate the biological activity of secondary metabolites present in citrus and citrus juice processing by-products relative to their role in human health and nutrition and their potential to serve as eco-friendly pest control agents. 4. To develop advanced methodology to access important biologically active secondary compounds in citrus juice processing by-products. replaced 5325-41430-007-00D (10/99).

Project Team

Manners, Gary Breksa, Andrew

Project Annual Reports

FY 2003   FY 2002   FY 2001   FY 2000

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