This paper, we evaluated some varieties of local cheeses. samples were collected randomly from various production sites in Homs. Chemical and microbiological analyses were applied to determine their suitability to the Syrian standards.
This study sh
ows that 54% of Baladi cheese samples, 25% of Akkawi(Cows), 18% of Akkawi(Sheep), 12% of Kashkawan ,2 %of
Chelal samples, that 2% of Halloumi cheese samples, and 8% of Msannara cheese samples contained Escherichia coli bacterium.
This results also indicate that 15% of Baladi cheese samples, 12% of Akkawi(Cows), 8% of Kashkawan cheese,4 %of Chelal cheese, and 8% of Msannara samples contained Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. As well as the percentage of Baladi cheese samples containing Salmonella bacteria was 8%, and Akkawi(Cows) cheese samples was 4%, and 2% in Msannara cheese samples.
This study indicated that local cheeses have no uniform or standardized chemical characteristics. This study shows that 67% of
Baladi cheese samples, 33% of Akkawi(Cows), 83 %of Chelal , and 100% of Kashkawan samples were contrary to the Syrian Normal Standard for dry matter. And all samples of cheese identical to the Syrian Normal Standard for sodium chloride 100%.
This study was conducted in 2013 in Kassab and Alraboa locations that is located in
the province of Latakia, where carried out with the aim of rounds field inventory and
characterization of types of local apples deployed in this locations. Was to d
etermine
which of five local types for apples are: Brobory and Sokary and Cherkhoshy and Malaky
and JbakJian, and the outcome of the analysis of variance at the level / 5% / virtual studied
for recipes of (17) characters for the leaves, blossoms, fruit and seed. These types showed
clear differences formality between each other, in addition to the significant differences in
terms of the content of total sugar, acidity, total soluble solids and the percentage of
vitamin C, by calculating the degree of similarity between these types have found a higher
degree of similarity was between the types Cherkhoshy and Jbak Jian(41.17)% , and the
least was between Malaky and Sokary and between Sokary and Jbak Jian(5.88)% .
Proven chemical analyzes conducted in the summer of 2014 to thirty wells in the
village AL-Shamia- Latakia region, that water wells west of the adjacent village to the
seaside up to 300 m distance to the east where the salinity increases while decreasing the
East Village to become water sweet near way of Lattakia-Kassab, at a distance of 1500 m
fromn the sea beach.
20 local and introduced varieties of pear grown in Sweida during 2007 to
2010 were assessed in terms of flowering time, maturity time, accurate
morphological characterization for shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits and fruit
chemical analysis (tota
l soluble solids, total sugar and tetratable acidity) as well
as to determine firmness of fruit flesh and tree yield.
Results showed that flowering time was at mid April in most varieties, and
the varieties were divided into three groups according to their mature date:
early varieties maturated during July, mid varieties maturated during August
and late varieties maturated during September. However, A variety of
Conference was required artificial ripening.
Twenty apple varieties were evaluated in the germ plasm of the Agricultural
Scientific Research Center in Swaida for Morphological traits, bud honological
stages, days after full bloom, storability which were ranged between 2.5 – 8
months, and bes
t susceptibility (e.g. wooly aphid and powdery mildew), all
studied varieties showed low susceptibility to wooly aphid, while Jersy Mac
revealed high susceptibility to powdery mildew compared with the other
varieties. The yield of all varieties was studied, so, they divided into: high yield
varieties such Stark Earliest, Royal Gala and Golden 972; Good yield varieties
"Golden Delicious, Starking Delicious, and Granny Smith etc."; and moderate
yield varieties" Red Spur Delicious and Rome Beauty". Chemical analysis
(Total soluble solids and total sugars) were achieved for all studied apple
varieties. Apple Varieties were divided into five groups depending on Days
After Full Bloom (DAFB). The present investigation indicted the high
quantitative and qualitative traits of studied varieties which candidate for
credence and distribute them in suitable environmental areas in Syria.
In the context of this work, it was determine the best region to
invest, It is in the north of the valley Zkarh around the wells 7, 8 and
13, where the thickness of the clay level is large and thickness of
sedimentary cover overlying is few. The r
esults of the chemical
analysis of clay samples in the studied area, the abundance of oxides
of silicon and aluminum oxides in the mineral composition of clays
Which refers to the composition of argillaceous minerals component
mainly of Ilites in the most area and of montmorillonite in the
center of the area near the wells 15, 16 and 17 sites.
The clay was deposited in the study region from erosion of varying
composition rocks, as weathering of Lower Eocene chalky rocks
containing a cherty levels and weathering Cretaceous and
Paleogene carbonate deployed in the north of the Zkarh valley. The
chemical composition of clay of Zkarh Valley is typical for use in
the ceramic industry.
