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Study of pesticide use on bitter gourd production at Jashore district

International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2020
The study was designed to assess the extent of pesticide use and profitability of bitter gourd production at farm level in selected areas of Jashore district during January-May, 2019. Average farm size was 0.79 ha and average bitter gourd cultivated area
P Hajong, MS Rahman, MA Islam, GC Biswas
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Urban gardening in Dhaka: Practices, constraints, and impacts

Urban Agriculture &Regional Food Systems, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2026.
Abstract The production of fruits and vegetables by urban residents can enhance food security and provide various additional benefits, but empirical data to support these claims is limited. This study uses questionnaire‐based data from 1320 households in Dhaka, Bangladesh, including 1079 gardeners and 241 non‐gardeners, to examine urban gardening ...
Nusrat Akber, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Sandhya S. Kumar, Md. Nassir Uddin   +3 more
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Detection and characterization of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ associated with littleleaf disease of bitter gourd from India by 16S rRNA phylogenetic and RFLP (in vitro and virtual) analysis [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2017
Bitter gourd plants showing symptoms of little leaf disease are prevalent in farmers’ fields in the Bangalore rural district, Karnataka state, India.
Venkataravanappa Venkataravanappa, Narasimha Reddy Lakshminarayana Reddy C., Polam Swarnalatha, Subbanna Shankarappa K., Manem Krishna Reddy   +4 more
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Impact of Passive Solar Drying and Storage on Secondary Plant Metabolites and Nitrate Contents of Abyssinian Mustard, Amaranth, and Pumpkin Leaves

Journal of Food Science, Volume 91, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The present study compared the effect of passive direct solar dryer (PDSD) and passive indirect solar dryer (PISD), each followed by a 30‐day storage period, on the secondary plant metabolite and nitrate contents of amaranth, Abyssinian mustard, and pumpkin leaves.
James S. Chacha, Nadja Förster, Susanne Huyskens‐Keil, Christian Ulrichs, Constance Rybak   +4 more
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Effect of dried and extrudate of bitter gourd fruit on epithelial microflora in raw chicken legs meat [PDF]

, 2017
Plants have been used recently to eliminate bacterial growth in food products. This study was undertaken to test the in vitro sanitizing effect of crude extract from bitter gourd (BG) fruit on the growth of native microorganisms in raw chicken leg meat ...
Abdelkarim, H., Abdulkarim, S. M., Rukayadi, Yaya, Sulaiman, Rabiha   +3 more
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Enhancing Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species (NUCS) in Nepal: Unlocking Their Potential for Climate Resilience, Food Security, and Agrobiodiversity

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background The global dominance of a few major cereal crops has led to the marginalization of traditional species, reducing agrobiodiversity and increasing the vulnerability of food systems. Changing climate conditions, particularly intensifying drought stress, further threaten global food security.
Binod Panthi, Sandesh Shrestha, Priyanka Kunwar, Deepika Kohli   +3 more
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First Report of Anthracnose on Bitter Gourd Caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Korea

Research in Plant Disease, 2015
Anthracnose occurred in bitter gourd grown in Jeongup areas of Korea in 2011. Anthracnose of bitter gourd appeared as dark brown circular spots on naturally infected leaves and fruits.
Ju-Hee Kim, Ju Kim, In-Young Choi, Seong-Soo Cheong, Mi-Jeong Uhm, Wang Hyu Lee   +5 more
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Partial sequencing of the bottle gourd genome reveals markers useful for phylogenetic analysis and breeding [PDF]

, 2011
Background Bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.] is an important cucurbit crop worldwide. Archaeological research indicates that bottle gourd was domesticated more than 10,000 years ago, making it one of the earliest plants cultivated by man.
Pei Xu, Xiaohua Wu, Jie Luo, Baogen Wang, Yonghua Liu, Jeffrey D Ehlers, Sha Wang, Zhongfu Lu, Guojing Li   +8 more
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Karyomorphological studies of six commercially cultivated edible cucurbits: bitter gourd, sponge gourd, ridge gourd, snake gourd, ash gourd and cucumber

Caryologia, 2018
AbstractInformation about chromosomal characteristics is helpful to geneticists and plant breeders in crop improvement programmes. The karyomorphological analysis of six commercially cultivated edible species of Cucurbitaceae, namely Luffa cylindrica, L.
Md. Mabud Alam, Sk. Moquammel Haque, Biswajit Ghosh   +2 more
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Potential Intensification and Refinement Strategies for Harnessing the Bioactive Compounds From Underutilized Fruits: A Comprehensive Review

International Journal of Food Science, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The rising consumer demand, paradigm shift in lifestyle, and changing preferences driven by enhanced understanding the connections between food and health have influenced the generation toward plant‐based foods. Underutilized fruits are recognized as the future smart foods, the reservoirs of nutrients, and bioactive compounds with wide therapeutic ...
Snehal Gaikwad, Prerana Shere, Anant Kulkarni, Giorgia Spigno   +3 more
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