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Experimental Coevolution Reveals That Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum PhcA Contributes to the Infection of Filamentous Phage RSCq

open access: yesMolecular Plant Pathology, Volume 26, Issue 12, December 2025.
PhcA is crucial for filamentous phage infection in Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum, revealing trade‐offs between phage resistance and bacterial virulence, with implications for phage control against bacterial wilt. ABSTRACT The interaction between bacteria and filamentous phages, particularly in the context of bacterial pathogenesis, remains poorly ...
Hailing Liang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Report of Anthracnose on Bitter Gourd Caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Korea

open access: yesResearch 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Karyomorphological studies of six commercially cultivated edible cucurbits: bitter gourd, sponge gourd, ridge gourd, snake gourd, ash gourd and cucumber

open access: yesCaryologia, 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   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Identification of candidate genes for stigma color using a genome‐wide association study in centipedegrass

open access: yesCrop Science, Volume 65, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
Abstract Centipedegrass, Eremochloa ophiuroides [Munro] Hack., is a low‐maintenance, warm‐season turfgrass commonly grown in the southeastern United States. Limited information is known about the genomic regions that control centipedegrass traits, including stigma color.
Karen Harris‐Shultz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Thermal Processing on the Saponin Profiles of Momordica charantia L.

open access: yesJournal of Food Quality, 2020
Saponins from Momordica charantia L. are a class of triterpenoid glucoside molecules that contribute to the bitter flavour of the plant and possess pharmacological properties.
Yi-Jui Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does information network affect spread of new crops? A study on the spread of bitter gourd and sunflower cultivation among the farmers of a Sunderbans island in West Bengal, India [PDF]

open access: yes
Adoption research for many years has considered individual farmer as the basis of analysis, whereas the effect of networks governing a farmer’s decision-making has received limited attention.
Basu, Debabrata, Goswami, Rupak
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Pollinator Diversity and Foraging Dynamics on Monsoon Crop of Cucurbits in a Traditional Landscape of South Indian West Coast [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Studies on insect pollinator ecology and dynamics are very rarely carried out in traditional Indian agriculture landscapes. Indiscriminate landscape changes in the rural areas and tendencies towards crop monocultures can have significant effects on ...
V, R. T. (RAMACHANDRA)
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Twenty years of cucurbit breeding research at the World Vegetable Center

open access: yesCrop Science, Volume 65, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
Abstract The contribution of cucurbit crops to global food and nutrition security is immense. They are economically and nutritionally important to smallholder farmers in Asia, who account for 81% of global cucurbit production. World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) has been focused for 20 years on four species: bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), ridge ...
Narinder Pal Singh Dhillon
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of bitter gourd juice on glucose level in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: an experimental study

open access: yesDiscover Food
Background and objective Bitter gourd, also known as bitter melon, contains a variety of phytochemicals, including alkaloids, saponins, and flavonoids. This study investigates the effect of bitter gourd juice on glucose levels in streptozotocin-induced ...
Qali Ahmed Nageye   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Baseline characterization of urban and peri-urban vegetable production in Phnom Penh [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The main objective of the study is to appraise the constraints and opportunities of farmers in relation with their location in urban and peri-urban areas (land pressure, markets, labour, etc).
Em Huy,, Moustier, Paule
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