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Antioxidative Properties of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) and Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidative capacities of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) were investigated in water extracts and chemical buffer extracts. Bitter gourd and zucchini fruits were purchased from a farmer’s
Carter, Robert E., Jr.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Seed yield and quality as influenced by growing conditions in hybrid seed production of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) cv. Pusa Hybrid-1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The present investigation was carried out under insect proof net house (IPN) and open field condition (OFC) at Centre for Protected Cultivation Technology and Seed Testing Laboratory of Division of Seed Science &Technology, IARI, New Delhi in bitter ...
Jat, G. S.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Tailoring Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs) to Improve Child Feeding and Use of Indigenous Preserved Foods in Drought‐Affected Kenya: Considerations for Climate Shocks

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 21, Issue 3, July 2025.
This assessment examined the use of traditional preserved foods to improve infant and young child feeding in northern Kenya's drought‐affected communities that were part of a humanitarian assistance program. The findings presented explore cultural, gender, and social norms in relation to IYCF practices and use the Trials of Improved Practices ...
Everlyn Matiri   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

YIELD ASSESSMENT OF ELEPHANT FOOT YAM GROWN UNDER MULTILAYER VEGETABLE CROPPING SYSTEM [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Field experiments were conducted during the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 to assess the yield and yield attributing characters of elephant foot yam sown with bottle gourd, ridge gourd and bitter gourd under multilayer vegetable cropping system. The days taken
KUMAR , SANTOSH   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Environmental and Nutritional Value of Fruit and Vegetable Peels as Animal Feed: A Comprehensive Review

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 149-164, May 2025.
Fruit and vegetable peels, rich in nutrients such as fiber and phenolic compounds, can boost livestock productivity, enhancing milk, meat, and draught power. Their use as animal feed reduces organic waste, cuts greenhouse gas emissions, and decreases dependence on grain‐based feeds, offering a sustainable solution with significant nutritional and ...
Muhammad Wasim Haider   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mathematical modeling and drying characteristics of thin layer drying of bitter gourd in evacuated tube solar dryer-without heat pipe

open access: yesJournal of Physics: Conference Series, 2022
Evacuated tube solar dryer-without heat pipe (ETSD-WHP), also called direct flow evacuated tube solar dryer was used for preservation and quality analysis of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia).
D. Yadav, Priyanka Dhurve, V. Arora
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of different parts and formulations of bitter gourd (Momordica Charantia)

open access: yesLipids in Health and Disease, 2017
Background Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are responsible for large number of deaths throughout the globe. Bitter gourd has the potential to become a component of the diet or a dietary supplement for diabetic and pre-diabetic patients owing to the ...
Mahwish   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inheritance of Resistance to Cucurbit Powdery Mildew in Bitter Gourd [PDF]

open access: yesHortScience, 2019
Cucurbit powdery mildew (CPM) caused by Podosphaera xanthii (Px) is an economically important disease of bitter gourd (BG; Momordica charantia) in Asia. High-level resistance to CPM is known in various BG accessions that have been used to develop BG breeding lines that originated in different countries.
Dhillon, Narinder P.S.   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Stimulating reciprocity: How human–plant relations support Indigenous cultural revitalization and stewardship in the Ecuadorian Amazon

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 5, Page 1151-1170, May 2025.
Abstract Human–plant relations shed light on forms of reciprocity in Indigenous territorial stewardship. This article shows how Cofán, Siona and Siekopai (also Secoya or Airo Pai in Peru) Indigenous Peoples in the western Amazon collect, cultivate and use yoco (Paullinia yoco) to promote communal conviviality, reclaim once‐threatened cultural practices
Joel E. Correia   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orphan crops of archaeology‐based crop history research

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 562-589, May 2025.
Agrobiodiversity is central to sustainable farming worldwide. Cultivation, conservation and reintroduction of diverse plant species, including ‘forgotten’ and ‘underutilized’ crops, contribute to global agrobiodiversity, living ecosystems and sustainable food production.
Daniel Fuks   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

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