South Florida Tropicals: Carambola [PDF]
EDIS, 2017 The carambola or star fruit is native to Southeast Asia. It was introduced to Florida about 100 years ago. This 4-page fact sheet is a major revision that discusses availability, selection, uses, nutritive value, and food safety during preparation of ...
Amy Simonne, Linda Bobroff
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Characterization of Carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.) Plant Collection of Cibinong Plant Germplasm Garden Based on Phenotypic and Genetic Characters [PDF]
Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 2016 Indonesia as a rich biodiversity country has many superior fruit plant germplasms such as sweet star fruit or carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.). Some varieties of carambola which collected at the Germplasm Garden of Research Center for Biotechnology-LIPI
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Peningkatan Kandungan Kalium Urin Setelah Pemberian Ekstrak Sari Buah Belimbing Manis (Averrhoa carambola) (THE INCREASE OF POTASSIUM URINE CONTENT AFTER ADMINSTRATION OF CARAMBOLA (AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA) FRUIT JUICE EXTRACT) [PDF]
Jurnal Veteriner, 2014 Carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.) has been used as medicinal plant. This research has beenconducted to study the potential diuretic of fruit juice carambola extract on male rats. Diuretic activitywas tested by using Cumming’s method.
Ruqiah Ganda Putri Panjaitan +1 more
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Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola L.): Exploring the wonders of Indian folklore and the miracles of traditional healing [PDF]
International Journal of Secondary MetaboliteHerbal medicines have been used for centuries to treat various ailments and have now gained global importance for their therapeutic and economic implications.
Suchita Gupta, Reena Gupta
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Molecular characterization of transformer, transformer-2, and doublesex genes in the carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, revealing potential for genetic pest management. [PDF]
Insect SciAbstract Globalization and climate change may be driving the spread of the quarantine fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, highlighting the need for ecofriendly control methods like the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), which relies on releasing sterile males to reduce wild populations.
Laohakieat K, Poonsiri T, Aketarawong N.
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FRUIT AND FLOWER INDUCTION AND MANIPULATION OF CARAMBOLA (AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA L.) [PDF]
HortScience, 1992 In January of 1990, 72 axillary bud were labeled on each of 6 carambola ( Averrhoa carambola L.) trees. Six (6) buds per tree were harvested on a monthly basis and examined to determine their developmental state, which was classified as: reproductive, vegetative or undifferentiated.
Steve Ritter, Mary Lamberts
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First record of papaya as host of carambola fruit fly in Brazil [PDF]
Entomological CommunicationsIn this work we report for the first time in Brazil the occurrence of carambola fruit fly Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock, 1994 (Diptera: Tephritidae) in fruits of Carica papaya L., from samples collected in the municipalities of Almeirim, state of
José V. T. A. Costa +6 more
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Identification and functional analysis of SWEET gene family in Averrhoa carambola L. fruits during ripening [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Sugar Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs), a type of sugar efflux transporters, have been extensively researched upon due to their role in phloem loading for distant sugar transport, fruit development, and stress regulation, etc.
Qihua Lin, Qiuzhen Zhong, Zehuang Zhang
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Polyamine treatments: an effective strategy to improve crop yield and fruit colour and to preserve quality of 'Mollar de Elche' pomegranate fruit during storage at chilling temperatures. [PDF]
J Sci Food AgricAbstract BACKGROUND Climate change in Spain is altering the optimal conditions for producing high‐quality ‘Mollar de Elche’ pomegranate fruit, due to reduced colour development in husk and arils. In addition, the pomegranate requires storage above 7–10 °C, depending on cultivar, to preserve its quality because it is susceptible to chilling injury (CI ...
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Averrhoa carambola L. (star fruit) is an edible fruit that is extensively cultivated in southern China, Southeast Asia, India, and northern South America.
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