Phylogenetics of Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Melon, Cucumis melo, and cucumber, C. sativus, are among the most widely cultivated crops worldwide. Cucumis, as traditionally conceived, is geographically centered in Africa, with C. sativus and C.
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High Throughput Sequencing of Small RNAs in the Two Cucurbita Germplasm with Different Sodium Accumulation Patterns Identifies Novel MicroRNAs Involved in Salt Stress Response. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small non-coding RNAs, recognize their mRNA targets based on perfect sequence complementarity. MiRNAs lead to broader changes in gene expression after plants are exposed to stress. High-throughput sequencing is an effective
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Heritability Estimates of L*a*b* Color Space Values in Winter Squash (Cucurbita spp.)
HortScience, 2022 Carotenoids serve as protective antioxidants, and function in normal vision, bone growth, cell division and differentiation, and reproduction. Winter squash (Cucurbita spp.) is an excellent dietary source of carotenoids.
Rachel A. Itle +2 more
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The role of carotenoids in preventing oxidative stress: Exploring the antioxidant potential of pumpkin as a functional crop [PDF]
Food and Feed ResearchThis review paper aims to explore the antioxidant properties of carotenoids and their role in mitigating oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Matić Milana Đ. +4 more
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Conservation and use of genetic resources of underutilized crops in the Americas - A continental analysis [PDF]
, 2014 Latin America is home to dramatically diverse agroecological regions which harbor a high concentration of underutilized plant species, whose genetic resources hold the potential to address challenges such as sustainable agricultural development, food ...
Galluzzi, Gea, López Noriega, Isabel
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Pest risk analysis for Bactrocera invadens : Guidelines on Pest Risk Analysis [PDF]
, 2010 Stripping related moisture damage has been recognized as one of the major pavement distresses since the early 1990s. The main objective of this study is to establish an effective test protocol to quantify moisture susceptibility of asphalt pavements.
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Medisur, 2021 Fundamento: La hiperplasia prostática benigna es el tumor benigno más frecuente en hombres. El aceite extraído de la semilla de calabaza (Curcubita pepo) se emplea en el tratamiento de los síntomas asociados a dicha enfermedad.
José Alejandro Ávila Cabreja +3 more
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché (Cucurbitaceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché is an important germplasm resource used for rootstock and hypoglycemic food in Cucurbitaceae. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of C. ficifolia has been determined in this study.
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Cucurbita Plants: From Farm to Industry
Applied Sciences, 2019 The Cucurbita genus, a member of Cucurbitaceae family, also known as cucurbits, is native to the Americas. Genus members, like Cucurbita pepo and Cucurbita maxima, have been used for centuries in folk medicine for treating gastrointestinal diseases and ...
Bahare Salehi +24 more
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A new Australian species of Luffa (Cucurbitaceae) and typification of two Australian Cucumis names, all based on specimens collected by Ferdinand Mueller in 1856 [PDF]
, 2011 As a result of his botanical explorations in northern Australia, Ferdinand von Mueller named several Cucurbitaceae that molecular data now show to be distinct, requiring their resurrection from unjustified synonymy.
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