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Early growth responses of selected cucurbit vegetables to salt stress

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied and Experimental Biology
This study investigated the early growth responses of selected highly economically cucurbit vegetables under varying salt concentrations. Four potential cucurbit species (Luffa aegyptiaca, Cucurbita pepo, Praecitrullus fistulosus, and Cucurbita maxima ...
Noreen Kareem   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of the species on the quality, chemical composition and antioxidant activity of pumpkin seed oil★

open access: yesOilseeds and fats, crops and lipids, 2020
Oilseed pumpkin seeds are known to be rich in oil and nutrients. Their content in bioactive components gives them some assets that make them beneficial for human health.
Boujemaa Ihssan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanistic Insights Into Color and Texture Stability of Frozen Tropical Vegetables: Processing, Modeling, and Preservation Strategies

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
This review elucidates the mechanistic pathways governing color and texture degradation in frozen tropical vegetables, emphasizing pigment oxidation, enzymatic softening, and ice crystal‐induced structural damage. It integrates kinetic, Arrhenius, RSM, and machine‐learning models with advanced preservation strategies to optimize freezing processes ...
Muhammad Muntasir Mahmud   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Botanical treatment enhances biochemical responses in enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) clones

open access: yesJSFA reports, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 236-247, June 2026.
Abstract Background Bacterial wilt of enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is a severe disease caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, resulting in complete crop failure and considerable damage. This study assessed the biochemical responses of two enset clones (one resistant and one susceptible) when inoculated with the pathogen and ...
Getahun Yemata, Masresha Fetene
wiley   +1 more source

Beautiful and Useful: Species Richness and the Ecosystem Services of Allotment Gardens in Berlin, Germany

open access: yesPlant-Environment Interactions, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Intensive agriculture and urbanization have led to habitat degradation and fragmentation, reducing plant diversity and subsequently reducing pollinator abundance and richness. This paper investigates the conservation potential of green infrastructure in allotment gardens, which are a common form of urban land use.
Dagmar Haase, Dara Gaeva
wiley   +1 more source

Pickleworm Resistance in Cucurbita

open access: yesThe Florida Entomologist, 1974
One hundred seventy-five plant introductions of Cucurbita were evaluated in a series of field experiments for resistance to the pickleworm, Diaphania nitidalis (Stoll). Distinct differences were detected in degree of pickleworm damage among 3 species tested, C. maxima, C. moschata, and C. pepo. The plant introductions of C. maxima and C.
James D. Dilbeck   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Trends and Patterns for the Use of Herbal Medicinal Products for Gynaecological Ailments

open access: yesPhytotherapy Research, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 3580-3594, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Most Germans consider herbal medicinal products (HMPs) to be an important supplement to conventional medicine. Despite existing clinical evidence for safety and efficacy, they are still not sufficiently integrated into drug therapy of gynaecological complaints in everyday practice.
Alexandra Drebka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estructura poblacional y filogeografía de Cucurbita moschata [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Este trabajo presenta el análisis filogeográfico y poblacional de 66 introducciones de Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Lam. Duchesne ex Poir. procedentes de la región comprendida entre México y Colombia, este germoplasma se obtuvo a través de donaciones ...
Flórez Rueda, Ana Marcela
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Squash silverleaf disorder in Cucurbita spp.: a problem caused by the sweetpotato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)

open access: yesScientia Horticulturae
The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a phloem feeding insect, is one of the most economically damaging agricultural crop pests worldwide. Yield of Cucurbita plants is reduced by B.
Alexander S. Luckew   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of humoral immune response in rabbits fed with Cucurbita maxima seeds

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2013
Aim : The objective of the study was to estimate the humoral immune response in rabbits treated with Cucurbita maxima seeds. Materials and Methods: Thirty six male Newzealand White rabbits were divided into six groups (I, II, III, IV, V, VI) of six in ...
V. Ranganathan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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