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Botanical Sciences, 2020 Antecedentes: Es importante entender las prácticas agrícolas y los criterios de selección que moldean la diversidad de variedades locales en plantas domesticadas. La región andina comparte con la región mesoamericana y Norteamérica los centros de origen
Josué Barrera-Redondo +7 more
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Determination of Total Carotenoids and β-Carotene in Germplasm of Pumpkin Caboclo (Cucurbita maxima)
Agronomy, 2023 The genus Cucurbita has been mentioned as a good source of carotenoids, including β-carotene, which is a precursor of vitamin A. However, the variability observed for the genus denotes the individual need to invest in the species.
Michele Barboza +14 more
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International Journal of Phytopharmacy, 2012 Cucurbita maxima is a creeper which is found very frequently on the roofs of houses all over India. The used parts are seeds, pulp and fruit stalk. Similar to other Cucurbitaceous plants it constitutes of saponins, fixed oil, resin, protein, sugar, starch. It also contains glutamic acid and calcium in measurable amount.
Sarvesh Dhar Dubey, Sarvesh Dhar Dubey
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Oilseeds 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
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Starch Degradation in Buttercup Squash (Cucurbita maxima) [PDF]
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1999 Extractable activities of α-amylase, β-amylase, and starch phosphorylase were investigated in order to understand the mechanism of starch degradation in buttercup squash ( Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Irving, Donald E. +2 more
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2022 Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima Lam.) is a well-known, extensively grown and consumed crop, world-wide. Pumpkins are natural and rich source of potential bioactive compounds. The presence of active phytochemicals makes these fruits a great matrix to be further
A. Hussain +9 more
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Scientia Agricola, 2009 The production of fruits and seeds of many crops is increased when bees visit their flowers pollinating them. The aim of this research was to study the pollination of pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima Duch. var. Exposição), to determine the diversity of insects
Daniel Nicodemo +3 more
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International Journal of Food Properties, 2022 This study was aimed to analyze and compare the volatile compounds of flesh, peel and seed parts of the pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima). The volatile compounds were extracted from three different parts of pumpkin using a hydro-distillation method.
Mulubrhan K. Hagos +3 more
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Food Chemistry Advances, 2022 Antioxidants are helpful in offering resistance against high production of free radicals in the body because of their ability to donate electrons that can neutralize the radical formation. This study identified and quantified the in vitro antioxidant and
Shreyasi Halder +2 more
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