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Synthesis of calcium borate nanoparticles and its use as a potential foliar fertilizer in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and zucchini (Cucurbita pepo).

Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB, 2020
This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of foliar sprays containing boron (B) nano-fertilizer (NF) on the growth and physiology of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and zucchini (Cucurbita pepo).
S. Meier, F. Moore, Arturo Morales, M. González, A. Seguel, C. Meriño-Gergichevich, O. Rubilar, J. Cumming, H. Aponte, David Alarcón, J. Mejías   +10 more
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Green synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles using Cucurbita pepo seeds extract

Materials Today: Proceedings, 2019
Bio synthesized method has received great attention in recent years due to its capability to design alternative, safer, energy efficient, and less toxic routes towards synthesis.
J. M. Abisharani, S. Devikala, .. D. Kumar, M. Arthanareeswari, P. Kamaraj   +4 more
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Divergence of defensive cucurbitacins in independent Cucurbita pepo domestication events leads to differences in specialist herbivore preference.

Plant, Cell and Environment, 2020
Crop domestication and improvement often concurrently affect plant resistance to pests and production of secondary metabolites, creating challenges for isolating the ecological implications of selection for specific metabolites.
Lauren J. Brzozowski, M. Gore, A. Agrawal, M. Mazourek   +3 more
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Calcium signaling confers nickel tolerance in Cucurbita pepo L.

International journal of phytoremediation, 2020
Excessive nickel (Ni) accumulation in edible parts of the plants has become a serious challenge for food security over the past few decades. Therefore, in this study, the role of calcium (Ca2+) signaling in imparting Ni tolerance was investigated in ...
M. Valivand, R. Amooaghaie
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Cucurbita pepo seeds improve peripheral neuropathy in diabetic rats by modulating the inflammation and oxidative stress in rats

Environmental science and pollution research international, 2023
Navpreet Kaur, Lalit Kishore, Shaheen Farooq, A. Kajal, Randhir Singh, Rohini Agrawal, Ashi Mannan, T. G. Singh   +7 more
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Proximate Composition, Antioxidant Properties, Mineral Content and Anti-nutritional Composition of Sesamum Indicum, Cucumeropsis Edulis and Cucurbita Pepo Seeds Grown in the Savanna Regions of Ghana

, 2020
This study evaluated the nutritional and antioxidant properties of Sesamum indicum, Cucumeropsis edulis and Cucurbita pepo seeds by determining proximate composition and mineral composition by atomic absorption spectroscopy and antioxidant assays.
Mercy Badu, Mary-Magdalene Pedavoah, Irene Y. Dzaye   +2 more
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Cucurbita pepo leaf extract induced synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles, characterization for the treatment of femoral fracture.

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology, 2019
The present work showed the green, eco-friendly synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using leaf extract of Cucurbita pepo. The prepared ZnO NPs were studied using different characterization techniques such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR),
Dan Hu, Weibing Si, Wei Qin, Jian Jiao, Xiaolin Li, Xueping Gu, Yuefeng Hao   +6 more
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Chromosomal fragment deletion in APRR2-repeated locus modulates the dark stem color in Cucurbita pepo.

TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik, 2022
Lei Zhu, Yong Wang, Zhen-Li Zhang, De-huo Hu, Zan Wang, Jianbin Hu, Changsheng Ma, Lu-Ming Yang, Shou-Ru Sun, Yan-Man Li   +9 more
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Promoter variation in a homeobox gene, CpDll, is associated with deeply lobed leaf in Cucurbita pepo L.

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022
Kai-Liang Bo, Ying Duan, Xiyan Qiu, Meng Zhang, Qin Shu, Yapei Sun, Yadi He, Yuzi Shi, Yiqun Weng, Changling Wang   +9 more
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Antiparkinsonian activity of Cucurbita pepo seeds along with possible underlying mechanism

Metabolic brain disease, 2021
U. Saleem, Aisha Shehzad, Shahid Shah, Zohaib Raza, M. Shah, Shabana Bibi, Zunera Chauhdary, B. Ahmad   +7 more
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