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

Plant-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

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, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Esra Capanoglu, Nabil Adrar, Gizem Catalkaya, Shabnum Shaheen, Mehwish Jaffer, Lalit Giri, Renu Suyal, Arun K Jugran, Daniela Calina, Anca Oana Docea, Senem Kamiloglu, Dorota Kregiel, Hubert Antolak, Ewelina Pawlikowska, Surjit Sen, Krishnendu Acharya, Moein Bashiry, Zeliha Selamoglu, Miquel Martorell, Farukh Sharopov, Natália Martins, Jacek Namiesnik, William C. Cho   +24 more
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Trends and Patterns for the Use of Herbal Medicinal Products for Gynaecological Ailments

Phytotherapy 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, Annika J. Scholl, Teresa Ochs, Olaf Kelber, Ralph Mösges, Beatrice E. Bachmeier   +5 more
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Reaction of different Cucurbita species to Phytophthora capsici, P. melonis and P. drechsleri under greenhouse conditions

Journal of Crop Protection, 2015
The reaction of nineteen different cultivars of Cucurbita spp. including Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima and Lagenaria siceraria to Phytophthora capsici, Phytophthora melonis and Phytophthora drechsleri was studied under greenhouse conditions.
Zahra Nnemati, Ziaeddin Banihashemi
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Exploring marking methods for the predatory hoverfly Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 1109-1122, June 2026.
As important pollinators and predators of aphids, hoverflies play an important role in ecosystems. This study focuses on identifying the best marking technique for the model species Sphaerophoria rueppellii that can be used to track hoverfly feeding and oviposition sites, evaluating three methods: rubidium (RbCl), fluorescein, and fluorescent dusts ...
Michele Violi, Elena Costi, Elena Monari, Daniele Sommaggio, Lara Maistrello   +4 more
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Effect of roasting on tocopherols of gourd seeds (Cucurbita pepo)

Grasas y Aceites, 2006
The effect of roasting at high temperatures on the Vitamin E in hulled gourd seeds of Cucurbita pepo was studied. Roasting at 140°C for 5 min induced a swelling of the seed with an increase in volume of 43 %, and a weight loss of 6.5 %.The seed acquired ...
Gemrot François, Barouh Nathalie, Vieu Jean-Pierre, Pioch Daniel, Montet Didier   +4 more
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Caracterización sintomatológica y molecular del virus de la mancha anillada del papayo (PRSV) que infecta Carica papaya L. en el norte del Perú

Scientia Agropecuaria, 2015
El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo la caracterización sintomatológica y molecular del virus que infecta Carica papaya L. en zonas del norte peruano. Para ello, de diferentes campos en producción se colectaron hojas tiernas de C.
Shirley Valderrama, Carolina Cedano, Jorge Tenorio, Javier Romero, Segundo Carbajal   +4 more
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Early growth responses of selected cucurbit vegetables to salt stress

International 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, Muhammad Javed, Madiha Rashid, Zahra Noreen, Kakaish Raees, Anam Ilyas, Humira Ashraf   +6 more
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Responses of Grafted Watermelon onto Cucurbita pepo Tiana F1 Hybrid to Boron Nutritional Disorders

Horticultural Plant Journal, 2019
Sensitivity to boron stress in growing media during the early seedlings stage could severely inhibit watermelon growth and development. The aim of this study was to test if watermelon (Citrullus lanatus cv.
Shirani Bidabadi Siamak, Sabbatini Paolo
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Review of research on haploid production in cucumber and other cucurbits

Folia Horticulturae, 2013
This review provides a summary of haploid induction methods and factors affecting the efficacy of specific methodologies as applied to cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), melon (Cucumis melo L.), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai), winter
Gałązka Joanna, Niemirowicz-Szczytt Katarzyna   +1 more
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