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Defensive Mechanisms in Cucurbits against Melon Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) Infestation through Excessive Production of Defensive Enzymes and Antioxidants

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) is the most common pest of cucurbits, and it directly causes damage to cucurbit fruits in the early developmental stage.
Madhusudana Somegowda   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Karyomorphological studies of six commercially cultivated edible cucurbits: bitter gourd, sponge gourd, ridge gourd, snake gourd, ash gourd and cucumber [PDF]

open access: yesCaryologia, 2018
AbstractInformation about chromosomal characteristics is helpful to geneticists and plant breeders in crop improvement programmes. The karyomorphological analysis of six commercially cultivated edible species of Cucurbitaceae, namely Luffa cylindrica, L.
Md. Mabud Alam   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

A comprehensive review on bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) as a gold mine of functional bioactive components for therapeutic foods

open access: yesFood Production, Processing and Nutrition, 2022
Bitter gourd is a tropical wine grown mainly in India, China and South East Asia. The plant is cultivated mainly for its fruit part which is edible. Bitter gourd is unaccepted widely due to its bitter taste. Nevertheless, the fruit is a source of several
K. S. Gayathry, J. John
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Performance of parthenocarpic and non-parthenocarpic grafts of cucumber

open access: yesJournal of Horticultural Sciences, 2022
Effect of rootstock on yield and quality of cucumber scion was studied at Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala during February-May, 2021.
POOJA P GOWDA, Rafeekher M., SARADA S
doaj   +1 more source

Fine mapping of the major gene BhHLS1 controlling seed size in wax gourd (Benincasa hispida)

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Introduction/Background The seed size of wax gourds is an important agronomic trait; however, the associated genes have not yet been reported. Methods In this study, we used a high-density genetic map constructed based on F8 recombinant inbred line ...
Wenrui Yang   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Map-based cloning of the APRR2 gene controlling green stigma in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Bitter gourd is an economically important vegetable and medicinal crop distinguished by its bitter fruits. Its stigma color is widely used to assess the distinctiveness, uniformity, and stability of bitter gourd varieties.
Jinyi Zhan   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Silver nanoparticles‐polydopamine‐wax gourd: An antimicrobial solar evaporator with enhanced steam generation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Energy Research, 2022
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation is an emerging environmentally‐friendly technology to produce freshwater, but the current interface evaporators are restricted by their high cost, complex fabrication processes, and low resistance to environmental ...
Xinfei Fan   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Physico-chemical Profiling, Antioxidant Potential and Heavy Metals Accumulation in Lagenaria Siceraria

open access: yesPakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2023
Lagenaria siceraria (bottle gourd) contains the wide range of chemical components such as minerals, vitamins, flavone-C glycosides, fatty acids and omega-3.
Kousar Yasmeen, Azizuddin, Asma
doaj   +1 more source

Color and physiochemical attributes of pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) influenced by modified atmosphere packaging and postharvest treatment during storage

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2022
The efficiency of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) in combination with postharvest treatment on the shelf-life, physiochemical attributes, color, and nutrition of pointed gourd was studied after storing in refrigerated (low temperature, LT) and ...
J. Hassan   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Grafting promoted antioxidant capacity and carbon and nitrogen metabolism of bitter gourd seedlings under heat stress

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Introduction Heat stress can limit vegetable growth, and this can lead to constraints on agricultural production. Grafting technologies, however, can be used to alleviate various plant stresses.
Le Liang   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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