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Journal of Acute Disease, 2014 Objective: To investigate the antiatherosclerotic potential of Lagenaria siceraria (L. siceraria) by calculating percentage plaque area in aorta and grade of atheromatous lesions modulated by HMG–CoA reductase enzyme and lipoprotein lipase enzymes levels
Mithun Singh Rajput +2 more
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Recursos genéticos de cucurbitáceas convencionais e subutilizadas no Estado da Bahia. [PDF]
, 2016 A família cucurbitácea é uma das mais importantes famílias de plantas utilizadas e comercializadas no mundo inteiro. Além disso, apresentam inúmeros outros usos potenciais como, por exemplo, uso medicinal, ornamental, dentre outros.
ANDRADE, D. C. L. +3 more
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Cucurbitacin Profile and Metalloid Stress Response in Cucurbita pepo L. Upon Arsenic Exposure
Plant Direct, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2025.ABSTRACT Cucurbits are cultivated worldwide in regions with high concentrations of arsenic (As), a hazardous metalloid, affecting produce quality and increasing the consumer exposure. Cucurbitacins are herbivore‐deterrent secondary metabolites that contribute to the plant defense response.
Gerardo Flores‐Iga +6 more
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Orphan crops of archaeology‐based crop history research
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 562-589, May 2025.Agrobiodiversity is central to sustainable farming worldwide. Cultivation, conservation and reintroduction of diverse plant species, including ‘forgotten’ and ‘underutilized’ crops, contribute to global agrobiodiversity, living ecosystems and sustainable food production.
Daniel Fuks +23 more
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Burials and offerings: mortuary, agricultural and culinary practices in the XIII and XIV centuries in Tinogasta (Catamarca, Argentina) [PDF]
, 2014 This paper presents the archaeobotanical assemblage analysis carried out at two burial contexts from Western Tinogasta (Catamarca, Argentina). Las Champas and Bebé de La Troya sites show botanical macro remains that allow inquiring into the role of these
Lema, Veronica Soledad +2 more
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The biocultural heritage and changing role of indigenous yams in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 719-733, May 2025.Global yam production is centred on West Africa, but there are significant knowledge gaps about farm‐level diversity across much of the region, and especially in Guinea. Although yam production is increasing in Guinea, in the longer term, varietal diversity and the sustainability of agri‐systems are at risk.
Nagnouma Condé +8 more
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Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2007 Bu çalışmada; Türkiye’nin batı ve güney bölgelerinden toplanan, 15 adet Lagenaria siceraria genotipine ait tohumlar KNO ve NaCl uygulamasına tabi tutularak çimlenme oranları araştırılmıştır. Araştırma, 2004-2005 yıllarında yürütülmüştür.
Burcu Begüm Kenanoğlu
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Mobilizing agro-biodiversity and social networks to cope with adverse effects of climate and social changes: experiences from Kitui, Kenya [PDF]
, 2015 Poster presented at 13th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology.
Eyzaguirre, Pablo B. +4 more
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Evolution and loss of long-fringed petals [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The Cucurbitaceae genus Trichosanthes comprises 90–100 species that occur from India to Japan and southeast to Australia and Fiji. Most species have large white or pale yellow petals with conspicuously fringed margins, the fringes sometimes ...
de Boer, Hugo J. +3 more
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Plant Breeding, Volume 144, Issue 2, Page 159-181, April 2025.ABSTRACT African horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus E. Meyer ex Naudin, 2n = 2x = 24) is an under‐researched and under‐utilised cucurbit crop primarily grown for its nutritious fruit. In its centre of diversity, the crop is valued for its relatively high tolerance to insect pests, diseases, drought and heat stress. It is a potential opportunity crop and
Olga Sebati +2 more
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