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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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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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Food Chemistry Advances, 2023 This study assessed and compared antimicrobial, antioxidant activity, and total phenolic content (TPC) of two commonly consumed vegetable leaves, i.e., bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) and Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo).
Sultana T, Islam S, Rahman A, Jahurul A
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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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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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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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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 186, Issue 3, March 2025.Isotopic values of Gran Canaria's Early Modern Human Population. (A) Measured human δ13Ccollagen versus δ15Ncollagen values from Gran Canaria during the Early Modern period (16th–18th centuries). The graph includes the mean values and standard deviations of each period; (B) violin plot of the δ13Ccollagen values by chronological period; (C) violin plot
Jonathan Santana +10 more
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Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 65-85, January 2025.• Overviewed edible TCMs for their hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic potentials • Reviewed screening strategies for bioactive compounds in edible TCMs by UF/LC‐MS • Updated molecular mechanisms of hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic compounds in edible TCMs • Prospected future trends and challenges in more efficient multi‐target based UF/LC‐MS Abstract Edible ...
Xiaowen Hua +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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