A Preliminary Survey of the Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of Bangladesh [PDF]
, 2013 Thirteen species of Bactrocera and one species of Dacus were collected during field surveys in Bangladesh, including eight new country records, for a total of fifteen species confirmed to occur in the country. Color variation in Bangladesh B. dorsalis is
Hossain, M. Aftab +4 more
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HorticulturaeLuffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the Cucurbitaceae family, recognized as an important cultivated commercial vegetable. However, the seeds of the luffa species are considered hard-seeded, and the processes governing seed germination ...
Pingping Fang +7 more
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Study of tensile and flexural properties of luffa fiber reinforced epoxy composite [PDF]
, 2013 In current years composites have concerned considerable importance as a potential operational material. Low cost, light weights, high specific modulus, renewability and biodegradability are the most basic & common attractive features of composites that ...
Sahu, Jagannatha
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Luffa—an Asian Vegetable Emerging in Florida
EDIS, 2016 Luffa is the genus name of several tropical and subtropical plants in the cucumber family. Alternatively spelled “Loofa” or “Loofah,” the name is derived from the plant’s use as a material for sponges and dish cloths for bathing and cleaning dishes ...
Yucong Xie +3 more
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Utilization of Luffa for Acoustic Panel on Interior Wall, A Technical and Perceptual Approach [PDF]
SHS Web of ConferencesLuffa Cylindrica is one of Indonesia’s biodiversity, which provides several benefits, such as for making handycraft, cleaning tool and event for building materials.
Ayu Roro +2 more
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Pollinator Diversity and Foraging Dynamics on Monsoon Crop of Cucurbits in a Traditional Landscape of South Indian West Coast [PDF]
, 2017 Studies on insect pollinator ecology and dynamics are very rarely carried out in traditional Indian agriculture landscapes. Indiscriminate landscape changes in the rural areas and tendencies towards crop monocultures can have significant effects on ...
V, R. T. (RAMACHANDRA)
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A comparative study of Zinc (II) ions removal by a locally produced Granular activated carbon [PDF]
, 2013 Physiochemical properties of wastewater effluent from the plants of a brewery in Lagos, Nigeria were analyzed. The adsorption capacity of Granular activated carbon from animal horns when compared with the available commercial Granulated ...
Aluyor, E. O., Oboh, I. O.
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Comparison of two Agricultural Wastes for Phenol Removal Via Peroxidase-Catalyzed Enzymatic Approach
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 Agricultural wastes of jicama and luffa skin peels were used as the source for peroxidase extraction. The extracted crude enzymes showed similar activities, 1.34U/mL and 1.22U/mL for jicama and luffa peroxidase respectively.
Chiong Tung +3 more
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A Survey for Potential Biocontrol Agents of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Thailand [PDF]
, 2003 Scientific note.Limited investigations on parasitoids of the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett), infesting five species of Cucurbitaceae and seven species of Solanaceae were conducted in Thailand to determine natural occurrence of biological ...
Messing, Russell H., Ramadan, Mohsen M.
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