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 ...
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Nutritional Assessment and Chemical Composition of Raw and Defatted Luffa cylindrica Seed Flour [PDF]
, 2010 The raw and defatted Luffa cylindrical seed flours were characterized with respect to their proximate, mineral and energy using standard analytical technique. The range values of the proximate analysis for raw and defatted samples were; crude protein (42.
Abitogun, A. S., Ashogbon, A. O.
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Liquid hot water pretreatment of multi feedstocks and enzymatic hydrolysis of solids obtained thereof [PDF]
, 2016 Agricultural feedstocks (brewer spent grains BSG, corncob CC, corn husk CH, wheat straw WS and Luffa sponge LS) were pretreated by liquid hot water (LHW) in order to increase cellulose recovery and enzymatic saccharification.
Michelin, Michele, Teixeira, J. A.
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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
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Revista Colombiana de Cirugía, 2009 Las fístulas intestinales, sean secundarias a dehiscencias o a escapes de suturas, o secuelas del inadecuado manejo del abdomen abierto, son un problema médico muy difícil de manejar y, en general, requieren diversas medidas, como nuevas intervenciones ...
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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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An investigation into the sensory properties of luffa [ Luffa cylindrica (L.)] sap
Journal of Food ScienceAbstract The seeds and sap of luffa [ Luffa cylindrica (L.)] are usually discarded as waste. As such, this study aimed to identify the sensory properties of luffa sap (aqueous solution) and if it can be incorporated into a food item (orange juice)
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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.
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Design of experimental design as a tool for the processing and characterization of HDPE composites with sponge-gourds (Luffa-Cylindrica) agrofiber residue. [PDF]
, 2016 Sponge-gourd (Luffa-Cylindrica) agrofiber residue (LC)-HDPE composites were manufactured by extrusion and injection moulding. The effects of fiber content, fiber size, screw speed and barrel zones temperatures on tensile strength at yield (TS) point ...
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Profiling of Flavonols in Seeds and Sprouts of
Natural Product Communications, 2014 Seeds of Luffa cylindrica (Luffa) have been considered as agricultural wastes. However, we hypothesized that the seeds and its sprouts may provide bioactive components that could provide health benefits for humans.
Soon-Mi Shim, Tae-Sik Park
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