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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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Evaluation of proteome complexes normalizing osmoregulation in salt stressed Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. [PDF]

, 2021
Modern-day agriculture is facing the challenge of sustaining global food security. However, the rapid increase in salinity stress among arable areas poses a major threat to crop health and yield.
Debjani, D, Mala, P, Pramodkumar, P G, Sunita, S   +3 more
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Design and development of thermosensitive rectal in situ gel from Luffa acutangula fruits for the treatment of ulcerative colitis

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research
Background: Luffa acutangula has good anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity.  Ulcerative colitis has inflamed intestinal mucosal lining with frequent diarrhoea, mucosal, and bloody stools.
Swati P. Barangule, Avish D. Maru
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Morphological characteristic, growth behavior, and cultivation of Luffa acutangula in tropical urban ecosystem

Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2022
Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) is a climbing vegetable that produces edible fruits. Young fruits are harvested when the cotyledons have not yet formed. This study covered morphological characteristics, growth behavior, and cultivation practices suitable ...
Benyamin Lakitan, Fitra Fadhila Rizar, Strayker Ali Muda   +2 more
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A Review on the Phytochemical and Pharmacological Activitities of Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. [PDF]

, 2020
Indonesia is a country with a tropical climate, so it can be a place to live for various plants in the world. The use of plants in Indonesia as an alternative treatment requires a lot of research because many plants have not been studied for their ...
Harfiani, Erna, Pradana, Dhigna Citra, Yusmaini, Hany   +2 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, Carlos Lopez‐Ortiz, Purushothaman Natarajan, Padma Nimmakayala, Umesh K. Reddy, Nagamani Balagurusamy, Aldo Almeida   +6 more
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Micropropagation and in Vitro Flowering of Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.- an Important Vegetable Crop

International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2014
An efficient protocol has been established for micropropagation and in vitro flowering of Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. in the present study. Maximum numbers of shoots (8.2±0.29/ nodal explants) were obtained in the MS medium supplemented with 4.44 μM of ...
Partha Sarathi Saha, Biswajit Ghosh
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Classification of land use data [PDF]

, 2007
For the data collected under the 2007 global survey, the classification system developed for the 2006 survey was used, but slightly modified. When the 2006 survey began, FiBL did not yet have a classification system, as it was not known what kind of data
Baraibar, Barbara, Willer, Helga
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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, Frijda Schmidt, Maite I. García‐Collado, Margot Besseiche, Neal Payne, Giovanna Bosi, Charlène Bouchaud, Elisabetta Castiglioni, Vladimir Dabrowski, Suembikya Frumin, Dorian Q. Fuller, Roman Hovsepyan, Sureshkumar Muthukumaran, Leonor Peña-Chocarro, Guillem Pérez Jordá, Jérôme Ros, Mauro Rottoli, Philippa Ryan, Robert Spengler, Chris J. Stevens, Soultana Maria Valamoti, Ehud Weiss, Michelle Alexander, Muriel Gros-Balthazard   +23 more
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Green synthesis and characterization of copper oxide nanoparticles using Luffa acutangula peel extract and its antibacterial activity

Results in Surfaces and Interfaces
In this current research project, the peel extract of Luffa acutangula was employed to synthesize copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) for the very first time.
P. Raji, Balachandra Kumar K
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