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An Investigation Into the Sensory Properties of Cookies Made With Luffa Seed Powder

Journal of Sensory Studies, Volume 40, Issue 6, December 2025.
ABSTRACT The seeds are currently a waste product from the luffa sponge (exfoliator) production. Luffa seeds could be a new and innovative sustainable ingredient as they offer nutritional benefits. Before they can be considered for use in different food products, their sensory properties and consumer acceptability need to be determined.
Brianna Power, Amber Locke, Matthew Code, Mackenzie Gorman, Tanvi Dabas, Matthew B. McSweeney   +5 more
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Seed Characteristics Diversity in Sponge Gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.) Germplasms from Hatay Region in Turkey

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture, 2018
The objective of this study was to evaluate seed characteristics of sponge gourd, to establish a core collection of sponge gourd with the germplasm collected throughout the Hatay region.
Kazım MAVİ, Kazim GÜNDÜZ, Dilek YILDIRIM, Fulya UZUNOĞLU   +3 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, 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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Synergistic Effect: Comprehensive Strategic Results of a Plant Protection Preparation and Agricultural Biogas Slurry in Enhancing Silage Maize Yield

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of individual and combined applications of agricultural biogas slurry (ABS) and a plant protection preparation (GZM) on enhancing the yield of silage maize. In four different 15 ha fields of green silage maize, the treatments of control, ABS, GZM, and a combination of ABS and GZM were applied in sequence ...
Huanqing Wang, Yafei Chen, Xuechun Peng, Xiao Liu, Pengcheng Li, Zhanbiao Wang, Vera Popovic   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct Comparison of Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) and Natural Powder in Urban Waste Water Treatment

Proceedings
Today’s environmental issues related to wastewater are being tackled by growing public concern and tighter international regulation. Pollutant removal from wastewater is still a very challenging task.
Mohamad Al Ajami, Zaher Abdel Baki, Amer Noaman, Jana Rammal, Salma Maana, Akram Hijazi   +5 more
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Pollen source variation between agricultural areas and forest edges: a case study of the red dwarf honeybee (Apis florea Fabricius) in the Rarh region, West Bengal, India [PDF]

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Conserving native honeybees is vital for ecosystem stability and food security, yet the impact of changing landscapes on the pollen foraging of the red dwarf honeybee (Apis florea) remains poorly understood. The study investigated how landscape variation
Suman De, Ujjwal Layek, Prakash Karmakar
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An Ethnobotanical Survey and Pharmacological and Toxicity Review of Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Obesity in the North Central Zone of Nigeria

Journal of Obesity, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Introduction: Obesity is increasing worldwide. Due to the unavailability of affordable obesity drugs in most parts of Nigeria, many overweight and obese people rely on medicinal plants to manage obesity. Thus, the aim of this study is to document medicinal plants traditionally used in the treatment and management of obesity in the North Central Zone of
Gabriel O. Anyanwu, Dorathy Anzaku, Yanga J. Bulus, Jemimah N. Girgi, Chinda C. Donwell, Jerome O. Ihuma, Eusebius C. Onyeneke, Giovanna Bermano, Vanessa Steenkamp, Aron Weller   +9 more
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Morphological characterization of sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.) genotypes from the eastern mediterranean region of turkey

Genetika, 2021
Having wide range of genetic resources, Hatay is the largest sponge gourd producer of province of Turkey. This study was conducted to determine the status and morphological diversity of the livestock breeding with a field survey in the districts of Hatay Province.
Mavi, Kazim, Gunduz, Kazim, Uzunoglu, Fulya, Karaat, Firat Ege   +3 more
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Saprolegniosis in aquaculture and how to control it?

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 4, Issue 4, August 2024.
This review combines the current knowledge regarding the predisposing factors to Saprolegnia infections and current methods to prevent and treat it, including those under further research. So far, many compounds have been tested and studied, but an effective, suitable and safe compound to treat saprolegniosis remains to be found.
Petra Camilla Lindholm‐Lehto, Päivi Pylkkö   +1 more
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Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

, 2007
Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part L), pp. 610-650 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 643, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
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