Medicinal plants used for wound healing in Lubumbashi have yet to be discovered. Inventory or profile of their taxa has yet to be established. The present study was carried out to survey the plants used in traditional medicine in Lubumbashi to treat wounds and to define their ethnomedical characteristics.
Bashige Chiribagula Valentin +7 more
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Effect of Macrophomina phaseolina, organic manure and spent engine oil on Luffa aegyptica (Mill) [PDF]
There is an increasing environmental concern over improper disposal of spent engine oil (SEO) from serviced engines. These concerns are the results of increasing pollution of the environment by SEO with its negative consequences on plants and other forms
Kadiri, A.B. +3 more
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The implantation of the mechanized harvesting system of sugarcane led to changes in the pro- duction system, in the production system was the modification of the weed flora, promoting the emergence of weed species that weren`t present in the ...
PAULO VINICIUS DA SILVA +2 more
doaj
Solitary Bees Are More Efficient Pollinators of Sponge Gourd than Giant honeybees and Syrphid Flies
Cucurbits comprise a vast group of vegetables grown worldwide, including Pakistan. The sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) is a summer vegetable in Asia.
Sibbaha Abdullah +5 more
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Variations in size, leaf morphology, and fruit characters among 25 populations of Luffa aegyptiaca [PDF]
Variations in 25 populations of Luffa aegyptiaca L. in southwestern Nigeria and their possible causes were studied. The variations were most pronounced in the leaf, especially in texture, invagination, area, and dry weight.
J. F. Bamidele +2 more
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Early growth responses of selected cucurbit vegetables to salt stress
This study investigated the early growth responses of selected highly economically cucurbit vegetables under varying salt concentrations. Four potential cucurbit species (Luffa aegyptiaca, Cucurbita pepo, Praecitrullus fistulosus, and Cucurbita maxima ...
Noreen Kareem +6 more
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Post-production handling of mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) using Luffa aegyptiaca Mill [PDF]
POST–PRODUCTION HANDLING OF MANGOES (Mangifera indica L.) using Luffa aegyptiaca.Mill.Post-production losses of fruits and vegetables are high in many developing economies.
Adjanahoun, Claude
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Expression in the Hippocampal Formation of Mefloqine Induced-Seizured Rats Treated with Aqueous Leaf Extract of Luffa aegyptiaca Mill [PDF]
This study investigates the expression of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and effects of aqueous leaf extract of Luffa aegyptiaca Mill on the hippocampus of the brain of Albino Wistar rats with Mefloquine induced seizure.
Worgu, Eberechi +3 more
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Cancer chemoprevention study of Luffa Aegyptiaca seed extract on human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7) [PDF]
Objectives/Research Problem: Breast cancer is a major health problem in Malaysia and the world. It is the commonest malignancy in women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths.
Firus Khan, Al'aina +8 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Luffa aegyptiaca Seed Oil as Insulating Oil in the Nigerian Power Sector
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), 2002, observed that mineral insulation oil used in medium voltage equipments contain myriad of problems, with regard to ecological and environmental factors. In line with the myriad of problems associated with mineral transformer/capacitor oil, this research is intended to evaluate the possibility of ...
Mustapha AB, Ekanem EO, Kolo AM
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