The Effects of Nisin Treatment on the Phenylpropanoid and Physiological Mechanisms of Fresh-Cut Pumpkin [PDF]
FoodsPumpkin is rich in nutritional value, and it can be eaten as a vegetable or as a staple food, making it popular among modern consumers. However, after fresh cutting, pumpkins are susceptible to moisture loss, softening, microbial contamination, and ...
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Reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing MRLs for acequinocyl in cucumbers, melons and pumpkins [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2013 In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Germany, herewith referred to as the evaluating Member State (EMS), received an application from LWK NRW Pflanzenschutzdienst to modify the existing MRLs for the active substance acequinocyl in
European Food Safety Authority
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Metavirome Detection and Analysis of Viruses Present in Diseased Pumpkin in Shandong, China [PDF]
VirusesViral diseases pose a serious threat to pumpkin cultivation, which is an important cucurbitaceous vegetable crop. Recently, multi-virus mixed infections in plants have been continuously detected and reported. However, studies on mixed virus infections in
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Can Functional Micro-organisms Associated with Pumpkin Sizes Be Sought Out from the Soil?—A Comparison of Soil Microbial Community Structures in Rhizospheres between Giant- and Small-Sized Pumpkin Varieties [PDF]
PlantsTo elucidate the biological mechanisms driving the growth of various pumpkin varieties to different sizes under identical management conditions while in the same field, the soil microbial community structures in the rhizospheres of giant-pumpkin (GP) and
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Rootstock and grafting type affect the growth and oil quality of medicinal pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo Var. styriaca) [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyGrafting is a technique commonly used in horticulture to minimize damage from soil-borne diseases and bolster plants’ ability to withstand stress, ultimately resulting in increased plant productivity.
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Grafting Cucumber onto Interspecific Cucurbita Hybrid Rootstocks to Improve Productivity and Control wilt Disease Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum [PDF]
Journal of Plant Production, 2021 Commercial cucurbits such as cucumber, melon and watermelon are commonly grafted onto interspecific Cucurbita hybrid rootstocks to increase yield and mange soil-borne diseases.
Dalia Taher, S. Kamel
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Antioxidants, 2021 Pumpkin is considered a healthy and functional food. The consumption of pumpkins and pumpkin-based foods has been shown to confer several beneficial effects on human health due to their antioxidant capacity and terpenoid content. Consequently, this study
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Plants, 2020 Pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) are one of the most important economic crops in genus Cucurbita worldwide. They are a popular food resource and an important rootstock resource for various Cucurbitaceae. Especially, C. moschata is widely used as a rootstock
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Identification of viruses infecting pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo L) in Yugoslavia [PDF]
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke, 2002 This study was carried out in order to identify the major viruses infecting pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo)grown in Serbia. Leaf samples from virus-infected pumpkin plants were collected in mid-July 2001.
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Variability and correlations between characteristics in pumpkin varieties (Cucurbita maxima Duch. ex Lam.) [PDF]
Ratarstvo i Povrtarstvo, 2012 Variability and correlations among morphological features of eight ornamental pumpkin varieties were studied under field conditions. The variability of plant height, fruit length, fruit width, fruith weight, fruit peel thickness, length and circumference
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