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Novel sources of resistance to fusarium wilt in Luffa species
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Fusarium wilt is a serious disease of cucurbit crops including cultivated Luffa species (Luffa aegyptiaca, Luffa acutangula) causing considerable amount of reduction in yield and quality.
Sumant Bindal +7 more
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Genetic variability studies in response to drought under different water regimes in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) [PDF]
, 2017 A set of 40 genotypes of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) were evaluated in a randomized block design with two replications under different water regimes during summer 2012 at the agriculture research station Bee-chwal, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India to study ...
Mishra, Sheshnath +2 more
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Urban gardening in Dhaka: Practices, constraints, and impacts
Urban Agriculture &Regional Food Systems, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2026.Abstract The production of fruits and vegetables by urban residents can enhance food security and provide various additional benefits, but empirical data to support these claims is limited. This study uses questionnaire‐based data from 1320 households in Dhaka, Bangladesh, including 1079 gardeners and 241 non‐gardeners, to examine urban gardening ...
Nusrat Akber +3 more
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Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 2022 Two male sterile mutants IIHRRG-12MS (long fruited) and IIHRRG-28MS (medium long fruited) were identified from the ridge gourd germplasm IIHR-12 and IIHR-28 respectively at ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru.
Varalakshmi B, Rajasekharan P.E.
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International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Enhancing productivity and cropping intensity in rice‐based systems is the key to securing food and livelihoods in Bangladesh. This study explored alternatives to the traditional boro rice–fallow–T. aman crop rotation in AEZ‐3 over 2021–23 at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Rangpur.
Md. Armanul Islam Sarker +5 more
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Effect of foliar application of GA3, ethrel and copper sulphate on flowering behaviour and sex ratio of Jatropha curcas L. [PDF]
, 2014 Effect of various plant growth substances viz., GA3 (25, 50,100 ppm), ethrel (1500, 2000, 2500 ppm), copper sulphate (0.1, 0.2, 0.5%) as foliar spray treatment applied during January to October was studied at 15 days intervals.
Bhalawe, S. +2 more
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Twenty years of cucurbit breeding research at the World Vegetable Center
Crop Science, Volume 65, Issue 6, November/December 2025.Abstract The contribution of cucurbit crops to global food and nutrition security is immense. They are economically and nutritionally important to smallholder farmers in Asia, who account for 81% of global cucurbit production. World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) has been focused for 20 years on four species: bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), ridge ...
Narinder Pal Singh Dhillon
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Environment Conservation Journal, 2007 The effect of three strains of Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) infection on the nitrogen metabolism of Luffa acutangula leaves were studied and found that the infected levels of total nitrogen, total protein, nitrate and nitrate ...
Deepika Shukla +4 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Latest studies on Vis/NIR research mostly focused on particular products. Developing a model for a specific product is costly and laborious. This study utilized visible/near-infrared (Vis/NIR) spectroscopy to evaluate the quality attributes of six ...
Kusumiyati +3 more
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Is the staple diet eaten in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka, a predisposing factor in the development of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology? - A comparison based on urinary β2-microglobulin measurements [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Exact mechanism of causation of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka is not described to date, despite the identification of possible multiple risk factors. Questions have been raised as to why only some are affected
Danaseela B Nugegoda +5 more
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