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Extraction and Characterization of Sponge Gourd Outer Skin Fiber

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2023
Plant-derived natural fibers have recently been used as a promising reinforcement in polymer matrix composites. Fibers from the inner sponge of the luffa cylindrica fruit have been the subject of several studies as reinforcement in various polymer resins.
Felix Sahayaraj Arockiasamy
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Salicylic acid alleviates postharvest chilling injury of sponge gourd ( Luffa cylindrica )

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017
Effect of salicylic acid (SA) on chilling injury (Cl) of sponge gourd during storage (9 days, 9°C) plus shelf life (2 days, 20°C) was evaluated in this study.
Cong HAN, Jin-hua ZUO, Qing WANG, Hai-zhou DONG, Li-pu GAO   +4 more
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Genetic diversity analysis in sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca)

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2023
Sponge gourd is versatile summer vegetable having potential applications across many sectors. Twenty sponge gourd genotypes were studied at the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara, Kerala Agricultural University ...
KOUSTHUBHA V P, ANITHA P, PRADEEP KUMAR T, FLEMINE XAVIER, BEENA V I   +4 more
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Effect of moisture stress on different cucurbits: a morpho-physiological and biochemical perspective [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Climate change poses a major threat to global crop production and food security, with cucurbit crops particularly vulnerable to heat, drought, and other climatic stresses. In this study, seven Cucurbitaceae species—bottle gourd, sponge gourd, ridge gourd,
Sanjeet K. U. Vaishya, Diwakar Singh, Rajeev Kumar, Shreya Panwar, Pratibha Singh, Anant Bahadur, Hare Krishna, Rajesh Kumar   +7 more
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Identification of new stable resistant sources and assessing agro-morphological performance of sponge gourd germplasm against Tomato Leaf curl New Delhi Virus incidence [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (TolCNDV) causes yellow mosaic disease, which poses a significant biotic constraint for sponge gourd cultivation, potentially resulting in crop loss of up to 100%.
Jogendra Singh, Anilabha Das Munshi, Deepak Singh, Bharat Raj Meena, Awani Kumar Singh, Arvind Nagar, Yvonne Angel Lyngdoh, Bhoopal Singh Tomar, Shyam Sundar Dey, Jeetendra Kumar Ranjan, Narendra Singh, Narendra Kumar, Kamla Mahajani   +12 more
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Plant spacing modulates growth, yield and nutrient dynamics of sponge gourd under semi-arid conditions [PDF]

Scientific Reports
With the global population steadily rising and arable land shrinking, enhancing per-unit area productivity has become a critical challenge, particularly in semi-arid regions where resource limitations further constrain crop yields.
Syed Mohsin Abbas, Raina Ijaz, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Wasim Haider, Muhammad Nafees, Alina-Stefania Stanciu, Alshaikh A. Shokeralla, Ulkar İbrahimova, Afaq Rzayeva   +8 more
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Analysis of effect of thickness and surface treatment on sound transmission loss characteristics of natural fibres [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Noise pollution, driven by rapid urbanisation and city expansion, has created a growing demand for innovative and bio-degradable sound absorption materials.
Methil Vivek Shankar, N. H. Padmaraj, Sriharsha Hegde, G. M. Yash, Chandrakant R. Kini   +4 more
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Cucumber grafting on indigenous cucurbit landraces confers salt tolerance and improves fruit yield by enhancing morpho-physio-biochemical and ionic attributes [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
Pakistan is the 8th most climate-affected country in the globe along with a semi-arid to arid climate, thereby the crops require higher irrigation from underground water.
Fazal Abbas, Hafiz Nazar Faried, Gulzar Akhtar, Sami Ullah, Talha Javed, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Khurram Ziaf, Kashif Razzaq, Muhammad Amin, Fahad Masoud Wattoo, Aqsa Hafeez, Mehdi Rahimi, Amany H. A. Abeed   +12 more
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Comparative analysis of crop rotation systems: the impact of ginger (Zingiber officinale) and sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) residues on growth of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa var. chinensis) [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
Continuous cropping in greenhouse cultivation often leads to increased pest and disease problems, reducing crop quality and yield. Crop rotation is a common strategy to address these issues.
Zhangliang Yao, Jiashun Miao, Baojun Wang, Weidong Xu, Yeqing Wang, Qiang Lu, Jidong Zhang   +6 more
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Improvement in mechanical properties of sponge-gourd fibers through different chemical treatment as demonstrated by utilization of the Weibull distribution model

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020
Sponge-gourd natural fibers obtained from Luffa cylindrica plant were chemically treated separately using 5−15 wt% NaOH, acetic anhydride and benzoyl chloride solutions.
Taimur -Al-Mobarak, Md Abdul Gafur
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