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Risks for human health related to the presence of plant lectins in food

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The European Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess the risk related to the presence of plant lectins in food. Based on the available evidence, the CONTAM Panel considered only phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), a legume lectin from beans (Phaseolus sp.), for the risk characterisation.
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Agneta Åkesson, Vasileios Bampidis, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Gisela Degen, Antonio Hernández‐Jerez, Tim Hofer, Christer Hogstrand, Stefano Landi, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Kyriaki Machera, Isabelle P. Oswald, Guido Rychen, Salomon Sand, Katharina Vejdovszky, Barbara Viviani, Hanne Frøkiær, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Patrick Mulder, Pierre Rougé, Heather Wallace, Marios Georgiadis, José Ángel Gómez Ruiz, Eirini Kouloura, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Lydia Alarcón Asensio, Eleni Gkimprixi, Evangelia Ntzani   +30 more
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Cryptic species‐specific transmission of the invasive begomovirus tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci

New Plant Protection, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2025.
ToLCNDV is typically transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci, but the efficiency of transmission varies among different cryptic species. The retention and circulation of viruses in insect vectors are crucial determinants of successful transmission to new plants.
Hongwei Shan, Yaoji Si, Haibin Lu, Xinyi Cai, Dankan Yan, Qianzhuo Mao, Chuanxi Zhang, Jianping Chen, Junmin Li   +8 more
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Nepalese Landraces of Sponge Gourd for the Production of Tender Fruits

Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 2013
Evaluation of landraces is necessary for better management of agricultural biodiversity on- farm. The objective was to evaluate the farmers named landraces of sponge gourd that are being maintained on-farm for tender fruit production. A total of 21 sponge gourd landraces collected from six districts of Nepal were evaluated in a randomized complete ...
Madhusudan P Upadhyay, Sanjaya Gyawali, Madhusudan Ghalo, Hari B KC, Radha K Tiwari, Kge Bal   +5 more
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Date Palm and Camel Milk as Sustainable and Resilient Food Sources to Fulfill the UN's SDGs (Goals 2 and 12): A Review

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT An increasing global population and harsh climate conditions are challenging most crops and contribute to threats of food insecurity. It is crucial to identify food sources that are sustainable and resilient. This review aims to provide insights into how date palm and camels can act as two major resilient and sustainable food sources to meet ...
Nilushni Sivapragasam, Kehinde Ganiyat Lawal, Raouf Aslam, Meththa Ranasinghe, Ume Roobab, Balan Sundarakani, Sajid Maqsood   +6 more
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Association between nutrient intake from vegetables and BMI category of in-school adolescents in urban and rural areas in Davao City, Philippines

Dialogues in Health, 2023
Consumption of vegetables may contribute to alleviating the double burden of malnutrition, which is widespread among adolescents. However, the link between specific nutrient intakes from vegetables and the body mass index (BMI) of in-school adolescents ...
Kriza Faye A. Calumba, Miko Mariz C. Castro, Aileen Grace D. Delima, Melissa P. Loquias, Emma Ruth V. Bayogan, Pedro A. Alviola, IV   +5 more
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Sclerotium Rot of Sponge Gourd Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii

Research in Plant Disease, 2012
Sclerotium rot of sponge gourd occurred at the experimental field of Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services in August 2010. The infected fruits showed water-soaked and rot symptoms. White mycelial mats spread over lesions, and then sclerotia were formed on fruit and near soil line.
Jin-Hyeuk Kwon, Jin-Woo Kim, Yong-Hwan Lee, Hong-Sik Shim   +3 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional Assessment and Proximate Analysis of Selected Vegetables Grown in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan

Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society, Section A: Chemistry, 2022
Food security and protection are the most crucial concerns worldwide. However, vegetables may significantly contribute to the macro and micro-nutrients for good health compared to dietary supplements.
Niaz Malghani, Sarfaraz Mahesar, Jameel Baig, Farah Talpur, Syed Tufail Hussain SHERAZİ, Mirza JUNAİD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Identification and Characterization of White Seeded Sponge Gourd (Luffa cylindrica Roem.) Genotype under Hot-arid Region

International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management
The field experiment was conducted during kharif (July–November, 2022; July–November, 2023) and Spring-Summer (February–May, 2022 and February–May, 2023) seasons at research farm of ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Beechwal, Bikaner ...
B. R. Choudhary, H. Ram, S. K. Maheshwari, Naresh Kumar, Dhurendra Singh   +4 more
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