In fleshy fruit species such as those of the Cucurbitaceae plant family (e.g., zucchini), the storage or resting after harvest of the fruits enables the seeds to complete their maturation process, reaching maximum levels of germination and vigor. The proper resting period can allow early harvestings, improve the agronomic uses of the area, and redu...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Zucchini fruit are notably susceptible to chilling injury when stored at low temperatures. The purpose of this experimental investigation was to assess the influence of strigolactone (ST) (5 μmol L-1) on mitigating chilling injury and the metabolic changes in amino acids, ascorbic acid, and abscisic acid in zucchini fruit stored at 4°C. Research fi...
Published in Journal of experimental botany
The sex determination process in cucurbits involves the control of stamen or carpel development during the specification of male or female flowers from a bisexual floral meristem, a function coordinated by ethylene. A gain-of-function mutation in the miR164-binding site of CpCUC2B, ortholog of the Arabidopsis transcription factor gene CUC2, not onl...
Abstract Previous research has studied the effects of Cucurbita pepo extract on aquatic growth and health parameters. The present study aims to investigate the effects of C. pepo extracts on some blood factors and growth indices of rainbow trout, as well as the resistance of fish to Yersinia ruckeri. A total of 750 rainbow trout, with an average we...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
The College of Agriculture / University of Kufa’s Agricultural Research Station conducted a field experiment in 2022 to determine the effects of fertilizing with Agaricus bisporus fungus residues and spraying shoots with potassium and boron on squash plant Cucurbita pepo hybrid cultivar Squash Ahmed F1’s vegetative growth and yield. The experiment ...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Trichomes provide an excellent model for studying cell differentiation and proliferation. The aboveground tissues of plants with long dense trichomes (LDTs) can cause skin itching in people working in a zucchini field, in which management, pollination, and fruit harvesting are difficult. In this study, an F2 population was constructed with the LDT ...
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international
Cucurbita pepo (C. pepo) is cultivated and used traditionally as vegetable as well as medicine in different parts of the world. The aim of current study was to investigate the potential of C. pepo in attenuation of diabetic neuropathy via using streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes model in male wistar rats. Diabetic neuropathy was induced by admin...
Published in Journal of plant physiology
Xylem sap is a fluid that transfers water and nutrients from the rhizosphere. This sap contains relatively low concentrations of proteins that originate from the extracellular space among the root cells. One of the characteristic proteins in the xylem sap of the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes cucumber and zucchini, is a major latex-like prote...
RNA silencing is a crucial mechanism of the antiviral immunity system in plants. Small RNAs guide Argonaut proteins to target viral RNA or DNA, preventing virus accumulation. Small RNA profiles in Cucurbita pepo line PI 420328 with tolerance to cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) were compared with those in Gold Star, a susceptible cult...
The dissipation behavior and dietary exposure risk assessment of four fungicides (dimethomorph, mandipropamid, myclobutanil, and metalaxyl) was performed in fruits and leaves of squash grown under greenhouse conditions. Squash fruit and leaf samples were randomly collected at 0, 3, 5, 7, and 14 days after the last pesticide application. Analysis wa...
