This experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of feeding different levels of luffa aegyptiaca extracts (LAP) on the growth performance of broiler chicken fed corn-soya meal diet. The study was carried out between January to March, 2019. A total of two hundred day old broiler chicks of mixed sex (Ross 308) were allocated into four treatment groups, each group was further divided into...

Phelipanche aegyptiaca parasitizes a wide range of plants, including important crops, and causes serious damage to their production. P. aegyptiaca develops a specialized intrusive organ called a haustorium that establishes connections to the host's xylem and phloem. In parallel with the development of xylem vessels, the differentiation of phloem-conducting cells has been demonstrated by the tra...

Root-knot nematode penetration and morphopathlogy of the infection sites were studied in roots, stem and hypocotyls of Luffa cylindrica, L. and effect of combined inoculation of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (VAM) fungi included Glomus mossae, Glomus intraradices, G. fasciculatum, Acaulospora sp. and Meloidogyne incognita (Root-knot Nematode) were investigated. The maximum number and size of...

Optimizing nitrogen (N) input rates for vegetable production is crucial in Florida to reducing costs and enhancing environmental sustainability. Asian vegetables emerging expanding not only increase profit growers, but also enhance food diversity consumers. The objective of this study was gain a better understanding the partitioning usage N carbohydrates two crops: long bean (Vigna unguiculata ...

The aim of present study was to evaluate antioxidant efficacy of pussy willow extract (PWE) and essential oil (PWEO) in stabilization of sunflower oil (SFO) during ambient storage (60 days at 25°C). Initially, total phenolic (TP) and total flavonoid (TF) contents were evaluated. Then, PWE, PWEO, and TBHQ were added to SFO. Peroxide value (PV), carbonyl value (CV), total polar compound (TPC), ac...

Luffa was evaluated as a potential energy crop. A considerable amount of luffa sponge biomass can be grown in a vertical direction with approximately 70% polysaccharide content and low lignin content. When concentrated H3PO4 was employed to pretreat luffa sponge, hemicelluloses were the most sensitive component, followed by cellulose and lignin. Hemicellulose solubilization and cellulose loss p...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of rhinosinusitis is quite high. Despite the widespread use of antibiotics for rhinosinusitis, there are other forms of treatment, including phytotherapy. One of the most widely used herbal medicines for treatment of rhinosinusitis is Luffa operculata. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of topical nasal solution of the aqueous extract of L. opercul...