Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Luffa acutangula

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): ridged sponge gourd syn ribbed sponge gourd syn dishcloth gourd syn kali tori (India) syn ridged gourd syn Angled loofah syn papengaye syn strainer vine
Crop Use(s): vegetable
Reference Source(s): kochhar, rehm, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 39

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

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Kisku, G. C., S. C. Barman, et al. (2000). Contamination of soil and plants with potentially toxic elements irrigated with mixed industrial effluent and its impact on the environment. Water Air and Soil Pollution. [print] May 120(1-2): 121-137. {a} Environmental Monitoring Division, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, U.P., 226 001, India

Nair, A. K., S. A. Nair, et al. (2000). Evaluation of cucurbitaceous vegetables as intercrops in coconut (Cocos nucifera) plantations of Andamans. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. [print] April 70(4): 241-242. {a} Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744 101, India

Rao, B. N., P. V. Rao, et al. (2000). Correlation and path analysis in the segregating population of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula (Roxb.) L.). Crop Research Hisar. [print] September 20(2): 338-342. {a} Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030, India

Samvatsar, S. and V. B. Diwanji (2000). Plant sources for the treatment of jaundice in the tribals of Western Madhya Pradesh of India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. [print] November 73(1-2): 313-316. {a} School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Khandwa Road Campus, Indore, 452001, India

Yuki, V. A., J. A. M. Rezende, et al. (2000). Occurrence, distribution, and relative incidence of five viruses infecting cucurbits in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Plant Disease. May 84(5): 516-520. {a} Dept. de Fitopatologia, ESALQ/USP, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Hossain, M. S. and B. R. Banik (1999). Physiological studies on the pathogen Phytophthora nicotianae var. nicotianae: Causing fruit rot of brinjal. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. Dec. 33(4): 274-280. {a} RARS, Jamalpur, 2000, Bangladesh

Narsimha, R. B., R. P. Venkata, et al. (1999). Correlation and path-coefficient studies in ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula (Roxb.) L.). International Journal of Tropical Agriculture. [print] March December 17(1-4): 119-124. {a} Krishi Vigyan Kendra, CTRI, Kalavacharla, AP, 533 294, India

Shaha, S. R., P. N. Kale, et al. (1999). Path analysis in ridgegourd. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities. [print] May 24(2): 197-198. {a} College of Agriculture, Pune, 411 005, India

Vayssieres, J. F. and Y. Carel (1999). Cucurbits insected by Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Reunion: A list of host-plants with stages of fruits susceptibility to stinging by females for cultivated species. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France. [print] Dec 35(Suppl): 197-202. {a} Laboratoire d'Entomologie, Station de Ligne Paradis, CIRAD, F - 97455, St-Pierre, Reunion

Armengol, J., E. Sanz, et al. (1998). Host range of Acremonium cucurbitacearum, cause of Acremonium collapse of muskmelon. Plant Pathology Oxford 47(1): 29-35. {a} Unidad de Patologia Vegetal, Departamento de Produccion Vegetal, ETSIA Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s.n. 46020 Valencia, Spain

Chatterjee, K. and S. K. Gupta (1997). Depletion of minerals, inorganic and organic compounds in leaves of sponge gourd (Luffa acutangula Roxb.) due to feeding of mite, Tetranychus ludeni Zacher. Journal of Entomological Research New Delhi 21(3): 233-235. Zool. Surv. India, New Alipur, Calcutta-700 053, West Bengal, India

Das, S. and P. S. Basu (1997). Effect of cephalexin on flowering fruit setting and development of Luffa acutangula Roxb. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 2(1): 18-20. Dep. Botany, Burdwan Univ., Golapbag, Burdwan 713104, West Bengal, India

Hedge, M. R. (1997). Performance of vegetable varieties under coconut (Cocos nucifera) shade. Indian Journal of Agronomy 42(3): 535-539. {a} TOT Projects, NDRI Campus, Adngodi, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 030, India

Basu, P. S., S. Banerjee, et al. (1996). Effect of penicillin on flowering, fruit setting and development in Luffa acutangula Roxb. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 1(3): 148-152. Dep. Botany, Univ. Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan 713104, West Bengal, India

Deshmukh, R. P. and R. S. Patil (1996). Comparative efficacy of baited and non-baited sprays of insecticides and chemical attractant against fruit flies infesting ridge gourd. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities 21(3): 346-349. {a} Konkahn Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli-415 712, India

Haldar, U. C., S. K. Saha, et al. (1996). Trypsin inhibitors from ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula Linn.) seeds: Purification, properties, and amino acid sequences. Journal of Protein Chemistry 15(2): 177-184. {a} Dep. Chem., Bose Inst., Calcutta 700009, India

Singh, R. P. and J. Mohan (1996). Ridgegourd mosaic virus. Advances in Plant Sciences 9(2): 211-212. Dairy Cattle Breed. Div., Natl. Dairy Res. Inst., Karnal-132001, India

Kadam, P. Y., U. T. Desai, et al. (1995). Heterosis studies in Ridge gourd. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities 20(1): 119-120. Mahatma Phule Krishi, Vidyapeeth, Rahuri 413 722, India

Varalakshmi, B., P. V. Rao, et al. (1995). Genetics variability and heritability in ridges gourd (Luffa acutangula). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 65(8): 608-610. {a} Div. Vegetable Crops, Indiana Inst. Horticultural Res., Bangalore, Karnataka 560 089, India

Abusaleha (1994). Response of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) to different training systems. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 64(8): 570-571. {a} Central Horticultural Exp. Stn., III IR, Chettalli 571 248, India

Basu, P. S., S. Banerjee, et al. (1994). Hormonal regulation of flowering and fruit development: Effects of dikegulac on flowering, fruit setting and development of Momordica charantia L. and Luffa acutangula Roxb. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 37(4): 282-285. Dep. Bot., Burdwan Univ., Golapbag, Burdwan 713 104, India

Kanwar, R. S. and D. S. Bhatti (1994). Crucifers and garlic (Allium sativum) as rotational crops to manage root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) in vegetable crops. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 64(5): 339-342. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agric. University, Hisar 125 004, India

Varalakshmi, B., Y. N. Reddy, et al. (1994). Genetic divergence in ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula (Roxb.) L.). Journal of Genetics and Breeding 48(2): 131-134. {a} Div. Vegetable Crops, I.I.H.R., Hessaraghatta Lake, Bangalore - 560 089, India

Huyskens, S., S. Mendlinger, et al. (1993). Optimization of agrotechniques in the cultivation of Luffa acutangula. Journal of Horticultural Science 68(6): 989-994. {a} Inst. Applied Res., Ben-Gurion Univ. Negev, Beer-Sheva 84110, Israel

Ng, T. B., P. C. Shaw, et al. (1993). Immunological relatedness of ribosome-inactivating proteins from the Cucurbitaceae family. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International 31(3): 447-453. Dep. Biochem., Chinese Med. Material Res. Cent., Chinese Univ. Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

Desai, M. J. (1992). Organographic stomatal studies in some Indian species of Cucurbitaceae. Feddes Repertorium 103(1-2): 107-110.

Ilyas, M. H. M. (1992). Studies on the extrafloral nectaries in some members of Cucurbitaceae. Acta Botanica Indica 20(1): 116-119. Dep. Botany, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli 620 020, India

Ng, T. B., W. Y. Chan, et al. (1992). Proteins with abortifacient, ribosome inactivating, immunomodulatory, antitumor and anti-AIDS activities from Cucurbitaceae plants. General Pharmacology 23(4): 575-590.

Deshpande, M. V., S. T. Dhume, et al. (1991). Determination of 5-methylcytosine content of four Cucurbitaceae species using high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal Of Chromatography 540(1-2): 397-400.

Iyengar, S. and D. Amritphale (1991). Light-controlled accumulation of carotenoids in Luffa acutangula. Photosynthetica 25(1): 125-128.

Iyer, K. R. P. H., R. B. Subramanian, et al. (1991). Structure, ontogeny and biology of nectaries in Luffa acutangula. Indian Botanical Contactor 8(3): 137-142.

Lyengar, S. and D. Amrithphale (1991). Effect of exogenous application of sucrose on nitrate utilization in etiolated seedlings of Luffa acutangula. Indian Journal Of Experimental Biology 29(7): 689-690.

McCreight, J. D. and A. N. Kishaba (1991). Reaction of cucurbit species to squash leaf curl virus and sweetpotato whitefly. Journal Of The American Society For Horticultural Science 116(1): 137-141.

Nagao, T., R. Tanaka, et al. (1991). Studies on the constituents of Luffa acutangula Roxb: I. Structures of acutosides A-G, oleanane-type triterpene saponins isolated from the herb. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 39(3): 599-606.

Nagao, T., R. Tanaka, et al. (1991). Studies on the constituents of Luffa acutangula Roxb.: II. Structures of acutosides H and I, oleanolic acid saponins isolated from the seed. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 39(4): 889-893.

Walters, T. W., W. D. S. Decker, et al. (1991). Determination and interpretation of comigrating allozymes among genera of the Benincaseae (Cucurbitaceae). Systematic Botany 16(1): 30-40.

Yeung, H. W., W. W. Li, et al. (1991). Isolation of a ribosome-inactivating and abortifacient protein from seeds of Luffa acutangula. International Journal Of Peptide And Protein Research 38(1): 15-19.

Abusaleha and O. P. Dutta (1990). Studies on variability, heritability and scope of improvement in ridge gourd. Journal Of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities 15(3): 333-334.

Guan, P. (1990). Photoperiodic responses in Luffa. Acta Horticulturae Sinica 17(2): 126-132.

Mohiuddin, S., R. A. Qureshi, et al. (1990). Studies on the repellent activity of some indigenous plant oils against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.). Pakistan Journal Of Scientific And Industrial Research 33(8): 326-328.

Singh, B. P. (1990). Cytogenetical investigations in the interspecific hybrid of Luffa acutangula Luffa operculata. Cytologia 55(4): 609-614.

Bhuskute, S. M. (1989). New plant records for Nagpur District (Maharashtra, India). Indian Botanical Reporter 8(1): 39-42.

Iyengar, S. and D. Amritphale (1989). Effect of dark intervening period on chlorophyll synthesis in Luffa acutangula. Photosynthetica 23(1): 119-121.

Iyer, H., R. B. Subramanian, et al. (1989). Structure, ontogeny and biology of nectaries in Luffa acutangula var. amara. Korean Journal Of Botany 32(2): 101-108.

Shameemunnisa, V. Kumar, et al. (1989). Efficacy of systemic fungicide metalaxyl against downy mildew of ridge gourd. Geobios 16(1): 3-7.

Thanki, Y. J. (1989). Structure and development of hairs in cucurbitaceous fruits. Feddes Repertorium 100(7-8): 377-379.

Heiser, C. B. and E. E. Schilling (1988). Phylogeny and distribution of Luffa (Cucurbitaceae). Biotropica 20(3): 185-191.

Kumar, J., S. K. Arora, et al. (1988). Effect of antisenescent regulators on shelf life of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula L. Roxb.). Crop Research 1(1): 124-127.

Maitra, N. and S. P. Sen (1988). Photosynthetic activity of leaves and non-leaf green organs of plants belonging to different families. Indian Journal Of Plant Physiology 31(2): 127-133.

Kanahama, K. and T. Saito (1987). Vascular system and carpel arrangement in the fruits of melon, cucumber and Luffa acutangula Roxb. Journal Of The Japanese Society For Horticultural Science 55(4): 476-483.

Raju, D. C. S., M. Ahmedullah, et al. (1987). Genetic potential in the flora of Eastern Ghats of India. Journal Of Economic And Taxonomic Botany 9(1): 133-138.

Singh, G. and A. Mukherjee (1987). On the oligophagous nature of Henosepilachna dodecastigma (Wiedemann) and Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Indian Journal Of Entomology 49(1): 118-126.

Anantharam, V., S. R. Patanjali, et al. (1986). Isolation, macromolecular properties, and combining site of a chitooligosaccharide-specific lectin from the exudate of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 261(31): 14621-14627.

Bala, G. and F. Hosein (1986). Studies on gummy stem blight disease of cucurbits in Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago). Tropical Agriculture 63(3): 195-197.

Bhave, M. R., V. S. Gupta, et al. (1986). Arrangement and size distribution of repeat and single copy DNA sequences in four species of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Systematics And Evolution 152(3-4): 133-152.

Lagu, M., M. Bhave, et al. (1986). Molecular analysis of cucurbitaceae genomes: Part IV. Homologies among repeated DNA sequences. Indian Journal Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 23(3): 167-170.

Avgelis, A. (1985). Occurrence of melon necrotic spot virus in Crete (Greece). Phytopathologische Zeitschrift 114(4): 365-372.

Ganga, G., J. S. Chetty, et al. (1985). Influence of food plants on the food utilization and chemical composition of Henosepilachna septima (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Proceedings Of The Indian Academy Of Sciences Animal Sciences 94(2): 161-167.

Khan, S. A., D. Muhammad, et al. (1985). The fatty acid of indigenous resources for possible industrial applications: 7. Investigation of the species of Cucurbitaceae family. Pakistan Journal Of Scientific And Industrial Research 28(1): 27-30.

Pande, Y. D. and A. A. Reddy (1985). Effects of host plant species on the biology of Tetranychus neocaledonicus (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Journal Of Advanced Zoology 6(1): 1-7.

Sadana, G. L., B. K. Gupta, et al. (1985). Tetranychoid mites infesting vegetables in Punjab (India) with description of two new species. Annals Of Biology 1(2): 157-164.

Sahni, G. P., R. K. Singh, et al. (1985). Correlation and path analysis in ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula Roxb.). Progressive Horticulture 17(3): 193-196.

Salma, S. H., A. W. Sabir, et al. (1985). Cultivation conditions and physico-chemical properties of Luffa acutangula var. acutangula seed oil. Pakistan Journal Of Scientific And Industrial Research 28(2): 119-122.

Okoli, B. E. and F. A. Onofeghara (1984). Distribution and morphology of extrafloral nectaries in some Cucurbitaceae. Botanical Journal Of The Linnean Society 89(2): 153-164.

Purcifull, D. E., W. C. Adlerz, et al. (1984). Serological relationships and partial characterization of zucchini yellow mosaic virus isolated from squash in Florida (USA). Plant Disease 68(3): 230-233.

Singh, P. N., I. R. Sindhu, et al. (1984). Effect of fungal metabolites on seed germination and seedling growth of some cucurbits. Geobios 11(5): 212-216.

Bhattiprolu, S. L. (1068). Studies on a newly recognized disease of Nicotiana glutinosa of viroid etiology. Plant Disease 75(10): 1068-1071.

Mehrotra, S. C. and P. Gupta (1017). Reduction of iron by leaf extracts and its significance for the assay of iron(II) iron in plants. Plant Physiology 93(3): 1017-1020.


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