BACKGROUND The oriental melon (Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa) is one of the most important cultivated cucurbits grown widely in Korea, Japan, and northern China. It is cultivated because its fruit has a sweet aromatic flavor and is rich in soluble sugars, organic acids, minerals, and vitamins. In order to elucidate the genetic and molecular basis of the developmental changes that determine size, ...

The aim of this study was to identify particular properties of foods that can affect satiety. Two levels (50 and 200 kcal) of three preloads (tomato soup, melon, cheese on crackers) were given just before two different second courses (macaroni and beef casserole, grilled cheese sandwiches), allowing us to examine the effects of caloric level, energy density, and sensory-specific satiety on food...

Bitter melon fruit is recommended in ancient Indian and Chinese medicine for prevention/treatment of diabetes. However its effects on cancer progression are not well understood. Here, we have determined the efficacy of methanolic extracts of bitter melon on colon cancer stem and progenitor cells. Both, whole fruit (BMW) and skin (BMSk) extracts showed significant inhibition of cell proliferatio...

the melon aphid, aphis gossypii glover (hemiptera: aphididae), is one of the most important pests of agricultural products in iran. in this study, susceptibility of melon aphid that collected from seven regions (yazd, varamin, mohammadshahr, esfehan, karaj, hashtgerd and ramsar) was compared to pirimicarb and malathion after 24 hours in 2009. bioassay experiments on adults were carried out by u...

ourmia melon virus (oumv) is the causal agent of mosaic disease on melon in west-azerbaijan province and probably in some other parts of iran. symptomatic and non-symptomatic samples of cultivated and non-cultivated hosts were collected from most cucurbit-planting parts of the province and surveyed using common serological methods namely: indirect-elisa, direct-elisa and lateral flow. some squa...

The aim of this research was to determine the impact soaking bitter melon seeds in a Pseudomonas alcaligenes and Bacillus sp bacteria suspension on growth yield melon. A randomized block design used with 11 treatments consisting three isolates P. alcaligenes, four sp, one mixed control, each which repeated times for total 44 experimental pots. Data were analyzed using variance test one-way ANOV...

Cucurbits are among the most cultivated crops, and economically important species melon (Cucumis melo L.), cucumber sativus watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thumb.), squash (Cucurbita pepo pumpkin spp.). These crops have become income sources providing export local consumption commodities in many Mediterranean countries. Increased area of cucurbits has led to emergence several viral diseases, whic...

Gastric antral vascular ectasia ('water melon stomach') is a poorly documented cause of occult upper gastrointestinal blood loss. We describe a case which emphasises the clinical and pathological difficulties that can be encountered in making this elusive diagnosis.

to investigate the effect of dose and applying time of paraquat on soybean weed control, especially wild melon, factorial experiment conducted as a randomized complete block design with four replications in 2009 in dashte naz co. sari-iran. the treatments included different doses of paraquat (0, 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 liters per hectare of commercial material) and different growing stages of wild me...

Background Amaranthus pollen grains are known to be highly allergenic and a potential cause of respiratory allergic diseases in many countries. Amaranthus palmeri pollen is an important allergenic source in Mexico; however in our country, there is not reported data about the prevalence of these pollens. The first allergenic profilin was identified from birch pollen allergen (Bet v 2) in 1991. M...