Screening and identification of tolerant genotypes using osmotic materials under in vitro culture could be rapid, easy, even accurate. In this research, three Iranian landraces Cucurbita sp. included Tanbal Ajili (Cucurbita maxima Duch.), Razan pepo L.), Balghabakhi moschata Duch.) seeds were cultured ¼ MS medium. After germination, plantlets transferred to media containing mannitol PEG 6000. M...

The heavy-metal-associated (HMA) proteins are a class of PB1-type ATPases related to the intracellular transport and detoxification metals. However, due lack information regarding HMA gene family in Cucurbitaceae family, comprehensive genome-wide analysis was performed ten species: Citrullus amarus, colocynthis, lanatus, mucosospermus, Cucumis melo, sativus, Cucurbita maxima, moschata, pepo, Le...

Aims: During a disease survey conducted in 2019, typical symptoms including yellowing of the leaves, stunting, shortening internodes, proliferation auxiliary shoots (witches'-broom), bunchy appearance growth at ends stems (rosetting), virescence flowers or sterility, phyllody, small and deformed leaves fasciation were observed on suspected cucurbit plants growing Hatay province. Therefore, this...

Photosystem II (PSII) is susceptible to light-induced damage defined as photoinhibition. In natural conditions, plants are capable of repairing the photoinhibited PSII by on-going degradation and re-synthesis of the D1 reaction centre protein of PSII. Photoinhibition is induced by both visible and ultraviolet light and photoinhibition occurs under all light intensities with the same efficiency ...

BACKGROUND The aqueous extract of Cucurbita ficifolia (C. ficifolia) fruit has demonstrated hypoglycemic effect, which may be attributed to some components in the extract. However, the major secondary metabolites in this fruit have not yet been identified and little is known about its extra-pancreatic action, in particular, on liver carbohydrate metabolism. Therefore, in addition to the isolati...