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Benincasa

Benincasa is a genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It includes two species native to Indomalaya and Australasia:Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner – tinda Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. – wax gourd

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Fertilized kudzu vines build richer soil life on old mines

Scientists planted six vine species on abandoned iron mine land in China and found that fertilizing the soil, along with the choice of vine, changed which bacteria thrived underground. Kudzu-relative Pueraria montana paired with fertilizer produced the richest, most diverse microbial community, pointing to a practical combo for restoring damaged mine soils.

Melatonin mitigates magnesium deficiency-induced chlorosis through enhancing photosynthetic efficiency and antioxidant capacity in wax gourd (Benincasa hispida).

If the leaves on your squash or cucumber plants are turning yellow between the veins, magnesium deficiency may be the culprit...

Wax Gourd crop-improvement / plant-signaling