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ArticleBMC plant biology2024

Enhancing the medicinal properties and phytochemical content of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) through elicitation with brassinosteroid, ethrel, and carrageenan.

Zeynab Mohkami, Azizollah Kheiry, Mohsen Sanikhani, Farhang Razavi, Mahdi Tavakolizadeh, Mansour Ghorbanpour

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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6 authors.

Zeynab MohkamiDepartment of Agriculture and Plant Breeding, Agriculture Institute, Research Institute of Zabol, Zabol, Iran.
Azizollah KheiryDepatment of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran. kheiry@znu.ac.ir.
Mohsen SanikhaniDepatment of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.
Farhang RazaviDepatment of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.
Mahdi TavakolizadehDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Mansour GhorbanpourDepartment of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, 38156-8-8349, Iran. m-ghorbanpour@araku.ac.ir.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) is well-known for its high protein, steroid, alkaloid, mineral, lipid, triterpene, and phenolic compound content, as well as its medicinal properties, particularly its anti-diabetic effects. To investigate the impact of elicitors on the morphology and phytochemical characteristics of bitter melon (Jounpouri cultivar) over two consecutive years (2018 and 2019), we conducted a field experiment. The study aimed to determine the effects of Ethrel, brassinosteroids (BRs), and k-carrageenan on yield and the production of anti-diabetic agents in M. charantia farm crops. The elicitors included ten levels, ranging from a control group to Ethrel (100, 300, and 600 mg l

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BrassinosteroidsCarrageenanMomordica charantiaPhytochemicalsAntioxidantsFruitPhenolsAntioxidantsBrassinosteroidsCarrageenanPhenolsPhytochemicalsAntioxidant activityAscorbic acidBioactive moleculesCharantinMomordicine

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