Waste utilization in cucurbits: A review

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-368

  Shetty, Anoop A ^a   Rana, Renu ^a   Buckseth, Tanuja ^a   Preetham, S P ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cucurbits; Melon; Pumpkin; Seed oil; Waste utilization

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CUCURBITS; EDIBLE COATING; HAZARDOUS METALS; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; MELON; OIL EXTRACTION; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; PUMPKIN; SEED OIL; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL;

GROUNDWATER; OILS AND FATS; SEWAGE; WASTE UTILIZATION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

CUCUMIS;

EID: 84870182621     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-012-9114-x     Document Type: Review

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