Journal of
Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Biotech. Sustain. Dev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2340
  • DOI: 10.5897/JABSD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 144

Full Length Research Paper

The influence of solvent’s polarity on physicochemical properties and oil yield extracted from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seed

Lesten Eliez Chisomo Chatepa
  • Lesten Eliez Chisomo Chatepa
  • Basic Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda Campus, P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Kingsley Masamba
  • Kingsley Masamba
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Food and Human Sciences, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda Campus, P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 31 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 July 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

How to cite this article

APA /
Chatepa, L. E. C., & Masamba, K. (2019). The influence of solvent’s polarity on physicochemical properties and oil yield extracted from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seed. Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development, 11(3), 40-47.
Chicago /
Lesten Eliez Chisomo Chatepa and Kingsley Masamba  . "The influence of solvent’s polarity on physicochemical properties and oil yield extracted from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seed." Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development 11, no. 3 (2019): 40-47.
MLA /
Lesten Eliez Chisomo Chatepa and Kingsley Masamba  . "The influence of solvent’s polarity on physicochemical properties and oil yield extracted from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seed." Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development 11.3 (2019): 40-47.