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Cucurbita pepo

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Violales:Cucurbitaceae Synonyms Common names autumn pumpkin, bitter nut squash, Cucurbitae semen, Kürbis, marrow, Oleum cucurbitae, pumpkin, squash, summer pumpkin, vegetable marrow, zucca Editor Ecocrop code 821

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A bushy or more commonly trailing, rough hairy, herbaceous vine. The fruit is variable in size, elongated, 5 angled, with white or yellow coarse textured flesh. USES The fruits are often canned or frozen. The seeds are eaten as snacks and are a source of oil and protein. GROWING PERIOD Annual. Firts harvest of immature fruit may be taken after 40-70 days, mature fruit may be harvested after 80-100 days. COMMON NAMES Marrow, Vegetable marrow, Summer squash, Citrouill, Calabaza, Kurbis, Kalabas, Pompoen, Pumpkin, Calabacita, Calabacilla, Oil-seed pumpkin, Gourd, Naked-seed pumpkin, Courge, Potiron, Schalenloser oelkuerbis, Steirischer oelkuerbis, Weichschaliger, Tok, Zucca, Tykva, Courgette, Calabazin, Markkurbis, Zucchetti, Squash. FURTHER INF Three varieties are most commonly grown: var. pepo - field pumpkin, var. medullosa - vegetable marrow, and var. melopepo - squash, pumpkin, or summer squash. Marrow is in the tropics best grown at elevations exceeding 500 m. It is intolerant of warm, humid conditions that favour growth of fungal pathogens. It is probably native to northern Mexico and south-western United States. Yields of immature fruits are about 6-8 t/ha, while yields of mature fruit may be up to 20 t/ha.
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SOURCES (C. pepo L.) Tindall H 1983 pp 168-170 [TEMP, DRA, FER, PHO, PH] Rice R 1990 pp 265 [TEMP, LIMIT, DRA, FER, PH] Duke J 1975 pp 13 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 493 [USE] Hackett C 1982 pp 70 [FER, PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT, TEMP] Langer R 1991 pp 215 Hockings E 1961b pp 400-404 [KTMP, TEXT, FER, DRA, USE]