Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:76-77 (article 39) 1987 Fenny Dane, A. G. Hunter, and O. L. Chambliss Department of Horticulture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, AL 36849 Cucurbitacins are very bitter and toxic secondary plant substances which can be found in roots, cotyledons and fruits of many cucurbit species. Synthesis of the bitter […]