Cucurbita moschata Planted at Four Latitudes

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:102-103 (article 33) 1986 D.W. Unander and F. Varela Ramfrez Depo. de Horticultura, Estacion Experimental Agricola, Apartado 506, Isabela, PR 00662 Cucurbita moschata Duch.ex Poir. is grown in temperate and tropical zones. ‘Ponca’ butternut, a vigorous selection in Nebraska (1), was observed to have a dwarfed unthrifty growth and small fruits […]

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Reducing Non-Genetic Variability of the Internal Color of Tropical Calabaza

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:100-101 (article 32) 1986 D.W. Unander and F. Varela Ramfrez Depo. de Horticultura, Estacion Experimental Agricola, Apartado 506, Isabela, PR 00662 Cucurbita moschata Duch., known in Spanish as calabaza (Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico), auyama (Dominican Republic) or ayote sazon (Costa Rica), is an important vegetable throughout the Caribbean. Little breeding work […]

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