Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.): A Crop to Mitigate Food and Nutritional Challenges

M Hosen, MY Rafii, N Mazlan, M Jusoh, Y Oladosu… - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
The world's food and agricultural programs have gradually declined into an unsustainable
situation due to challenges such as increase in world population, varied agro-climatic …

Current state of knowledge on the potential and production of Cucurbita moschata (pumpkin) in Africa: A review

UH Gbemenou, V Ezin… - African Journal of Plant …, 2022 - academicjournals.org
Pumpkin has high nutritional value essential for food security. Despite many benefits, it still
considered an orphan crop in Africa. Very little information is available on the potential and …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of cultivated pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) landraces for genotypic variance, heritability and agro-morphological traits

V Ezin, UH Gbemenou, A Ahanchede - Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Cucurbita moschata (Pumpkin) is a multipurpose species whose fruits and sometimes oil
seeds are used for various purposes. It is low in calories and is a significant source of …

Recent advances in genetics and breeding of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.)

H Kesh, S Yadav - The Journal of Horticultural Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Pumpkin is a traditional crop that is widely grown for its mature and immature fleshy fruits,
seeds, flowers and processed products. It occupies a foremost place among the cucurbits …

Advances in improvement of pumpkin and squashes

AS Dhatt, M Sharma, B Kaur - … Plant Breeding, Volume 2: Vegetable Crops, 2020 - Springer
Pumpkins and squashes which belong to genus Cucurbita are among the four important
genera of Cucurbitaceae family, with widest adaptation from temperate to tropics. These are …

Mapping and transcriptomic profiling reveal that the KNAT6 gene is involved in the dark green peel colour of mature pumpkin fruit (Cucurbita maxima L.)

CJ Wang, W Ding, F Chen, K Zhang, Y Hou… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
Peel colour is an important agronomic characteristic affecting commodity quality in Cucurbit
plants. Genetic mapping of fruit peel colour promotes molecular breeding and provides an …

Phytochemical potential and associated health benefits of Cucurbita flower

A Gargi, J Singh, P Rasane, S Kaur… - Turkish Journal of …, 2023 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Edible flowers are currently gaining popularity as the majority of the edible flower species
have a nutritional profile that meets several dietary demands and the consumption of flowers …

Contribution of multi-purpose pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) to the economy of selected Kenyan small-scale households

JW Kiharason, DK Isutsa - 2019 - 41.89.226.26
Pumpkin (C. moschata Duch.) fruit is a highly nutritious horticultural crop with great potential
for commercialization. However, in Kenya many households do not buy and utilize pumpkins …

The Genetic Divergence among Pumpkin Segregates (Cucurbita moschata) For Some Economic Traits

SE Gomaa, ME Abou Kamer… - Alexandria Science …, 2023 - asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg
Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) is considered an alternative food source required nowadays
to fill in the gap of domestic and international demand among developing countries. It is a …

Similarity Appearance of Parents with Progeny of Lombok Local Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. Cantalupensis) and Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

R Sholihatin, S Ashari, K Kuswanto - Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of … - dergipark.org.tr
Crosses between local lombok cantaloupe and melon have produced the first progeny (F1).
The F1 have a similar appearance to their parents. This study used two similarity …