The acorn squash is a common, but less well-known member of the cucurbita family of gourds, which includes summer and winter ...

Pumpkins are the star member of the cucurbit family in October, but they are just one of the winter squash varieties available now, and many others are as tasty as they are attractive. The cucurbit ...

As you spend hours in the coming weeks carving pumpkins and preparing pumpkin pies, you may start to wonder: What exactly is a pumpkin? Is it a vegetable? But it has seeds, so is pumpkin a fruit? And ...

It’s the time of year for all things pumpkin. But what do you really know about pumpkins? They are generally considered to be a kind of winter squash, like butternut, acorn, or spaghetti squash.

The length of the day relative to night, or photoperiod, is a strong determining factor for the induction of flowering in many plant species. Short day (SD) plants require a short day length (or more ...

Forget pumpkin spice - Seminole and calabaza pumpkins thrive in Southwest Florida and offer a delicious, DIY-friendly fall ...

Thanks to seeds discovered in an ancient pot, students at Winnipeg’s Canadian Mennonite University have helped to revive an extinct variety of squash, reports APTN National News. The seeds, which ...

Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum (syn. Didymella bryoniae) can affect cucurbits through induction of black rot. This pathogen produces irregular white spots covered with pycnidia on infected cucurbit ...

Summer squash plants (Cucurbita pepo L., cv. 'Early Prolific Straightneck') hydroponically cultured under optimal boron nutrition (+B)3 until age 5 d were transferred to hydroponic solutions ...