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 …

Morphological variation and heritability studies of Lagenaria siceraria landraces from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

LG Buthelezi, S Mavengahama, NR Ntuli - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2019 - smujo.id
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. Its nutritious
tender shoots, fruits, and seeds are widely consumed in rural communities as leafy …

Phenotypic diversity of pumpkins from western Kenya using fruit morphological characters

LA Nyabera, SM Runo, IW Nzuki, PW Amwayi - African Crop Science …, 2019 - ajol.info
Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) is an important indigenous crop in Africa with high nutritional,
medicinal and economic value. In Kenya, pumpkins still remain underutilised and neglected; …

Morphological characteristics of selected fruit parts and naked seeds of Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca

VH Sedláčková, A Avagyan - … for Improving Nutrition …, 2022 - agrobiodiversity.uniag.sk
The study aimed to determine the variability of some morphological characters on fruits of
selected plants within the population of ESO variety of Styrian oil pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo …

Morphological and Yield Characteristics Diversity among Pumpkin Accessions in Kenya

M Tanui - 2023 - erepository.uoeld.ac.ke
Genetic diversity and yield potential of Kenyan Cucurbit genotypes is not known. A study
was set up to determine the genetic diversity and yield of pumpkin accessions. The …

Agro-morphological, nutritional variability and heritability studies of Lagenaria siceraria landraces in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

LG Buthelezi - 2019 - uzspace.unizulu.ac.za
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley of the Cucurbitaceae family is one of many
underutilised ancient cultigens with great economic potential. Its nutritious tender shoots …